By Louis Keene, The Forward
• Published November 7, 2023
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Ventura County authorities cautioned the public Tuesday not to rush to conclusions about the circumstances that led to...
(JTA) — A Jewish man has died after a pro-Palestinian protester struck him in the head with a megaphone on Sunday, according to the local Jewish federation.
The altercation occurred at a pro-Palestinian protest on Sunday in Westlake Village in the...
(JTA) – A student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was arrested by university police Friday after punching a Jewish student and spitting on an Israeli flag during a vigil for hostages.
According to both the school’s administration and...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The antisemitism envoys of 24 countries, including the United States, made a joint call for governments to protect their local Jewish communities in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The statement was posted Monday...
Like many Jews, I am watching with a mixture of horror and grave concern as college campuses around the United States convulse with anti-Israel demonstrations and, in many cases, overt antisemitism and vocal support for terrorism.
More, as a university...
Jewish News Syndicate
• Published November 5, 2023
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is drawing harsh criticism from fellow Democrats of Congress after she wrote that the chant, “From the river to the sea,” which is widely viewed as an antisemitic call for genocide against Jews, is not hateful.
“‘From...
The Forward Staff, The Forwrd
• Published November 5, 2023
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Friday accused President Joe Biden of backing a Palestinian genocide, an extraordinary attack on the leader of her own party as an election year nears.
Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat who is the only Palestinian American in...
(JTA) – Authorities arrested a man wielding a pellet gun in the parking lot of the Detroit Jewish Federation headquarters Thursday morning, in an incident that caused employees to go into lockdown for part of the day.
In a statement, the federation...
(JTA) — A prominent white supremacist has been sentenced to 30 days in jail in Florida for distributing antisemitic flyers — though the content of the material did not factor into his penalty.
Jon Minadeo II, the founder of the Goyim Defense League,...
By Beth Harpaz, The Forward
• Published November 1, 2023
The Cornell University engineering student charged with making violent threats against Jewish students appeared before a judge for the first time Wednesday.
Patrick Dai, 21, was arrested Tuesday night in Ithaca, New York, after online messages...
(JTA) — FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that antisemitism in the United States has reached “historic levels” in the wake of Israel’s war with Hamas and cautioned that the threat was high.
Hamas’ attacks could “serve as an inspiration...
(New York Jewish Week) — Police have taken a suspect into custody over threats to kill Jewish students at Cornell University over the weekend, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said Tuesday as her office announced a series of measures to combat antisemitism...
