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French City Targeted With Antisemitic Graffiti, Threats, Sparking Outrage
The facade of the local office of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF) in Grenoble is defaced with antisemitic graffiti. Photo: Screenshot French authorities have launched an investigation after antisemitic graffiti and death threats were discovered on several public buildings, prompting outrage from the local Jewish community as it continues to face…
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Omer Adam Opens Concert at Madison Square Garden With Tribute to Released Israeli Hostages, Thanks Trump
Omer Adam performing at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 19, 2025. Photo: Shiryn Ghermezian/The Algemeiner Israeli-American pop singer Omer Adam performed a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday night and opened his show with a special tribute to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Israeli hostages returning home from…
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Thousands of haredi Orthodox Jews protest Israeli military draft in New York City
Upwards of 10,000 haredi Orthodox Jewish men protested on Sunday night outside the Israeli consulate in New York City against the conscription of Orthodox Jews in the Israeli military. The protest, which was organized by the Central Rabbinical Congress, a consortium of Orthodox Jewish groups, comes amid one of Israel’s tensest political debates: whether haredi…
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Prominent NYC rabbi urges congregants to vote against Zohran Mamdani in Shabbat sermon
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 15 days to the election. Rabbis speak out Two leading New York rabbis are using their pulpits to condemn Zohran…
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Hidden in Central Park, a modest installation of Holocaust art — but what was it doing there?
I’m a big walker. It’s how I stay sane, if one could call what I am, sane. I listen to books, podcasts and music. The lake I live on upstate has a road straight around it, so it is a perfect and beautiful four-mile walk. I walk around it once or twice every day. Not…
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Ro Khanna, Democratic critic of Israel, says he supports Zionism and the ‘right for Israel to exist’
California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, a leading critic of Israel in Congress, said he believes in the “right for Israel to exist” and that it is antisemitic to oppose the existence of a Jewish state. Khanna made the comment during an interview Friday with J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Speaking with the J’s…
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Donald Trump’s Promises to Qatar Could Get Him — and the US — Into Trouble
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani attends an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, Sept. 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz President Trump made sure to thank…
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The Moulton Moment and the Mamdani Effect: How the Democratic Party Is Abandoning Its Jewish Center
US Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) speaking at a press conference at the US Capitol. Photo: Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect When Representative Seth Moulton (D) of Massachusetts recently announced that he was returning donations from AIPAC and refusing future support, the story barely made national headlines. Yet this small act — a single line…
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7 Key Takeaways From the Hostage Deal
Released Israeli hostage, Omri Miran, held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, embraces his father, Dani Miran, after his release as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Reim, Israel, Oct. 13, 2025. Photo: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS 1. President Trump deserves tremendous credit. But he…
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Palestinian Authority Press: Hide Hamas for a Year, Then It Can Return
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, May 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir The second most important component of President Trump’s plan, after the release of all the Israeli hostages, is that Hamas be dismantled and have no future role in Palestinian society. Mahmoud…
