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Seattle Parks and Recreation said the Fedayeen Football League did not obtain required permits for matches at Cal Anderson Park and Green Lake Park, adding that the department does not review event marketing materials submitted by permit applicants.
“Assigning collective blame to Jews or perceived supporters of Israel over disagreements with Middle East policies is the very definition of antisemitism,” said Mark Treyger of JCRC-NY.
Alan Meltzer praised the Jewish-non-Jewish collaboration behind Stuttgart’s “Anti-Anti 2.0” initiative and held talks with leaders in Baden-Württemberg.
The U.S. secretary of state will travel to the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain to discuss regional priorities, including the U.S. agreement with Tehran and efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
“It cannot be overstated that ISIS continues to pose a threat to U.S. interests, both domestically and abroad,” said Reid Davis, the FBI Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina.
“He was a giant of a man who helped shape the U.S. economy for decades under presidents of both parties but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes,” his widow Andrea Mitchell told NBC.
“Our goal is not merely to end antisemitic discrimination and harassment at the NEA but also to ensure an equal playing field for members of all races, religions and national origins,” said Kenneth L. Marcus of the Brandeis Center.
“While Republicans are grossly generalized as white supremacist extremists, the Democrats’ besetting sin of antisemitism is entirely whitewashed,” Victoria Coates of the Heritage Foundation told JNS.
“The story of resilience is the story of our people,” Israel’s U.S. ambassador said at the launch of Resilience on Campus, a new program seeking to equip students with the emotional tools to navigate hostility, isolation and identity-based challenges.
“That’s not criticizing a lobby. That’s laundering antisemitism from your podium as mayor of a city with more than a million Jews,” stated Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
“I’m proud to see the dedication these students bring to the challenges facing our communities,” the Jewish congressman stated.
Qatar and Pakistan echo the vice president’s comments.
“Assigning collective blame to Jews or perceived supporters of Israel over disagreements with Middle East policies is the very definition of antisemitism,” said Mark Treyger of JCRC-NY.
“While Republicans are grossly generalized as white supremacist extremists, the Democrats’ besetting sin of antisemitism is entirely whitewashed,” Victoria Coates of the Heritage Foundation told JNS.
The JD now stands for “Jews’ Demonizer.”
“That’s not criticizing a lobby. That’s laundering antisemitism from your podium as mayor of a city with more than a million Jews,” stated Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
The agreement doesn’t even begin to deal with the core issues.
“At our own endorsement meeting, when asked to condemn Hamas and its Oct. 7th attacks, she point-blank refused, turning the question into yet another attack on Israel,” the Broadway Democrats wrote about their decision not to endorse Darializa Avila Chavelier, who is running for Congress in New York.
Social media has become the principal source of the current antisemitic wave, surpassing every other vector. We can legally respond to that.
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“It looks as if the Genocide Caucus in Congress will continue to grow,” Dan Schnur, a political science lecturer, told JNS.
The senior official read aloud the text of the Trump administration’s memorandum of understanding with Iran in a call with reporters, revealing the full text.
What was once disqualifying gradually became acceptable in mainstream political discourse.
Back in 2015, the GOP and most Americans opposed Obama’s appeasement of Tehran. Now, Democrats are against Israel on any issue, and Republicans will not defy Trump.
“As disinformation spreads, we must ensure state publications inform voters—not amplify antisemitic or xenophobic rhetoric,” Democratic Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin stated.
The prominent Jewish Democrat says she will use her “seniority and clout” in a district that has long elected Black representatives.
The congressman said he plans to resign his seat rather than face expulsion from the House.
“If you believe this is a pathway forward to victory in the Republican Party, I want to make sure that you’re proven wrong,” the senator said.
The Pew study lacked sufficient data on Jewish voters to determine how, if at all, synagogue attendance rates correlated with voting choices.
“Congress certifies our great election victory today—a big moment in history,” President-elect Donald Trump said.
“The governments of Iran and Russia have targeted our election processes and institutions and sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns,” a Treasury Department official stated.
