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International

Hundreds rally at UN to urge world leaders to address antisemitism 

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(JTA) — Hundreds of members of New York’s Jewish community competed against stand-still traffic, security details and dozens of black SUVs Wednesday night to reach Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza near the United Nations. 

Their plea? For world leaders at...

Canadian leaders condemn shooting outside Ontario synagogue at the start of Yom Kippur

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — Canadian leaders have condemned a shooting outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, at the start of Yom Kippur that left a police officer seriously injured and forced the congregation to cancel services on...

LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(JTA) — The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and the heirs to a Jewish artist filed suit against a California museum to recover a pair of 16th-century oil paintings seized by the Nazis and held in the private...

Police investigating threats against prominent Munich Holocaust survivor and AfD opponent

By TOBY AXELROD

(JTA) — Police said they are investigating death threats made against a senior Jewish leader in Germany, after she criticized the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

A witness found graffiti scrawled in white ink on a park...

Anthropic reveals Yemenis vibecoding ballistic missile guidance, Iran using AI to target US Navy

By ANDREW BERNARD

 (JNS.org) – A new report from Anthropic reveals how Yemeni terrorists, Iran and other actors have attempted to use the company’s artificial intelligence tools to develop weapons of mass destruction and to carry out attacks against the United...

Documentary alleging Israel committed wanton killing in Gaza gets standing ovation in Venice

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — TEL AVIV – A documentary presenting testimony from Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers who say the IDF knowingly killed large numbers of civilians during its campaign in Gaza got a  25-minute standing ovation Thursday at...

Germany’s far-right AfD, riding state win, targets more gains in elections from east to west

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — Germany’s far-right, riding high after winning an eastern state, seeks to capitalize on its momentum in a series of upcoming elections — starting with municipal voting this weekend, followed by two closely watched state contests.

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Trump taunts Tehran, wants Strait of Hormuz renamed after himself

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — President Donald Trump heckled the leaders of Iran at the first-ever Republican midterm convention on Wednesday, while promoting the idea of renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself. 

“The war will be over very shortly after...

Kushner: Demilitarizing Gaza ‘not going to be easy’

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and peace envoy, said on Sunday that Washington was only beginning to understand what is required to demilitarize the Gaza Strip, calling it “beyond your comprehension.”

“Demilitarizing it is...

AfD initially gets 43.8% of votes, opening the possibility it could govern the German state of Saxony-Anhalt

By TOBY AXELROD

(JTA) — BERLIN – The right-wing extremist political party — the Alternative for Germany, or AfD — received a surprising 43.8% of the votes in Sunday’s election in Saxony Anhalt, according to the Statistical Office of the state...