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Trump announces deal with Iran is ‘now complete’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that a deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is “now complete.”

“Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of...

Hebrew Union College claims Ohio’s charity-law suit violates its First Amendment rights

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — The Reform movement’s central rabbinical seminary filed a motion to dismiss the state of Ohio’s lawsuit against the school Friday, claiming the suit violates “foundational Jewish religious doctrine.”

It was the latest escalation in a...

Graham Platner, anti-Israel progressive, sews up Democratic Senate nomination in Maine

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Graham Platner, the anti-Israel progressive who took Maine’s political establishment by storm this spring, has officially prevailed in his state’s Democratic Senate primary.

Multiple news outlets called the race within 90 minutes of the polls...

Iran says it has finished striking Israel, after Trump says both countries ‘must immediately stop’

By KELLY HARTOG

(JTA) — Iran says it has completed its attack on Israel after its missile barrage on Sunday night launched the first direct exchange of hostilities since April.

Iran’s military command said the barrage, which did not do...

Some Jewish Republicans say Tucker Carlson is a diminished threat. Others worry he’ll run for president.

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(JTA) — At the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual gala last November, much of the discussion centered around right-wing antisemitism. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned that there was “an existential crisis in our party” as figures such as...

Hezbollah rejects US-brokered ceasefire deal struck by Lebanon and Israel

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Hezbollah appears to have rejected a ceasefire that the United States brokered between Israel and Lebanon, where the Iranian proxy is based.

The deal reportedly would have allowed Israel to remain in southern Lebanon, where...

Staunch Israel critic and Gaza trauma surgeon Adam Hamawy wins NJ-12 primary

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(JTA) — Adam Hamawy, the staunch Israel critic who served as a trauma surgeon in Gaza, is expected to join Congress after winning the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 12th district on Tuesday.

The political novice held...

Trump says Netanyahu ‘turned his Troops around’ after he asked Israel not to bomb Beirut

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming credit for another truce between Hezbollah and Israel, nearly two months after surprising both sides by declaring a ceasefire that has teetered ever since.

But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...

Scott Wiener, ‘lefty Jew’ who said Israel committed genocide, advances in California race to replace Pelosi

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — California state Sen. Scott Wiener handily won his primary race to replace retiring former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Congress on Tuesday, in a race that saw his relationships with the local Jewish community tested.

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NC Democrats reject Gaza genocide resolution following campaign by Jewish caucus

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — For weeks, Jewish Democrats in North Carolina worked to block the state’s Democratic Party from passing a resolution declaring Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide.

On Saturday, they narrowly prevailed.

The measure, titled the “Genocide...