“In this election, we have seen how Jewish values vote, and increasingly, they vote red,” stated the analytics firm behind the report.
“Another outstanding addition to President Donald Trump’s America First team,” wrote congresswoman Elise Stefanik of Howard Lutnick.
The New York congresswoman tweeted that the pro-Israel lobby’s “wildly unpopular agenda” pushed voters away from the party.
The Jewish Electorate Institute’s survey indicates that Democrats lost a modest share of the Jewish vote compared to 2020, but within typical historical margins.
“Trump won because of us, and we’re not happy,” co-founder of Muslims for Trump and a Philadelphia investor said.
“Our goal is not merely to end antisemitic discrimination and harassment at the NEA but also to ensure an equal playing field for members of all races, religions and national origins,” said Kenneth L. Marcus of the Brandeis Center.
“The story of resilience is the story of our people,” Israel’s U.S. ambassador said at the launch of Resilience on Campus, a new program seeking to equip students with the emotional tools to navigate hostility, isolation and identity-based challenges.
“I’m proud to see the dedication these students bring to the challenges facing our communities,” the Jewish congressman stated.
“The gravity of the situation and its widespread impact on our school community make this not the right time for a celebration,” the school stated in an email to parents.
“I am the one always encouraging students to get comfortable with opposing ideas,” a professor at Seattle Central College told JNS. “This is not it.”
“No family should have to fight this hard to ensure a Jewish child’s safety at school,” James Pasch, vice president of litigation for the ADL, stated.
The partnership is an “indication that elected officials are taking seriously the unprecedented increase in anti-Jewish incidents occurring in schools across our country,” Brandy Shufutinsky of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told JNS.
“This should worry every parent, teacher and policymaker,” the North American Values Institute stated.
The walkout was organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, which was protesting a commencement address given by Google’s CEO.
An advisory committee for the private liberal arts college stated that the measure lacked mission alignment, community consensus and financial viability.
“This is about protecting families, protecting opportunity and protecting a parent’s fundamental right to choose the best educational path for their child,” said Melissa Glaser, executive director of Teach Florida.
The department filed its amended complaint nearly a month after the Ivy League school filed a motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Sweetest, kindest man,’ family says of Orthodox man gunned down in broad daylight in NYC
A month after his father was killed in a Queens park, Tzvi Yonie Itzkowitz told JNS that his family believes that the still-unsolved killing was motivated by Jew-hatred.
“Los Angeles County is experiencing an alarming increase in hate crimes, with record-high antisemitic offenses,” according to the county district attorney.
The U.S. Justice Department recognized six first responders, including members of the security team at Temple Israel who stopped a Hezbollah-inspired attacker who drove a vehicle into the synagogue.
“Posting Nazi and lynching symbols on the Jewish Community Center is pure hate and it’s disgusting,” the U.S. Justice Department said.
Santa Monica police chief says chase of couple called ‘genocidal’ does not meet hate crime threshold
“Regardless of how it is ultimately classified, incidents like this send shockwaves through the Jewish community,” Rabbi Noah Farkas of Jewish Federation Los Angeles told JNS.
Prosecutors said the man caused damage to both facilities before sending texts boasting about the vandalism.
A JNS analysis suggests that since New York City started telling the public only about percentage change in “confirmed” hate crimes year over year, it has suggested no change, but that if it reported data that way about “reported” hate crimes, there would be a 32% increase in anti-Jewish hate crimes in the city from March to May compared to last year.
“I’m seeing an intensity of antisemitic attacks,” Gov. Ned Lamont told JNS. “A lot of it is energized by what’s happening in the Middle East and on social media.”
The Los Angeles Police Department told JNS that there were 46 antisemitic hate crimes in the first five months of the year. Last year, it recorded 98 such incidents.
The New Haven Police Department told JNS that Paul Smith is accused of targeting three Jews, shoving a fourth person who tried to intervene, throwing a rolled-up newspaper at them and of having “pointed at the yarmulke one of the victims was wearing and slapped it off his head, causing it to fall on the ground.”
