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Texas man charged with making antisemitic death threats to Jewish conservative pundits

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — A Texas man was arrested last week in Florida after he allegedly launched a volley of antisemitic death threats against several prominent conservative activists.

Nicholas Lyn Ray, 28, of Spring, Texas, allegedly made his threats...

Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City, in decisive end to race that polarized Jewish voters

By JTA STAFF

Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, delivering a decisive win in a three-way race that divided and in many cases distressed the city’s Jews.

Mamdani received a significant enough majority of votes that...

In NJ governor’s race, Mikie Sherrill fends off GOP candidate whose aide spurned ‘money from Jews’

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor, prevailed Tuesday in a hotly contested race that trained its focus on Jews and antisemitism in the homestretch.

Sherrill took 57% of the vote over...

Trump takes aim at Jews who vote for Zohran Mamdani, calling them ‘stupid’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — As voters took to the polls across New York City on Tuesday, President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani and the Jewish voters backing him.

“Any Jewish person that votes for...

Syrian president to visit White House in November

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – U.S. President Donald Trump will host Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks on Nov. 10. It’s the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House.

Al-Sharaa is expected to sign an...

FBI stops ‘potential act of terror’ in Michigan ahead of Halloween

By AARON BABDL

(JNS.org) – Kash Patel, director of the FBI, told JNS that the federal bureau stopped a “potential act of terror” on Friday via “swift action and close coordination with our local partners.”

“The vigilance of...

Ellison’s Oracle poised to run TikTok, raising hopes for tougher rules against antisemitism

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV

(JTA) — American Jewish leaders have blamed Tiktok for allowing antisemitism to spread among young people and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently accused China of using the platform to promote anti-Israel sentiment around the world —...

Heritage Foundation president stands by Tucker Carlson after host platforms antisemitism

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — The president of the Heritage Foundation, the leading conservative think tank, defended right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson and said the group would not cut ties with him days after Carlson hosted an interview with antisemitic influencer...

Advocates decry ‘pogrom on the playground’ after Jewish children targeted in Chicago suburb on Oct. 7

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — A heavily Jewish suburb of Chicago has condemned antisemitism after an investigation confirmed reports that a group of Jewish children were attacked with pellet guns and subjected to antisemitic rhetoric in a public park earlier...

Trump: Hamas must return hostage remains ‘quickly’ or face ‘action’ from peace-deal partners

 By JNS STAFF   (JNS.org) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Hamas to free over the next 48 hours the remains of deceased hostages the terror group still holds in Gaza or face action by “the other...