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I had a shot and rock ‘n’ roll fame — I chose a lifetime of Shabbat instead
In 1986, saying no was not part of the plan. I was 26, newly signed to Island Records, and for the first time in my life, the machinery of the music business had begun to move in my favor. My songs “Waning Moon,” “I Feel Young Today,” and “1000 Years,” from my second album Gematria,…
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Spain withdraws ambassador to Israel, widening diplomatic rift as Trump threatens to sever trade
(JTA) — MADRID — Spain has permanently withdrawn its ambassador to Israel in a symbolic rebuke of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has emerged as an unequivocal and lonely voice in Europe against the Iran war, widening Spain’s rift with Israel and making an enemy of President Donald Trump. Ambassador…
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The one crucial domain in which Iran outwitted Israel
Last summer, a 21-year-old far-left activist named Calla Walsh traveled to Iran for its International Memorial for the Media Martyrs of the Struggle Against the Zionist Regime. Addressing the crowd in Tehran, Walsh said: “We all have a duty, when we go back to the countries we came from, to share the truth we saw…
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‘This isn’t the Gov. Newsom that we know’: One week after apartheid remark, calls to reconsider remain unheeded
One week after California Gov. Gavin Newsom caused a stir by using the term “apartheid” to describe Israel, Jewish leaders in the state and beyond — have tried in vain to get him to walk back his statement. Those seeking answers include allies of the term-limited governor, a likely presidential candidate, who have defended his…
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As Milei celebrates ties with Jews in NY, Argentine streamer draws antisemitism complaint for mocking his Israel support
(JTA) — As Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, hit several Jewish hotspots in New York City this week, a criminal complaint was filed in his home country against a popular streamer who questioned the leader’s public support for Israel. During a monologue earlier this week, popular Argentinian streamer Tomás Rebord criticized Milei, who has stood out…
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ADL’s campus antisemitism report card rewards some – but not all – colleges that worked with Trump
(JTA) — Universities that reached settlements with the Trump administration last year to preserve federal funding mostly received higher marks on the Anti-Defamation League’s campus antisemitism “report cards,” released this week. Columbia, Brown, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia, all of which struck deals in order to end federal civil rights investigations…
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1,100+ rabbis sign onto letter supporting immigrant rights: ‘Do Not Oppress the Stranger’
(JTA) — Over 1,100 Jewish clergy from across the United States have signed onto a letter affirming their support for immigrant rights and calling on leaders not to “wrong or oppress the stranger.” The letter published by the Jewish refugee aid group HIAS comes as Jewish communities across the country are grappling with the Trump…
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Team Israel wins twice at World Baseball Classic, qualifying for 2030 tournament
(JTA) — Israel will not advance to the single-elimination stage of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, but the team surpassed expectations by winning two games and finishing in third place in its opening-round pool in Miami. Israel capped its tournament with a 6-2 win over the Netherlands Tuesday at loanDepot park, the home of the…
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At Republican antisemitism confab, Tucker Carlson is the villain — and JD Vance the unspoken question
(JTA) — Nearly everybody called out Tucker Carlson at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s symposium on antisemitism. Attendees clapped when Sen. Ted Cruz called Carlson “the single-most dangerous demagogue in the country,” and speakers praised President Donald Trump for recently casting him aside as “not MAGA.” There was no such praise for Vice President JD Vance,…
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Amid an incoherent war with Iran, antisemitism fills the vacuum
One of the most striking elements about the war with Iran is how little the Trump administration and its supporters have done to explain their rationale for starting a new war in the Middle East. There’s no shortage of possible explanations — the Iranian government’s repression of protesters, its sponsorship of foreign terrorist attacks, the…
