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Chanukah Barbie Is Here — And She Actually Got the Jewish Holiday Right

By YAEL BUECHLER

(JTA) —The miracle of Chanukah came early this year: Chanukah Barbie is here.

Mattel would like us to call her “Holiday Sweater Barbie.” Respectfully, no. This is Chanukah Barbie.

She is dressed in the blue-and-yellow color palette...

Minnesota teen arrested for planning ISIS-style attack on Mall of America due to its Jewish owners, FBI says

By JESSICA RUSSAK-HOFFMAN

(JNS.org) – Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, was arrested and charged with plotting an ISIS-inspired attack at the Mall of America, the largest mall in the United States, and telling an undercover FBI agent that he was targeting the...

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,...

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...

At LA mayoral forum, candidates weigh in on Israeli genocide charges and antisemitism

By RYAN TOROK

(JTA) — LOS ANGELES —  Mayoral candidates grappled with the use of the word “genocide” to describe the Gaza war and how Israel’s foreign policy intersects with domestic issues as they vied Tuesday night for votes at at...

Far-right Israel critic James Fishback likens abortion to the Holocaust in Ole Miss speech

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — James Fishback, a fierce critic of Israel and a far-right politician, offered scathing remarks about the Jewish state and likened abortion to the Holocaust during an address at the University of Mississippi on Tuesday evening.

Fishback,...

Figures who once defined Jewish establishment line up behind J Street

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — J Street, the Jewish advocacy group that calls itself pro-Israel and pro-peace, has sought a seat at the Jewish establishment table since its inception in 2008 – and has been repeatedly rebuffed. 

Now it is building...

NY Jewish Democrats defend Mamdani after Netanyahu calls him a Hamas supporter

By JOSEPH STRAUSS

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Some top New York Jewish Democrats are defending New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him an “antisemite” and said he is “buddies” with...

Police label shooting in Belleville, Ontario, a hate-motivated attack against the Jewish community

By EMMA PAIDRA

(JTA) — TORONTO – The shooter who opened fire on a Belleville, Ontario, synagogue Sunday evening committed an anti-Jewish hate-motivated offense, according to the city’s police chief.

“This was a deliberate attack directed at members of the Jewish...