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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,...

OP-ED: When Palestinianism becomes a political weapon

By FIAMMA NIRENSTEIN

(JNS.org) – The political road to power increasingly runs through pro-Palestinian consensus and voters who glorify Hamas, while seeking to silence those who stand against it.

Here is the all-too-simple story of a regional president who quickly became...

Markey wins Massachusetts Democratic primary, calls to stop Gaza bombing

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — Massachusetts progressive Sen. Ed Markey, a sharp critic of Israel, beat the more moderate Rep. Seth Moulton by a wide margin on Tuesday, securing the Democratic nomination for the upcoming U.S. Senate race.  

The Associated Press...

US forces hit IRGC targets across Iran

By JOSHUA MARKS

(JNS.org) – U.S. Central Command on Tuesday completed a wave of strikes targeting facilities operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps across Iran.

American forces struck IRGC air-defense sites, radar installations, maritime assets, communications centers and mine-laying capabilities.

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Vance meets with Temple Israel rabbi on Michigan visit

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Vice President JD Vance recently met with representatives of Temple Israel in Michigan to offer “his support in the wake of the attack on our community,” clergy from the synagogue told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

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Abdul El-Sayed apologizes for his past Temple Israel comments in meeting with state’s Jewish Dem caucus

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — LANSING — Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized for his past comments regarding the March attack on Temple Israel in suburban Detroit during a meeting with the state Democratic party’s Jewish caucus at the party...

US, Iranian regime trade strikes after weeks-long lull

 (JNS) – The U.S. military said that it attacked Iranian rocket launchers at the Strait of Hormuz in its “first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more...

Abdul El-Sayed and Jamie Raskin sidestep Hasan Piker, and Israel, in Michigan campaign stops

By ANDREW LAPIN

ANN ARBOR – As Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed made campaign stops with a prominent Jewish congressional leader on Wednesday, there was one subject neither he, nor his Democratic allies onstage, were interested in discussing.

“Don’t...

Dolly Parton’s legacy includes the Jewish children’s book program she inspired

By PENNY SCHWARTZ

Dolly Parton, the singer who died Tuesday at age 80 after a brief bout with cancer, was mourned around the world as a stellar songwriter, consummate country hitmaker, savvy entrepreneur and generous philanthropist.

In Jewish circles, she...

Can an Oklahoma Senate candidate attract voters with an ad tossing out AIPAC ‘trash’?

By SHARON UDASIN

Oklahoma grassroots activist N’kiyla Jasmine Thomas is facing off on Tuesday against centrist Jim Priest in a Democratic Senate race that has become the latest litmus test for progressive politics in a conservative stronghold.

The two candidates...