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Washington – NRA Says George Soros, Michael Bloomberg And Tom Steyer Are Pushing ‘elitist Agenda’

Washington – NRA Says George Soros, Michael Bloomberg And Tom Steyer Are Pushing ‘elitist Agenda’

  Washington – The National Rifle Association tweeted that three prominent liberal Jewish billionaires are pushing “their elitist agenda on Americans.” The tweet came three… Read More ›

Protests Meet Trumps in Pittsburgh

Protests Meet Trumps in Pittsburgh

  WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Pittsburghers took to the idyllic streets of Squirrel Hill on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump and his family visited… Read More ›

Like lamb to rupture

Like lamb to rupture

Op-ed: progressive US Jews would rather live in a world where Israel is an ideal rather than a country that fights terrorism, while Israeli ultra-Orthodox… Read More ›

New York – For Jewish Journalists, Online Harassment Goes With The Job

New York – For Jewish Journalists, Online Harassment Goes With The Job

  New York – For many Jewish journalists in the U.S., persistent online anti-Semitic harassment has become part of the job. The phenomenon became pervasive… Read More ›

Pittsburghers Prepare to Bury Their Neighbor

Pittsburghers Prepare to Bury Their Neighbor

‘I find it frightening that after all that’s happened to the Jews, this still goes on’   WASHINGTON – Alvin Berkun never misses shul on… Read More ›

How the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting unfolded

How the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting unfolded

From the moment Robert Bowers posted ‘I’m going in,’ until he crawled wounded toward police to surrender, telling them ‘these Jews need to die’  … Read More ›

Analysis: How Should Trump ‘extract the Poison of Antisemitism?’

Analysis: How Should Trump ‘extract the Poison of Antisemitism?’

Antisemitism has been on the rise since 2014 – meaning before Trump became or even announced that he was running for president – but spiked… Read More ›

‘Shock and surprise’ at shooter’s hatred of HIAS, says refugee organization’s VP

‘Shock and surprise’ at shooter’s hatred of HIAS, says refugee organization’s VP

According to Melanie Nezer, the culture of anti-Semitism in America is growing even as the 137-year-old Jewish organization works to ‘Welcome the stranger. Protect the… Read More ›

Pittsburgh synagogue suspect has history of anti-Semitic posts

Pittsburgh synagogue suspect has history of anti-Semitic posts

Posting pictures on social media of his guns, dubbing them his ‘glock family,’ Robert Bowers took aim at Trump, who he accused of being a… Read More ›

Thousands in Pittsburgh gather for vigil after synagogue massacre

Thousands in Pittsburgh gather for vigil after synagogue massacre

Mourners sign Jewish songs, chant ‘vote vote’ at interfaith gathering in close-knit Squirrel Hill neighborhood after 11 killed during Shabbat services   Thousands of people… Read More ›

New York – Police Boost Patrols At Synagogues After Pittsburgh Shooting

New York – Police Boost Patrols At Synagogues After Pittsburgh Shooting

  New York –  Law-enforcement agencies around the U.S. are deploying extra officers at synagogues and Jewish centers in response to a shooting that claimed… Read More ›

Mandelblit: Knesset Solution for Migrants Is ‘black Hole’ in Legal System

Mandelblit: Knesset Solution for Migrants Is ‘black Hole’ in Legal System

Mandelblit said the bill would utterly break with the foundations underlying Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.   A Knesset bill due to be discussed… Read More ›

Diaspora activists protest at GA to force talk about Israel-Palestinian conflict

Diaspora activists protest at GA to force talk about Israel-Palestinian conflict

A small group of foreign-born Jews in Israel test the theme of this week’s mega meet-up in Tel Aviv to push for frank discussion about… Read More ›

Analysis: Why would a bomber try to implicate Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

Analysis: Why would a bomber try to implicate Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

The high-profile Jewish Democrat was listed as the sender on at least four explosive devices sent to four prominent targets this week   WASHINGTON (JTA)… Read More ›

Netanyahu Reaffirms Commitment to Demilitarized Palestinian State

Netanyahu Reaffirms Commitment to Demilitarized Palestinian State

“The only possible solution is that they will have autonomy over themselves,” Netanyahu said, “but not the ability to harm us.”   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Academy preps kids with learning disabilities for mainstream Jewish high school

Academy preps kids with learning disabilities for mainstream Jewish high school

Focusing on method over erudition, NY’s Shefa School personalizes lessons with a high teacher-to-student ratio to help students enter prestigious institutions ready to tackle texts… Read More ›

Dallas, TX – North Texas School District Asks Mom To Prove Her Child Is Jewish To Excuse Yom Kippur Absence

Dallas, TX – North Texas School District Asks Mom To Prove Her Child Is Jewish To Excuse Yom Kippur Absence

Dallas, TX – A Jewish mother in North Texas said her child’s school asked for proof that her daughter is Jewish in order to excuse… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump asks for more answers on Khashoggi death, but backs Saudi arms deals

Analysis: Trump asks for more answers on Khashoggi death, but backs Saudi arms deals

US president says canceling agreement to sell weapons hurts Americans more than Saudis, calls arrests ‘good first step’   ELKO, Nevada — US President Donald… Read More ›

New York – US Government Seeks To Recover Painting Stolen By Nazis

New York – US Government Seeks To Recover Painting Stolen By Nazis

  New York – The U.S. government wants a federal judge to facilitate returning a painting stolen by the Nazis during World War II to… Read More ›

How to get out of the Palestinian trap

How to get out of the Palestinian trap

Op-ed: While the government preserves the existing state of affairs, leading to a continuing erosion of security and to an escalation potential—as demonstrated by recent… Read More ›