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Mayor Mamdani missed the Israel Day Parade. Many who went didn’t miss him.

By GRACE GILSON

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — The energy was palpable Sunday as thousands packed a dozen blocks of Fifth Avenue waving Israeli flags for New York’s annual Israel Day Parade. Organizers said the turnout was the...

For the first time, a kosher restaurant has won a Michelin star

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — As golden confetti rained down around him Thursday, Israeli chef Raz Shabtai broke down in tears and was embraced by his cheering staff.

Moments earlier, a livestreamed Michelin ceremony had announced that his Miami restaurant,...

NYPD unveils ‘most extensive’ security operation ever for Israel Day Parade as Mamdani skips march

By GRACE GILSON

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Security preparations for this weekend’s Israel Day Parade would be “the most extensive” that the NYPD has ever put together, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Thursday.

“To be blunt, we...

US forces carry out defensive strikes against IRGC targets

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – American forces on Monday destroyed Iranian vessels laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and struck missile-launch sites in a series of defensive strikes, United States Central Command said.

“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern...

Galindo’s antisemitic rhetoric sparks outrage ahead of Tuesday runoff. Did it fuel her rise?

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — When Maureen Galindo finished first in a crowded Democratic primary for a newly redrawn South Texas congressional district in March, the result surprised even seasoned observers of San Antonio politics.

With voters set to decide...

Trump says he has ‘largely negotiated’ Iran deal, including Strait of Hormuz opening

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social Saturday afternoon that a deal with Iran had been “largely negotiated,” despite saying earlier in the day that he was undecided on whether to agree...

Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — More than 500 rabbis, cantors and Jewish communal leaders have signed onto a letter calling on Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, to rescind and apologize for remarks describing J Street as a...

AOC and other leading Democrats condemn Texas candidate Maureen Galindo over antisemitic rhetoric

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Rabbi Mara Nathan says watching an antisemitic conspiracy theorist emerge as a serious contender for a U.S. House seat in her Texas district has been “very disorienting.”

Nathan lives and works in San Antonio, where...

What Tuesday’s primaries tell us about Democrats, Republicans and the Israel issue

By AMI EDEN

(JTA) — Reading the polls and listening to conservative podcasts, you would understandably think that Republicans are souring on Israel and poised to start voting like Democrats on the issue. At least a little. But the congressional...

Jewish groups denounce fatal shooting at San Diego mosque, say it proves need for security funding

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(JTA) — Jewish groups are denouncing a fatal shooting at a mosque in San Diego in which three people, including a security guard, were killed. They are also saying the incident, which follows attacks on synagogues, underscores...