“Those who seek to advance the objectives of foreign terrorist organizations should expect a swift and coordinated response from federal law enforcement,” stated the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.
The senior counsel appointment gives him a “green light” to develop new policies and initiatives, including a national antisemitism awareness tour, the longtime civil-rights attorney told JNS.
The former Missouri congresswoman stated that she has pledged to “bring an end to the U.S. military aid to Israel that enables genocide against Palestinians.”
An Agudah event drew Trump administration officials and members of Congress, among others.
The Israeli prime minister and foreign minister hosted U.S. Reps. Abraham Hamadeh and Marlin Stutzman in Jerusalem.
Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) said that “across the nation and around the world, Jewish people continue to face discrimination, intimidation and violence.”
Deena Margolies, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS that antisemitism in healthcare is a bigger problem than a single union or doctor and is becoming “normalized.”
“I don’t want to quit. I’m not a quitter,” Steve Cohen said. “But these districts were drawn to beat me. They were drawn to defeat me.”
“This vote isn’t about whether we should crush the Iranian regime. We should,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer stated. “This is about defending the Constitution.”
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told JNS that it was “really important” to pass the measure, “given the explosive rise in antisemitism,” including violent attacks.
“I want to destroy their nuclear programs, their ballistic missile program, their drone programs and their terrorist proxy programs,” the congressman said of Iran. “But that said, you can’t leave the United States Congress in the dark any longer.”
“Advancing religious freedom protects a fundamental human right that underpins a nation’s security, economic prosperity and stability,” said the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
“These are not just numbers on a page but are lived experience of all Jewish Americans,” Rep. Brad Knott said, of Jew-hatred, on the House floor.
“It is critical that we work across party lines to stop and reverse this dangerous trend,” stated Sen. Jacky Rosen, co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism.
“I totally reject any derogatory statements aimed at senior officials in the U.S. administration.”
“Once the rift between the regime and the people is so deep, you cannot tell when such a regime will fall,” said the premier.
Sylvan Adams wonders aloud at JNS Policy Conference if U.S. deal with Iran “is just a massive head-fake.”
“Often we see eye to eye; sometimes we don’t,” the premier told the JNS International Policy Summit.
Amid talk of diversifying alliances, Ambassador Mike Huckabee sought to reassure supporters as speakers debated Trump’s Iran policy and the partnership’s future.
Iran “will never have a nuclear weapon,” the American ambassador said.
The Jewish state is on the front lines and has a right to seek safeguards for its citizens, President Isaac Herzog said.
The agreement doesn’t just play a bad hand; the United States is set to surrender all of its cards.
The result? Empowering and enriching the Islamic regime; heartening the enemies of America and Israel; and intimidating the Gulf states in casting their destiny with Iran and not with the West.
As U.S. pressure mounts to accommodate Iran, the Jewish state remains a vital ally, a champion of human rights and the West’s most determined defender against terrorism.
The U.S. president heaped praise on the PM, saying Netanyahu should be given more credit.
Alan Meltzer praised the Jewish-non-Jewish collaboration behind Stuttgart’s “Anti-Anti 2.0” initiative and held talks with leaders in Baden-Württemberg.
The U.S. secretary of state will travel to the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain to discuss regional priorities, including the U.S. agreement with Tehran and efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Officials from the two Middle Eastern countries will meet in Washington next week to resume peace talks as Israel and Hezbollah enter into a fragile ceasefire deal.
It’s “difficult to believe” anyone would look to the P.A. as a viable partner, said Maurice Hirsch, director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority Accountability and Reform.
The policy group praised U.S. and Israeli military gains against Iran but warned that the agreement lacks enforcement mechanisms, raises concerns about Hezbollah and should be submitted to Congress before receiving U.N. endorsement.
Something darker is at work here than just a concern over rising fuel prices.
History is ultimately guided by something greater than any individual leader.
