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Tim Walz, JD Vance stand by Israel in VP debate but spar over Trump’s ability to contain Iran

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz both expressed unstinting support for Israel during a vice presidential debate that took place just after Israel came under Iranian assault.

But the two men tussled...

U of Maryland must let pro-Palestinian student group hold an Oct. 7 event, judge rules

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — The University of Maryland must allow a pro-Palestinian student group to hold a campus rally on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks after revoking its permit to do so, a federal judge...

CyberWell reports dramatic rise in Oct. 7 denial moderation rates across social media

TEL AVIV – Nearly a year after Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel and the Jewish community, live-streaming its acts of violence and subsequently denying them, CyberWell, an independent nonprofit focused on combating online antisemitism, has observed...

Jewish professor says Muhlenberg College fired her over pro-Palestinian social media posts

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — A major organizing body for university faculty is pressuring Muhlenberg College to explain its firing of a tenured Jewish anti-Zionist professor for “bias-related conduct” over an Instagram post that encouraged “shaming Zionists.”

The Pennsylvania liberal...

Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on the death of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah

Hassan Nasrallah was a terrorist with American blood on his hands. Across decades, his leadership of Hezbollah destabilized the Middle East and led to the killing of countless innocent people in Lebanon, Israel, Syria, and around the world. Today, Hezbollah’s...

Statement from President Joe Biden on the death of Hassan Nasrallah

Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror.  His death from an Israeli airstrike is a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of...

Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz resigns after no-confidence vote that cited budget crisis and Gaza protests

By JACOB GURVIS

(JTA) — Brandeis University President Ronald Liebowitz announced his resignation Wednesday morning after he lost a vote of no confidence from faculty.

Liebowitz’s resignation, which takes effect Nov. 1, comes amid steep financial challenges for the historically...

House approves bill to study making US Jewish history museum part of the Smithsonian

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV

(JTA) — American Jews are one step closer to having a Smithsonian museum dedicated to their history.

The House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill Monday to study the possibility of bringing the Weitzman National Museum of...

Antisemitic incidents jumped 63% in 2023, according to FBI data

By LUKE TRESS

(JTA) — Jews were targeted in 1,832 hate crimes last year, far more than any other religious group and a steep increase over 2022, according to FBI data released on Monday.

The number of anti-Jewish hate crimes...

Judge sentences former Jewish Press editor to 4 months for his role in Jan. 6 Capitol breach

By RON KAMPEAS

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — WASHINGTON — A federal judge sentenced Elliot Resnick, the onetime editor of a Jewish newspaper that claimed he was at the Capitol riot to cover it, to four months imprisonment...