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    <title>Jessica Russak-Hoffman</title>
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    <description>Jessica Russak-Hoffman is a writer in Seattle.</description>
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      <title>Washington State Democratic Party distances itself from May Day rally calling for arms embargo</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A party official told JNS that delegates "in June will decide our state party’s policy platform as the guiding document for our party and candidates."]]></description>
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      <title>May Day protest organizers call for end to funding conflicts in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza</title>
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      <description><![CDATA["Taxpayer dollars are being wasted in overseas wars and should be redirected to the cost-of-living crisis at home," a May Day Strong organizer told JNS.]]></description>
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      <title>California plans to update content rules after voter guide includes candidate statement with Jew-hatred</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The state must make changes "to clearly address content that is not permitted, while preserving the ability of candidates to present their qualifications to voters," its secretary of state told JNS.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:07:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tennessee governor signs bill recognizing 'Judea and Samaria' in official materials</title>
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      <description><![CDATA["It's very important, not only for Israel, but also for the United States, that people will be more familiar with the real history," Yigal Dilmoni, of American Friends of Judea and Samaria, told JNS.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:49:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>University of Oregon reviewing police body-cam footage of anti-Israel campus protest</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The director of issues management told JNS that students found to have violated the law or university policy during a protest on campus will be held accountable.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:50:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Duke University lifts suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine chapter</title>
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      <description><![CDATA["There was insufficient information to support the existence of a hostile educational environment" due to an antisemitic post the group shared in March, a school official stated.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:48:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Anti-Israel groups show ‘willing blindness’ to sexual violence on Oct. 7, allegations in their ranks, experts say</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“They hector and claim the mantle of justice while committing vicious acts and preying upon others,” Hillsdale professor David Azerrad told JNS.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:49:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Antisemitic statement from candidate for California governor gets its own disclaimer in official voter guide</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Barcohana, chair of Jewish engagement at the California Republican Party, told JNS that the statement is "abhorrent and not in touch with the concerns of California families."]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Canadian Senate report on Jew-hatred calls for improved security, fails to mention Islamic extremism</title>
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      <description><![CDATA["Amid the alarming rise in antisemitic incidents across Canada, this report represents an important contribution to the development of effective solutions," the Israeli embassy in Canada stated.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:37:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Father and son arrested in Long Island for making explosives</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An investigation into a swastika drawn by a teen in a Syosset high school bathroom led police to discover chemicals and explosive materials purchased by his father.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:11:34 GMT</pubDate>
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