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Jewish Father Says Antisemitic Bullying No Longer Confined to College Campuses After Daughter Forced to Switch High Schools Over Harassment
Antisemitic bullying is not confined to college campuses, a Jewish father cautioned in a New York Daily News op-ed on Thursday, after his daughter was...
Cousins Meet for First Time on Immigration Flight to Israel
A pair of cousins met for the first time on Tuesday -- on an aliyah flight to Israel. Third cousins David Weitzman and Jacob Roshgadol found...
Homes of Two New York Rabbis Hit in Alleged Coordinated Firecracker Attack
Two Rockland County, New York rabbis were the target of an alleged coordinated firecracker attack outside their homes Tuesday evening, NBC New York reported. According...
Israel Advocacy Lawyer Calls Suit Against American Studies Association for ‘Discriminatory’ Boycott of Jewish State ‘Test Case’ for US Judicial System (INTERVIEW)
A new lawsuit challenging the American Studies Association’s (ASA) “discriminatory” academic boycott of Israel is a “test case” for the US judicial system, the attorney...
At New York Gay Pride Parade, Israel’s Presence an Important Act of Solidarity With Orlando Massacre Victims, Says Spokesman
Israel’s presence at Sunday’s annual New York Gay Pride Parade was a meaningful act of solidarity with the victims of the Orlando massacre, highlighting the...
Cruz Courts Brooklyn Jews, Says Obama Treating Netanyahu ‘Shamefully’ (VIDEO)
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz told a group of Orthodox Jewish supporters in Brooklyn on Thursday that the Obama administration has treated Israel’s prime minister...
Mayor de Blasio to Attend Chanukah Lighting After Manhattan Menorah Vandalized and Smashed
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to join the Upper East Side Chabad and nearby Kehilath Jeshurun for the second night of Chanukah lighting,...
Jewish Human Rights Organization Deplores Antisemitic Assault on New York City Judaica Shop Manager
The Anti-Defamation League said on Tuesday it was horrified by an antisemitic assault at a Judaica shop in Manhattan's Upper West Side neighborhood on Monday. “We are deeply disturbed...
Senator Schumer: Condoning Terror Against Israel Led to Paris Attacks
Because the world failed to rise up against terrorism directed against Israel beginning in the 1970s, the type of terrorism witnessed last Friday across Paris, killing more than...
Klinghoffer Daughters Recall: The Palestinian Terrorists Killed Our Father to Prove They Had No Mercy
“The reason they killed our father was because they wanted the world to know the that they had no mercy,” Isla Klinghoffer told an audience...
Prominent New York Rabbis Relish Pope’s Yom Kippur Visit
Pope Francis's landing in the United States on Tuesday marks a date just a few weeks shy of the 50th anniversary of the Vatican's adoption of the Nostra...
Oklahoma Senator: Let States Impose More Sanctions on Iran
While the recently agreed Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, calls on the U.S. to drop sanctions against Iran's financial and oil...
New York Assemblyman Vows to Send Rep Nadler a ‘Teddy Bear’ After Complaints of Verbal Abuse Over Iran Deal
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind chided New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler's response to some of the criticism the Democratic lawmaker has received since coming out in favor of the...
Lindsey Graham to Synagogue Audience: Lawmakers Will Introduce New Sanctions Against Iranian Military
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle will be introducing new sanctions against Iran even if the nuclear deal signed between Tehran and world powers is implemented,...
