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NYC Jewish leaders condemn Mamdani's official Nakba Day video as divisive and one-sided
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1235+ words) I've been doing this a long time and have never seen this kind of anger," said the head of a Jewish nonprofit. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing intense criticism from New York City's Jewish leaders over a message and video…...
Netanyahu threatens to sue NY Times over Kristof column as Jews protest outside newspaper's building
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (802+ words) More than 100 protesters gathered outside the New York Times Thursday demanding a retraction of the column. As backlash over a recent column published by the New York Times alleging that Israeli guards sexually abused Palestinian detainees reached a fever pitch…...
From Rutgers speaker to Kristof column, disputed dog rape claim against Israel goes mainstream
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (1625+ words) Dog experts are skeptical about the allegation that has taken social media by storm. A week after a university commencement speaker was canceled because of a tweet claiming that Israel trains dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners, the allegation leapt into…...
Israeli report on 'systematic' Oct. 7 sexual violence seeks to shift debate from denial to accountability
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1208+ words) The report follows a two-year civil commission led by Cochav Elkayam-Levy, an attorney who recently won the Israel Prize for her work. A sweeping new Israeli report on sexual violence committed during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks and against hostages in…...
EU sanctions Israeli settlers after Hungary, under new leadership, clears path
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (563+ words) Extremisms and violence carry consequences," said the EU's top diplomat, who said Hamas figures are also being sanctioned. The European Union decided to sanction Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday, moving forward a measure…...
Jewish leaders lament "woefully inadequate" sentence after California man pleads guilty in death of pro-Israel protester
1+ week, 5+ day ago (492+ words) Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji initially pled not guilty to causing the death of Paul Kessler during a November 2023 altercation. The Anti-Defamation League's local leader decried a plea deal reached Tuesday that is expected to spare the man charged with causing…...
Yes, I'm worried that giving to Gaza could benefit Hamas. But Zionism today demands hope.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (896+ words) A rabbi whose synagogue raised funds for the Gaza Children's Village responds to his critics. "Rabbi Greyber, you can't hide " we charge you with genocide." Those were the words shouted at me in front of Hebrew school students outside my…...
I'm a Jewish teen. I asked my neighbors what they meant by "Free Palestine."
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (706+ words) A high school student seeks conversations with pro-Palestinian activists about the messages that many Jews find hurtful. This article was produced as part of'the New York Jewish Week's Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New…...
Marking Nakba Day is controversial in Israel. These Israelis and Palestinians did it together.
1+ year, 3+ day ago (1086+ words) The event, marking the mass displacement of Palestinians upon Israel's establishment, took on special resonance this year, participants said. BEIT JALA, West Bank " Sitting in a secluded West Bank forest, listening to the account of an elderly Palestinian displaced from…...
1000+ Diaspora leaders call for action against 'Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (442+ words) The letter, organized by the London Initiative, was directed to Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Over 1, 000 Diaspora Jews are petitioning Israeli President Isaac Herzog to intervene against settler violence in the West Bank, saying that the settlers are threatening Israeli security....