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Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Accuses Israel of ‘Genocide’ in Oct. 7 Anniversary Post
Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman speaks during a press conference on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, US, Aug. 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Alban Georgia state Rep. Ruwa Romman, who last week joined the state’s race for governor, on Tuesday marked the two-year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, invasion…
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MIT’s Jewish president rejects Trump’s offer of ‘priority’ funding in exchange for policy changes
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Jewish president, Sally Kornbluth, became the first university leader to reject the Trump administration’s offer to adopt a policy deal in exchange for funding benefits. The administration extended its proposal, titled the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” to nine universities this month that it said were “good actors.”…
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Ro Khanna distances himself after posting documentary clip featuring antisemitic influencer
California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna came under fire Thursday after he shared a documentary clip featuring comments by antisemitic influencer Ian Carroll. The documentary, titled “Investigating Israeli Influence on US Politics” and made by the popular YouTuber Tommy G, takes aim at AIPAC and what it says is Israel’s influence over American policy. Khanna appears…
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Israel Declares Hamas Defeated ‘Every Place We Fought Them’ as Ceasefire Begins
An Israeli military tank prepares to move atop a truck, after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, Oct. 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad Hamas is no longer the terrorist group whose invasion of Israel triggered the two-year…
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Man Wins Appeal Over Conviction for Burning Koran Outside London’s Turkish Consulate
The cover of a Koran. Photo: Wiki Commons. A man found guilty of committing a religiously aggravated public order offense by setting fire to a copy of the Koran outside London’s Turkish consulate had his conviction overturned on Friday in what supporters said was a victory for free speech. Hamit Coskun, 51, was fined 240 pounds ($325) at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court in June after being convicted…
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Latest US Sanctions on Iranian Oil Deal Blow to China’s Sinopec
A model of oil pump jack stands next to a logo of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, at the company’s booth at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China, Sept. 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov The latest US sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports deal a blow to Chinese refining giant Sinopec by targeting a terminal through which the state major…
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Singer James Maslow Expresses Solidarity With Israel in New Song ‘On My Mind’
James Maslow in front of the Dizengoff Fountain in Tel Aviv in the music video for “On My Mind.” Photo: YouTube screenshot Actor and singer James Maslow recently released a single in collaboration with Israeli artists that celebrates Israel and showcases his solidarity with the Jewish state amid its war against Hamas terrorists in the…
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Indonesia Violates International Rules by Banning Israeli Athletes From Gymnastics Championship, Lawyers Argue
People take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza on the second anniversary of the war that began after Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana Indonesia’s decision on Thursday to ban Israeli athletes from entering the…
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Jewish Council, British MPs Urge Manchester Academy to Nix Concert by ‘Antisemitic’ Band Bob Vylan
Bob Vylan music duo performance at Glastonbury Festival (Source: FLIKR) British Members of Parliament and Jewish leaders are urging the college preparatory school Manchester Academy to cancel a concert next month featuring the punk-rap duo Bob Vylan because of the band’s promotion of antisemitism. The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester (JRC) & Region said…
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The end of the war in Gaza is bringing tears of joy — and sorrow. How can we handle it all?
When I heard the news of a deal to return the hostages and end the war, I shed tears of joy and relief. This is a day we have been waiting for literally for years — hundreds of days without hope. I worried the words of our prayer for the hostages, “they will come to…
