(JTA) — Last fall, Mo Husseini wrote a series of propositions — what he called “50 Completely True Things” — about the Israel-Hamas war, and posted it on the social media site Threads.
Identifying himself as “a Palestinian American...
(JTA) — Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, began Sunday night, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and serving as a memorial day for the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis. This year, as the Israel-Hamas war enters...
Miri Weissman, Israel Hayom via JNS
• Published May 5, 2024
An Iranian university is offering scholarships to American students expelled for participating in anti-Israel demonstrations on campuses across the United States.
In a statement reported by Iranian state-owned media outlet Press TV, Mohammad Moazzeni,...
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This story was produced by Shomrim — The Center for Media and Democracy in Israel, a Tel Aviv-based independent,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 29, 2024
As anti-Israel and incidents of antisemitism escalate on the campus of Washington University, concerns remain about the safety of Jewish students.
On Saturday, April 27 a group of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside...
(JTA) — Columbia University has rejected a demand to divest from Israel and has failed to reach an agreement with pro-Palestinian student protesters who are occupying a portion of the school’s New York City campus, according to a letter sent Monday...
On May 4, 1970, four students were shot and killed on the Kent State University campus. They were shot by National Guardsmen who were called in by President Richard Nixon at the request of the academic institution, which wanted to control protests on...
Due to his battle for the past six months against campus antisemitism—unleashed in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel—Columbia University business school assistant professor Shai Davidai has become an Internet sensation.
His...
(JTA) — Hamas has released a video showing one of the remaining American-Israelis that the terror group is holding hostage in Gaza, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, calling for the Israeli government to strike a deal to release the remaining hostages.
Goldberg-Polin,...
(JTA) — An Orthodox rabbi at Columbia University has encouraged students to leave the campus until further notice, saying that he does not believe the university and city police can be counted on to keep Jewish students safe.
“What we are witnessing...
(JTA) — When Aaron Moshe Shalman was recalled for another round of reserve duty in Israel’s army last month, he took to Facebook, seeking help for his 35-member paratrooper unit.
“We are in dire need of equipment: tactical helmets, tactical uniforms,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 18, 2024
As the St. Louis Jewish community as well as Jews throughout the world prepare to gather around the seder table to commemorate the Exodus and freedom from bondage, we cannot forget the 133 hostages who remain captive in Gaza. To seize...
