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American Jewish Committee donates $25K to Gaza church damaged by Israeli strike

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — The American Jewish Committee is giving $25,000 to the Archdiocese of New York to aid in repairs of Gaza’s Holy Family Church, which was damaged by an Israeli strike last month.

The donation is notable...

New videos of 2 Israeli hostages in Gaza raise concerns that they are facing starvation with no deal in sight

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — For the first time in months, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have released videos of Israeli hostages they have held since Oct. 7, 2023, pleading for their release.

The videos of Rom Braslavski and Evyatar...

Trump admin reportedly freezes $200m in UCLA funding after Jew-hatred investigation

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) –The U.S. Justice Department notified the University of California, Los Angeles that it is suspending “certain research funding” to the public school, including National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health grants, UCLA stated on...

Australian police arrest suspect in December arson attack on Melbourne synagogue

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Australian police have arrested one of the three men suspected in an arson attack on a haredi Orthodox synagogue in Melbourne last December that destroyed the building and injured one person.

Giovanni Laulu, 21, of...

Brown University strikes $50M deal with Trump administration over allegations of campus antisemitism

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Brown University announced Wednesday it had struck a $50 million dollar deal with the Trump administration to regain its federal research funding after losing it last spring over allegations of campus antisemitism.

The announcement comes...

Canada joins France and UK in saying it will recognize Palestinian state in September

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Canada, too, will recognize a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly in September as long as certain conditions are met, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday.

“The deepening suffering of civilians leaves no...

In a first, Arab League countries condemn Oct. 7 attack, call on Hamas to disarm

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — The 22-nation Arab League has signed onto a declaration that condemns Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and calls on Hamas to disarm.

The league includes Qatar and Egypt, which have served as mediators...

Record number of Senate Democrats vote to block US weapons sales to Israel

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — A record number of Senate Democrats, representing a majority of the caucus, voted in favor Wednesday of two resolutions blocking U.S. military sales to Israel.

The vote tally, including several senators who had not previously...

Marjorie Taylor Greene may be first Republican lawmaker to call Gaza war a ‘genocide’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right Georgia Republican who has previously advocated against U.S. funding to Israel and been accused of antisemitism, appeared to be the first Republican in Congress to call Israel’s war in...

Regina Spektor responds to pro-Palestinian protester at concert: ‘You’re just yelling at a Jew’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Jewish singer-songwriter Regina Spektor shot back at a pro-Palestinian protester who interrupted her concert Saturday night, telling the protester, “You’re just yelling at a Jew.”

Later, she engaged in a back and forth with another...