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Zohran Mamdani, Muslim Democratic NYC candidate, looms large at Republican Jewish confab
(JTA) — LAS VEGAS — There were a number of villains at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit here this weekend. Tucker Carlson, who recently hosted avowed antisemite and white nationalist Nick Fuentes on his show, was lambasted by speakers as not being part of their MAGA movement. The phrase “Imagine if Kamala Harris were…
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DM Warns Lebanon to Fulfill Hezbollah Disarmament as IDF Strikes 4 Operatives
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz looks on, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, Nov. 7, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun i24 News – Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that the Lebanese government’s commitment to disarm Hezbollah and remove it from southern Lebanon must be fulfilled, threatening to intensify Israel…
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Chief Military Prosecutor Found Safe After Hours-Long Search
IDF Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the second major general in IDF history. Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Office. i24 News – The drama surrounding the missing Chief Military Prosecutor, Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, ended Sunday evening when she was located safe and sound. Authorities had launched an extensive search after she left a letter and her car…
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Israel Urges Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah Under Ceasefire Terms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in the state memorial ceremony for the fallen of the Iron Swords War on Mount Herzl. In Jerusalem on 16 October 2025. Photo: Alex Kolomoisky/POOL/Pool via REUTERS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Hezbollah was seeking to rearm and that Israel would exercise its right to…
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Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities ‘Wiped Out,’ Says Former Mossad Chief
The Mossad recruitment ad. Photo: Screenshot. i24 News – Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen said in an interview with Fox News on Friday that Iran’s nuclear program had been “wiped out,” describing it as a turning point in Israel’s security posture and regional diplomacy. Cohen claimed that Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities had been eliminated following…
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Hamas Hands Over Three More Hostage Bodies
A Palestinian woman walks through the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa Hamas handed over bodies of three hostages on Sunday, even as the Palestinian terrorist group traded blame with Israel for violations of the tenuous truce that has mostly halted…
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Zohran Mamdani, Muslim Democratic NYC candidate, looms large at Republican Jewish confab
LAS VEGAS — There were a number of villains at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit here this weekend. Tucker Carlson, who recently hosted avowed antisemite and white nationalist Nick Fuentes on his show, was lambasted by speakers as not being part of their MAGA movement. The phrase “Imagine if Kamala Harris were president,” said…
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Why Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
In a surprising show of support, Zohran Mamdani secured a major endorsement from one of the largest blocs of voters in the Haredi community, even as he still struggles to earn the trust of many Jews in the race for New York City mayor. The Satmar Hasidic community in Brooklyn, led by Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum…
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Angela Buchdahl, prominent NYC rabbi, ratchets up criticism of Zohran Mamdani — and cautions against Jewish infighting
(JTA) — Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, one of New York City’s most prominent rabbis, addressed the growing turmoil within New York’s Jewish community over the upcoming mayoral election — delivering a sermon at Manhattan’s Central Synagogue Friday night that included her most pointed comments yet about frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, while reaffirming her refusal to endorse or…
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Maryland kosher pizzeria to furloughed federal workers: You can pay us back later
(JTA) — Earlier this month, Josh Katz noticed a dip in sales at his kosher restaurant, Ben Yehuda Pizza in Silver Spring, Maryland. He knew the culprit, and it wasn’t antisemitism or an anti-Israel boycott. The federal government’s shutdown had left hundreds of thousands of federal employees across the country furloughed, and his regular customers…
