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Mahmoud Khalil will remain in ICE detention as Trump administration makes case for deporting him

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist arrested at Columbia University, will remain in the United States and in ICE custody at an undisclosed federal facility here in Louisiana following a brief, highly anticipated court hearing on...

Trump guts Department of Education, slashing office handling antisemitism complaints

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — Acting on decades of Republican ambitions, the Trump administration is dramatically scaling back the federal education department, including its civil rights office— which has gone into high gear addressing antisemitism allegations at colleges and public...

The judge who blocked Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation is an observant Jew

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — The case of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian protester arrested by ICE officers at Columbia University over the weekend, has divided Jewish groups: Right-wing pro-Israel voices are praising the arrest as a blow to a terrorist...

These are the 21 slates US Jews can vote for in the World Zionist Congress election

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV

(JTA) — The World Zionist Congress election, which runs from March 10 to May 4, determines how $5 billion will be spent in Israel — and is seen as a referendum on the future of the country.

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Voting opens in election for World Zionist Congress, with future of Israel at stake

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV

(JTA) — Voting opens Monday in an election that gives American Jews a rare chance to directly shape Israel’s future.

The U.S. election for seats in the 39th World Zionist Congress will help determine the balance of...

ICE arrests Palestinian protest leader at Columbia, in sharp escalation of campus actions

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — Immigration officers arrested a recent Columbia University graduate over his role in pro-Palestinian activism, a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s offensive against students protesting Israel at the school.

The detention this weekend of Mahmoud...

Fewer than half of Americans sympathize with Israelis over Palestinians, poll shows

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — Fewer than half of Americans sympathize more with Israelis than with Palestinians, according to a new Gallup poll, the lowest figure for Israelis since at least 2001.

The poll, published Thursday, found that 46% of...

Trump administration to use AI to find Hamas-supporting foreign students to deport

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — The U.S. State Department plans to use artificial intelligence to detect students from abroad who support Hamas, with the goal of canceling their visas and deporting them.

That’s according to a report Thursday from Axios,...

Trump administration cancels $400M of grants to Columbia U over campus antisemitism

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — The Trump administration has canceled $400 million worth of grants to Columbia University, following through on threats to pull funding from the school over objections to campus antisemitism.

The grants came from the Department of...

US is holding unprecedented direct talks with Hamas over ending Gaza war

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — The White House has confirmed that U.S. officials are holding talks with Hamas representatives in an effort to negotiate an end to the Gaza war.

Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s hostage envoy, who is Jewish,...