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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...

Second Reform synagogue in Israel has windows broken

By DEBORAH DANAN

TEL AVIV – A window was broken at a Reform synagogue on Sunday in the central Israeli city of Ramat Hasharon less than two weeks after a similar incident occurred in Jerusalem in an incident the mayor...

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...

Montreal passes Palestinian solidarity motion after removing text on cutting ties with Israel

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

Montreal has passed a motion of solidarity with Palestinians after stripping a clause that called for severing institutional and diplomatic ties with Israel.

Montreal’s city council late Monday adopted the measure, which also removed earlier references...

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...

Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision over Israel’s participation

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — The Dutch public broadcaster Avrotros has pulled out of the next Eurovision Song Contest, saying that Israel’s participation undermined the event’s neutrality.

Avrotros announced on Monday that it was withdrawing from the world’s largest music...

‘Have a problem, call the PM,’ says Netanyahu as he gives out his number in campaign video

By DEBORAH DANAN

(JTA) — TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday posted what he described as his personal phone number and invited Israelis to contact him with their questions and problems. 

It was an election-season stunt that drew...

Providence voters to put Israel boycott movement to major test at the ballot box

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — As pro-Palestinian progressives find some success at the 2026 ballot box, the long-gestating Israel divestment campaign is looking to capitalize in Rhode Island.

Voters in Providence, the state capital, will vote on a referendum this November...

NYPD chief pledges to protect Jews at Central Synagogue one week after Shabbat attack

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she felt a “deeply personal” commitment to protect Jews in a speech at Central Synagogue, where she is a member, in the aftermath of an attack during Shabbat...

Providence voters to put Israel boycott movement to major test at the ballot box

By ANDREW LAPIN

As pro-Palestinian progressives find some success at the 2026 ballot box, the long-gestating Israel divestment campaign is looking to capitalize in Rhode Island.

Voters in Providence, the state capital, will vote on a referendum this November saying...