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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Speakers at a “March for Gaza” in Washington on Saturday promised that Israel would cease to exist and, to the cheers of thousands of attendees, accused President Joe Biden of supporting …
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By Andrew Bernard, JNS
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1/17/24
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American universities have a history of dealing with campus unrest by waiting for their students to go home for break and hoping they return in a better mood. After a fall semester defined …
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By Dr. Rachel Fish and Aviva Klompas
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1/17/24
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The genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel in the International Court of Justice has advanced to a new stage. Last Thursday …
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Backgrounder by Shimon Sherman, for JNS
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1/17/24
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During the middle of December, New Yorkers were treated to the sight of brash maroon and white beams splashed across the Manhattan skyline when the Empire State Building was lit up in the colors of …
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By Ben Cohen
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1/17/24
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It’s easy to think of the opening of the International Court of Justice’s trial of Israel that began this week in The Hague as just more of the same from the international community.
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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1/17/24
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Pro-Hamas demonstrations continued to wreak havoc on New York City streets this week, shutting down the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges and the Holland Tunnel for several hours on Monday …
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By Ed Weintrob
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1/10/24
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We could look at it as just another day in New York, where protests on behalf of one cause or another have been part of the culture of the place for more than a century. But the organized effort to …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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1/10/24
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Harvard University president Claudine G ay resigned on Tuesday.
Gay had been embroiled in dual controversies over her response to campus antisemitism at Harvard in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. …
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1/4/24
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Israelis, supporters of Israel and Jews in general are constantly asked: “You can criticize Israel without being antisemitic, can’t you?” There are various ways of answering this …
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By Benjamin Kerstein
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1/3/24
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