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Ed Sheeran’s support acts bail after Macklemore dropped over anti-Israel comments

By DEREK CANEY

(JTA) — All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his backing band have withdrawn from his Loop Tour after the pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore was dropped as an opening act amid pressure from Robert Kraft and other stadium owners.

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Sander Levin, storied Michigan Jewish Democrat, endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Senate race

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Retired U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, a decades-long mainstay of Michigan Jewish Democratic politics, endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for Senate on Tuesday night despite what he called “significant disagreement” on Israel.

Levin, 95, called for “all Michiganders of...

Faith groups urge passage of bipartisan bill that would protect houses of worship from protest

By ANDREW BERNARD

 (JNS.org)  – Leaders from more than 30 Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and other faith groups gathered on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to urge passage of the Right to Worship Act, a bill designed to protect religious services...

Key House Democrat refuses to clear $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, is obstructing a Trump administration proposal for a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel. 

Meeks, a longtime supporter of Israel...

LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(JTA) — The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and the heirs to a Jewish artist filed suit against a California museum to recover a pair of 16th-century oil paintings seized by the Nazis and held in the private...

Israeli army weighs legal action against NAZA film makers amid calls to revoke their citizenship

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — The Israeli army chief of staff on Monday ordered the military to examine possible legal action over “NAZA,” a documentary alleging that Israeli forces knowingly killed large numbers of civilians in Gaza.

The 80-minute documentary by...

Poll: A third of Israelis call settler rioters ‘terrorists’

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — A third of Israelis describe Jewish rioters involved in recent violence in the West Bank village of Qusra as “Israeli terrorists,” according to a survey released Monday by the Jewish People Policy Institute. 

Coupled with another...

Police investigating threats against prominent Munich Holocaust survivor and AfD opponent

By TOBY AXELROD

(JTA) — Police said they are investigating death threats made against a senior Jewish leader in Germany, after she criticized the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

A witness found graffiti scrawled in white ink on a park...

Robert Kraft pushes Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from tour following ‘Free Palestine’ controversy

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Robert Kraft, the Jewish and pro-Israel billionaire, took credit Monday for helping to pressure Ed Sheeran to drop pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore from his tour.

Kraft, who owns one of the stadiums where Macklemore was scheduled to...

Anthropic reveals Yemenis vibecoding ballistic missile guidance, Iran using AI to target US Navy

By ANDREW BERNARD

 (JNS.org) – A new report from Anthropic reveals how Yemeni terrorists, Iran and other actors have attempted to use the company’s artificial intelligence tools to develop weapons of mass destruction and to carry out attacks against the United...