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In anti-Muslim speech, Trump says Jews who support El-Sayed should be ‘ashamed’
(JTA) — President Donald Trump disparaged Jewish voters who support Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, at a rally in Port Huron on Sunday. “Any Jewish person that supports this guy should be ashamed of themselves,” Trump told some 4,000 supporters in the city north of Detroit, where he stumped for Republican nominee Mike Rogers.…
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CAIR Connecticut urges Greenwich schools to stop using Eisner Camp over Israel ties
(JTA) — GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – Greenwich Public Schools in Connecticut said it would proceed with a planned fall trip for sixth graders at a Jewish camp in Massachusetts as planned this week, despite pressure from a Muslim advocacy organization over the camp’s Israeli symbols and Israel-related programming. CAIR Connecticut, the state chapter of the…
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Who are the first time voters who could sway Israel’s election?
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — On Oct. 27, Yael Chernyvsky, 18, from Ramat Hasharon in central Israel, plans to cast her ballot for the first time. “I’m voting so we can change the future of this country,” the teen told Jewish Telegraphic Agency earlier this month. She was entering a Tel Aviv auditorium where some of…
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Israel’s global image is deteriorating. Why isn’t it a bigger issue in the election?
(JTA) — JERUSALEM – Over the past few months, Israeli media has been full of reports of Israeli holidaymakers in Europe, Asia and the Americas being harassed or physically attacked after being identified as Israeli. In July, a group of Israeli tourists visiting Montenegro were reportedly confronted by a man and a woman, apparently locals,…
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Israeli-Arab influencer behind ‘Nas Daily’: Anti-Zionism is antisemitism
(JTA) — DENVER – Israeli-Arab social media entrepreneur Nuseir Yassin, of the viral vlog “Nas Daily,” said he believes “anti-Zionism is a form of antisemitism” and stressed his commitment to overturning “misguided hate” against Jews, at a conference devoted to the subject this week. Yassin, 34, was speaking with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on the…
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Decades-Old Mystery Solved: Legendary Negro League Pitcher Oscar Levis Confirmed Jewish
A century of baseball history has been significantly rewritten following the definitive identification of Oscar Levis, a legendary pitcher whose exceptional career remained historically invisible. Levis, a dominant force in the Negro Leagues and Cuban Winter League, has long been cited as a benchmark of pitching excellence, yet his name never appeared on any official…
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Israel’s Deepening Divide: War Forces Reckoning Over Ultra-Orthodox Military Conscription
The ongoing conflict in Israel has brought to a fever pitch a decades-old societal schism: the mandatory military service of ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) men. Once a politically tolerated exemption, the practice of allowing religious students to substitute deep Torah study for national defense has faced unprecedented legal and social pressure following the devastating attacks of October…
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Four Seats or No Seats? Why Israel’s Final Polls Disagree Over Amcha Yisrael
Conflicting projections for Ofer Winter’s party illustrate the uncertainty of measuring public support near an electoral threshold. A Channel 12 poll gives Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael four parliamentary seats. An i24NEWS survey reaches the same seat total. Other final polls find that the party does not qualify for representation. How can surveys conducted close to…
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The Political Paradox: Why Settler Violence in the West Bank Doesn’t Define Israeli Elections
For many observers, particularly within the American Jewish community, a profound disconnect exists in contemporary Israeli politics. Despite the severity of incidents involving extremist settler violence in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), this issue rarely dominates the national political agenda. While political figures across the spectrum condemn these aggressive acts, and security experts have…
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Escalating Security Costs and Cultural Flourishing Mark Modern Jewish Life in NYC
The landscape of Jewish life in New York City is currently defined by a stark duality: intense financial pressure resulting from heightened security needs, set against a backdrop of vibrant cultural and intellectual expansion. New data indicates that institutions across the city are grappling with unprecedented operational expenses following the October 2023 attacks on Israel.…
