Iraq is in the news again, this time due to its passage of a “draconian” law that forbids contact between Israel and Iraqi citizens on pain of death. Several Arab states have …
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By Lyn Julius
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6/8/22
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A new artificial intelligence released on Aug. 5 by Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, is under fire for spewing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric …
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By Dmitriy Shapiro, JNS
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8/18/22
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If pro-Israel Republicans think former President Donald Trump will apologize or make amends in any way for choosing to have a public dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort home with two …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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12/1/22
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Two Jewish professors at Kingsborough Community College say the school is targeting them with retaliatory investigations for their complaints about antisemitism on Manhattan Beach in …
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By Mike Wagenheim, JNS
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2/22/23
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Bamidbar is usually read on the Shabbat before Shavuot. Shavuot is the time of the giving of the Torah; “bamidbar” means “in the desert.” What is the connection between …
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By Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks zt"l
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5/18/23
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In 1917, California’s isolationist senator, Hiram W. Johnson, captured the cynicism of politics during wartime. “The first casualty when war comes is truth,” he said, echoing …
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By Gil Troy
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11/15/23
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This is a tough time for American Jews. Antisemitism has erupted to an unprecedented extent. We thought we were at home in America, but no such luck.
A few months ago, following the Oct. 7 …
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By Daniel Asia
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1/17/24
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Mourners at Joe Lieberman’s funeral on Friday at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford included Al Gore, who chose Lieberman was his vice-presidential running mate in 2000; current …
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By Andrew Bernard, JNS and Eric Harvey, Riverdale Press
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4/3/24
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