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The invitation said, ‘No Jews’ The response from campus officials, at least, was real.

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Jewish leaders in Savannah, Georgia, snapped into action Friday after seeing a social media post with a flyer for a party that included an apparently antisemitic message.

The flyer purported to invite students at the...

5 Jewish senators accuse Trump of using antisemitism as ‘guise’ to attack universities

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Five Jewish senators, including Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, have signed a letter accusing the Trump administration of using antisemitism as a “guise” to attack universities.

The letter from the five Democrats comes as the Trump...

Deborah Lipstadt says Trump’s campus antisemitism crackdown has ‘gone way too far’

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Deborah Lipstadt, President Joe Biden’s antisemitism envoy, says parts of the Trump administration’s crackdown on campus antisemitism have “gone way too far.”

In an interview, she declined to comment on specific cases that have unfolded...

In NYC, Itamar Ben-Gvir says he’s changed — and wants ‘the Trump plan’ in Gaza

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — NEW YORK — As he told an audience of his plan to encourage Palestinians to voluntarily leave the Gaza Strip, Itamar Ben-Gvir shrugged off the threat of being arrested on foreign soil for violating international...

Sharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap to lose US visas after anti-Israel Coachella performance

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Jewish stars are condemning Kneecap after the Irish band delivered an anti-Israel performance during its set at Coachella.

At least one is calling for the Trump administration to revoke the band’s work visas in advance...

Marco Rubio sits down with Michael Benz, Jewish former Trump official with an antisemitic online persona

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio promoted an interview this week with a conservative influencer who has praised Hitler online, in the latest example of a Trump official conversing with a white nationalist figure.

Michael Benz,...

Jewish students, alumni decry ‘weaponization of antisemitism’ across country

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — Dozens of rabbis and cantors who graduated from Brown University have a message for their alma mater’s president: “Do not cede control to those who weaponize antisemitism.”

Their message comes in an open letter to...

Brooklyn event with Itamar Ben-Gvir cancelled days before Israeli far-right minister’s US trip

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — A fundraiser with Itamar Ben-Gvir to be held at Brooklyn’s Jewish Children’s Museum was abruptly cancelled Friday, shortly after being announced.

The event featuring the far-right Israeli minister was to be hosted by Beis Shmuel...

‘F–k Israel’ message displayed at Coachella music festival and streamed to millions

By JTA STAFF

(JTA) — The Irish band Kneecap displayed a large anti-Israel message during its set Friday at Coachella, a music festival held in the California desert.

A series of messages projected behind the band accused Israel of genocide...

US Jewish voting surges in Zionist election, with ballots open through May 4

By DEBRA RUBIN

(JTA) — At a time of heightened antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment, American Jews have been voting in record numbers in an election that will help determine how billions of dollars in Israel-related funding will be spent. 

The...