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NYC’s Eric Adams condemns anti-Israel art exhibit: ‘Activism is not an excuse for antisemitism’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams used his podium in City Hall Thursday to take aim at an anti-Israel art installation that appeared on Governors Island over the weekend. In a virtual address, Adams also took thinly veiled aim at Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner to replace him after next week’s election, suggesting that the kind…
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Heritage Foundation president stands by Tucker Carlson after host platforms antisemitism
The president of the Heritage Foundation, the leading conservative think tank, defended right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson and said the group would not cut ties with him days after Carlson hosted an interview with antisemitic influencer Nick Fuentes. Kevin Roberts also said in a video on the social network X that Christians should reject calls not…
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Islamic Group CAIR Protests Expected Sale of TikTok to ‘Anti-Palestinian Billionaires’
CAIR officials give press conference on the Israel-Hamas war. Photo: Kyle Mazza / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Muslim advocacy group linked to extremist organizations, has sent a letter to US lawmakers claiming that the expected sale of the social media platform TikTok’s US operations to…
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‘Blood and Soil’: Harvard Conservative Group Publishes Hitleresque Essay Amid Rise in Right-Wing Antisemitism
April 20, 2025, Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University and Harvard Square scenes with students and pedestrians. Photo: Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect. A conservative student magazine at Harvard University has been suspended by its board of directors following publication of an article that echoed the words of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, escalating concerns…
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Feminist vs. Jewish: These women say NYC’s mayoral election is forcing a painful choice
(New York Jewish Week) — Tracey Wells didn’t necessarily want to see Andrew Cuomo resign in disgrace as New York’s governor in 2021. “But I firmly believe that you believe women,” Wells, the owner of a recruitment firm, said, noting at the time, New York’s attorney general had substantiated sexual harassment claims from 11 women.…
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Hundreds of thousands of haredi Jews protest in Jerusalem against Israeli military draft
(JTA) — Hundreds of thousands of haredi Orthodox Jewish men joined a mass protest in Jerusalem on Thursday to rail against the Israeli government’s efforts to enlist yeshiva students into the military. The mass prayer demonstration, called the “Million Man March,” was organized by the leaders of Israel’s different ultra-Orthodox groups in response to a…
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Ellison’s Oracle poised to run TikTok, raising hopes for tougher rules against antisemitism
American Jewish leaders have blamed Tiktok for allowing antisemitism to spread among young people and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently accused China of using the platform to promote anti-Israel sentiment around the world — a charge China denies. The allegations form a backdrop to the high-stakes negotiations over TikTok’s future in the United States…
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Conservative students grill Vance on support for Israel at Turning Point USA event
(JTA) — Vice President JD Vance fielded skeptical questions about American support for Israel, including one conspiratorial remark about Judaism, from conservative college students while headlining Wednesday’s stop on the right-wing group Turning Point USA’s nationwide tour. The event, at the University of Mississippi, was a further sign of shifting priorities among young conservatives when…
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A conference about YIVO takes place in its birthplace — Vilnius
פֿונעם 19טן ביזן 21סטן אָקטאָבער איז אין ווילנע פֿאָרגעקומען אַ גרויסע קאָנפֿערענץ לכּבֿוד דעם 100סטן יובֿל פֿונעם ייִוואָ. איבער 25 פֿאָרשערס פֿון אַרום דער וועלט האָבן געהאַלטן לעקציעס און געלייענט רעפֿעראַטן, דער עיקר וועגן היסטאָרישע טעמעס פֿאַרבונדן מיט דער אָנגעזעענער אינסטיטוציע. אַ סך רעדנערס האָבן דערציילט וועגן די ספּעציעלע מעלות פֿון דער שטאָט ווילנע פֿאַר…
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‘New Gaza’ Rises: Anti-Hamas Militias Backed by Israel Claim Local Rule, Vow to Fight Qatar, Turkey, Iran Forces
Smoke rises in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY As Gaza’s ceasefire holds uneasily, four Israel-backed militias fighting Hamas are moving to fill the power vacuum, pledging to cooperate with most international forces involved in rebuilding the enclave but vowing to resist any presence from…
