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I won’t vote for Democrats who backed Mamdani. I know I’m not the only one.
(JTA) — There must be consequences when politicians endorse and campaign for unpalatable candidates for public office in order to court that candidate’s political base. I am just one voter, but I am ready to commit to issuing some. I am a lifelong Democrat and consider myself a centrist liberal on most issues. The last…
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Turkey Expands Regional and Global Ambitions, Raising Alarm Bells in Israel
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq, April 22, 2024. Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/Pool via REUTERS Turkey is rapidly expanding its regional and global influence — strengthening ties with Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and the Gulf states, while pressing for a role in post-war Gaza — a trend…
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Hamas Challenges Terrorist Designation in Australia, Citing International Law, Palestinian Rights
Demonstrators hold a banner during the ‘Nationwide March for Palestine,’ after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams Hamas is mounting a legal challenge against the group’s terrorist designation in Australia, arguing that the listing breaches international law and provides legal cover…
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How Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin find grace in their shattered world
Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin need no introduction. Since their son, Hersh, was kidnapped from the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, taken hostage in Gaza and, later, murdered by his captors, the American-Israeli couple have become, for many, the personification of an entire nation’s pain. They didn’t want this. They…
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Ted Cruz Blasts Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes While Declaring a ‘Time for Choosing’ on Right-Wing Antisemitism
US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaking at a press conference about the United States restricting weapons for Israel, at the US Capitol, Washington, DC. Photo: Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) repudiated controversial pundit Tucker Carlson, antisemitic commentator Nick Fuentes, and Heritage Foundation leader Kevin Roberts while calling out a…
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Netanyahu once decried ‘daylight’ with Washington. Now he’s tolerating Trump’s glare.
WASHINGTON – When Benjamin Netanyahu met with Donald Trump in February, the Israeli prime minister’s first meeting with the president in his second term, he made clear that he hoped the days of “daylight” between the two countries were gone. ”When Israel and the United States don’t work together, that creates problems,” Netanyahu said then.…
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Jewish Center Near University of Michigan Trespassed and Door Kicked in, Cops Hunt for Suspect
Illustrative: The University of Michigan on Oct. 7, 2024, marking the first anniversary of Hamas’s invasion of Israel. Photo: USA Today Network via Reuters Connect Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are searching for a man who trespassed the grounds of the Jewish Resource Center, which serves University of Michigan students, and kicked its door while…
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Anti-Zionist Student Groups ‘Convict’ Colleges of Aiding Gaza War
Illustrative” A pro-Hamas demonstrator uses a bullhorn on March 11, 2025. Photo: Daniel Cole via Reuters Connect Anti-Israel extremists enrolled in higher education institutions in the New England region “convicted” a consortium of college officials of aiding the Israeli war effort in Gaza in a mock trial convened by a group which calls itself the…
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‘It Wasn’t Hazing, It Was Hatred’: Rhode Island Leaders Condemn ‘Deeply Disturbing’ High School Antisemitic Incident
Smithfield High School football coach Kyle Purvis. There have been calls to fire Purvis in light of the antisemitic hazing incident that involved football players from the high school. Photo: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Rhode Island state elected officials, religious leaders, and Jewish groups have condemned an antisemitic hazing incident that took place…
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NYC Mayor Adams Denounces Anti-Israel Art Exhibit, Warns of Antisemitism Spreading Across the City
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends an “October 7: One Year Later” commemoration to mark the anniversary of the Hamas-led attack in Israel at the Summer Stage in Central Park on October 7, 2024, in New York City. Photo: Ron Adar/ SOPA Images via Reuters Connect New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave a…
