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From Alfred Dreyfus to Josh Shapiro: How the ‘dual loyalty’ charge shadows Jewish public life

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL

(JTA) — When Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote in his new memoir that Kamala Harris’ vice-presidential vetting team asked whether he had ever been a “double agent” for Israel, many Jewish leaders heard something painfully familiar.

“These...

Netanyahu joins Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ despite misgivings about Qatari, Turkish participation

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has joined U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” less than a day after telling Israel’s parliament about his “argument” over the board’s membership.

Trump invited roughly 60 countries to...

‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — JACKSON, Mississippi — The emotion was palpable in the pews Friday night at Beth Israel Congregation’s first Shabbat service since its synagogue was targeted by an arsonist last week.

“We will not only survive, we...

Coalition partners back Netanyahu on opposition to Gaza Executive Board members

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition partners on Saturday rallied behind the premier after he voiced opposition to the composition of President Donald Trump’s Gaza Executive Board.

“The countries that resuscitated Hamas cannot...

After synagogue arson, Jackson’s Jews find solidarity, and complexity, at interfaith prayer service

By GRACE GILSON

JACKSON, Mississippi (JTA) — Days after their synagogue was burned in an arson attack, dozens of Jews in this city stood for prayer in a communal service.

The interfaith prayer event at the Thalia Maria Hall in...

Rejecting Kahanists and rebuffing anti-Zionists, a new leader of the New Israel Fund makes its case for liberal democracy

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL

(JTA) — When Mickey Gitzin arrived in New York last month with two young daughters and a few winter coats hastily packed in Israel, he was stepping into a role that once would have seemed improbable for...

Man charged with setting fire to Mississippi synagogue targeted it due to its ‘Jewish ties,’ FBI says

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The suspect arrested for allegedly setting fire to a Mississippi synagogue on Saturday confessed to the FBI that he had targeted the congregation due to its “Jewish ties.”

Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged on Monday...

Suspect charged in arson that damaged Jackson, Mississippi’s only synagogue

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV

(JTA) — A suspect has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a fire that tore through Beth Israel Congregation, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, early Saturday morning, authorities said, as federal agents investigate...

From pop stars to tefillin pop-ups, Oct. 7 changed how Israel’s ‘somewhat observant’ practice Judaism

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — TEL AVIV — In the weeks after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, religiously charged videos started circulating on social media. Dozens of young women posted videos of themselves cutting up their “immodest” clothing, jeans, crop tops,...

Jacob Frey, Minneapolis’ Jewish mayor, returns to the spotlight after ICE shooting in his city

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Minneapolis’ Jewish mayor Jacob Frey is once again in the spotlight after he delivered a heated message to federal immigration forces on Wednesday after an ICE officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman: “Get the...