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Pitt officials say some Jewish students were interviewed for campus antisemitism report

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — A spokesman for the University of Pittsburgh now says the school’s campus antisemitism working group did speak to at least some Jewish students and community members beyond those in the group itself before issuing its recommendations. 

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Dustin Hoffman and other stars celebrate the Jewish connection to Israel

By RYAN TOROK

(JTA) — LOS ANGELES — Dustin Hoffman, Gene Simmons, Jon Voight and Bob Odenkirk were among the Hollywood names who gathered at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Monday night for “Letters, Light and Love,” a theatrical production celebrating the...

A renewed Iran war is only a matter of time, Israeli experts warn

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have said they don’t want to see a renewal of the war against Iran – but they are issuing stark public warnings to Tehran that could bring...

How much will Trump’s endorsement help Netanyahu?

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — JERUSALEM – Within minutes of President Donald Trump endorsing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a post on Truth Social Sunday, Netanyahu’s campaign team had released a 30-second clip showing all the times Trump has lavished praise...

Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections, citing Iranian threat

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is campaigning to retain his seat, arguing that his leadership was critical to destroying the threat from Iran.

In a post on Truth Social,...

A major Jewish museum hopes to join the Smithsonian – at a difficult moment for the storied institution

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is moving closer to becoming part of the Smithsonian Institution at a moment of significant upheaval for the storied museum network.

A new congressional commission will study whether...

Hasan Piker criticizes ‘opportunists’ who accused Mamdani of genocide

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Hasan Piker called the protesters who jeered New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani at an Oct. 7 vigil last week “opportunists,” who “tarnished” the anti-Zionist movement’s message.

Piker, the popular streamer who...

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...