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US sanctions entire International Criminal Court in The Hague

By ANDREW BERNARD

(JNS.org) – The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, an independent judicial body in The Hague, in its entirety on Friday.

The move builds on an executive order that U.S. President Donald Trump signed shortly...

Is Israel or Iran a bigger threat to the US? Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed won’t say

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was asked multiple times by a debate moderator on Thursday which country he considers a bigger threat to the U.S.: Iran or Israel.

Each time, he parried.

“That’s a ridiculous hypothetical because...

Georgia Sen. Ossoff says IDF violated laws of war in Gaza, but genocide is an issue for international courts  

By RYAN TOROK

(JTA) — Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican challenger Rep. Mike Collins clashed over Israel’s conduct in Gaza, U.S. weapons sales to Israel and the war in Iran during Thursday’s debate in Georgia’s closely watched Senate race.

The...

‘Recovery takes time,’ orphans of Oct. 7 say of life three years after massacre

By RIKKI ZAGELBAUM

(JNS.org) – Adi Zakuto, 27, and Liad Zakuto, 21, have accomplished a lot since terrorists murdered their father, Avi Zakuto, in Ofakim on Oct. 7, 2023. But the pain and the difficulties that have come with losing a...

Haverford professor accused of threatening, stalking Jewish person online

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — A Haverford College professor was arrested on Tuesday and charged with cyberstalking a Jewish person over several months, allegedly sending messages that included “Jew, get the f–k out of my country.”  

Guangtian Ha, a religion...

Mamdani angers Jewish groups by calling Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘genocide’ in Oct. 7 comments

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani angered some in the mainstream Jewish community with his tribute both to Israelis killed by Hamas attackers in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023,...

In Britain, ‘Jewish Greens’ chief mulls quitting party after ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion passes

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — The head of the Jewish Greens said she may leave the Green Party of England and Wales after it adopted a policy that defines Zionism as racism and calls for a single democratic state “in...

Maine Senate candidates spar over military aid to Israel

(JTA) — Troy Jackson, Maine’s Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, said he opposed “giving a blank check” to Israel at a debate on Tuesday, while also linking American military assistance to the killings of Palestinians.

“I didn’t want any more...

Jewish communities worldwide under heightened threat after flydubai attack

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — TEL AVIV – More than 48 hours after an apparent attempt to take over a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, the incident is raising fresh security concerns for Israelis and Jewish communities abroad, while leaving...

Israel President Herzog nominates four Israeli flydubai heroes for Presidential Award for Civil Heroism

By ALAN SMASON

President Issac Herzog announced on Wednesday that he was nominating four Israelis whose actions yesterday resulted in saving the lives of everyone on board.

According to witness accounts, when the flydubai flight was at cruising altitude at...