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Majority of American Jews feel less safe in the US since Oct. 7, poll finds

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — About 6 in 10 Jewish adults said they feel “less safe” living in the United States than they did before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, according to a new survey released Friday by...

NY congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier doubles down on attending Oct. 8 pro-Palestinian rally

By GRACE GILSON

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier defended her presence at a pro-Palestinian rally the day after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel during a wide-ranging interview Friday with progressive...

Israel reportedly tells US about new Iranian plot to assassinate Trump

By KELLY HARTOG

(JTA) — Israel has shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had developed a new plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to media reports.

Citing an article by The Wall Street Journal Thursday and two...

UK Jewish groups express concern as the likely next PM criticizes Israel over Gaza

By KELLY HARTOG

(JTA) — Andy Burnham, who is on track to become Britain’s next prime minister following Keir Starmer’s resignation last month, apologized for his party’s handling of the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas mass killings in...

US strikes 90 Iranian military targets, hours after Trump says ceasefire a ‘waste of time’

By JESSICA RUSSAK-HOFFMAN

 (JNS.org)  – The American military attacked about 90 military targets in Iran, including “air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline,” U.S. Central Command said shortly...

Platner drops Maine Senate bid, hailing campaign effort to ‘end the genocide’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Maine Democrat Graham Platner announced Wednesday evening that he will drop out of the U.S. Senate race following new allegations that he had committed sexual assault.

“We believe that for the movement to continue, it...

European regulators loosen restrictions on flights to Israel

By KELLY HARTOG

(JTA) — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency lowered its aviation risk classification for Israel and parts of the Middle East Wednesday, replacing its high-risk conflict zone advisory with a medium-level Information Note. 

The agency said that...

Entire Rahm Emanuel speech at Tel Aviv University here

Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago and Barack Obama’s first White House chief of staff, was hosted this morning at Tel Aviv University in Israel.

Emanuel, who also served as Joe Biden’s ambassador to Japan from 2022 to 2025,...

Netanyahu pushes back on Vance’s claims that US is Israel’s ‘only powerful ally’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Vice President JD Vance’s recent claims that the U.S. is Israel’s “only powerful ally” left in the world.

When asked on Fox News Sunday what his reaction was...

London police investigating ‘antisemitic verbal abuse’ of Jewish attendees at London Pride

By KELLY HARTOG

(JTA) — London’s Metropolitan Police launched an investigation Monday into antisemitic abuse at a Pride parade after videos and pictures circulated on social media showed Jewish participants enduring taunts at Saturday’s event.

The police department said in...