“Am I going to say I’m going to take you to court?” the U.S. president told reporters at the G7 summit in France. “No, we’re going to bomb the hell out of them if they violate the agreement.”
The president also denied reports that Tehran would be receiving $300 billion for reconstruction.
US settles suit over Biden-era Judea and Samaria sanctions policy, vows no action against plaintiffs
“Under any Republican administration, Israelis are never going to be sanctioned for simply advocating against aid to Hamas or advocating against illegal Palestinian construction,” Eugene Kontorovich, a law professor, told JNS.
“Endorsing terrorism is disqualifying for visa purposes. We’re asking the government to apply the law that it already wrote,” an attorney with the advocacy group told JNS.
“Israel may like that; they may not like that,” he said of the diplomatic talks with Tehran.
“I’m proud to see the dedication these students bring to the challenges facing our communities,” the Jewish congressman stated.
Sruly Meyer said he didn’t know what to expect, but figured that he could take the heat.
“The challenges facing American Jewry are also very profound,” Rabbi Menachem Genack told JNS. “The risk of rapid assimilation. The level of antisemitism that we’re seeing. The security challenges facing the State of Israel.”
“You can’t send an 18-year-old off to college without filling in many blanks before they leave, about why being Jewish is important,” the longtime Jewish communal leader told JNS.
“When you have something saying you can’t go to someone who uses divination, or a witch, or consults spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer, that means this is something people were doing,” Eddy Portnoy, the curator, told JNS.
“No more giving cover to our enemies at the Shabbat table,” said the founder of Antisemitism Watch.
“This is about protecting families, protecting opportunity and protecting a parent’s fundamental right to choose the best educational path for their child,” said Melissa Glaser, executive director of Teach Florida.
An Agudah event drew Trump administration officials and members of Congress, among others.
“We don’t just celebrate the importance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people but to all the faiths that call Jerusalem home,” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
The annual event serves as a reaffirmation of the faith-based support for Israel among millions of Americans, a bedrock of the relationship between the two nations.
“Equal protection under the law demands consistency, not selective application,” Jayne Zirkle of EndJewHatred told JNS.
Record participation in the Tel Aviv University contest included students from the United States, China, Singapore, Brazil, the Netherlands and Egypt.
“While Republicans are grossly generalized as white supremacist extremists, the Democrats’ besetting sin of antisemitism is entirely whitewashed,” Victoria Coates of the Heritage Foundation told JNS.
Sruly Meyer said he didn’t know what to expect, but figured that he could take the heat.
“The challenges facing American Jewry are also very profound,” Rabbi Menachem Genack told JNS. “The risk of rapid assimilation. The level of antisemitism that we’re seeing. The security challenges facing the State of Israel.”
The left-wing columnist “spent years questioning everyone else’s integrity. Now his own is under review,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry says.
“When you have something saying you can’t go to someone who uses divination, or a witch, or consults spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer, that means this is something people were doing,” Eddy Portnoy, the curator, told JNS.
Irvin Ungar recounts his mission to restore the American Jewish artist to his rightful place in history.
The American comedian, a staunch supporter of the Jewish state, regularly faces pro-Palestinian harassment.
“The outrage only exposes how the press and those poisoned by anti-Israel propaganda will twist anything to blame the Jews,” Lizzy Savetsky told JNS.
Rami Feinstein, a Jewish musician who has organized discussions for disappointed fans, said the statement failed to address what he called Matthews’s repeated promotion of anti-Israel falsehoods.
“It is troubling that a stadium supported by taxpayer dollars would openly subsidize an event led by an artist known for pushing this dangerous, hateful rhetoric, especially with Florida having one of the largest Jewish populations in our country,” Sen. Rick Scott stated.
The rapidly expanding media organization has won 65 Rockowers since 2019.
Kurt Schwartz of CAMERA told JNS that editors on the site commit “errors of omission” when they hide Piker’s “indifference to and even denial of Hamas’s sexual assault.”
Seattle Parks and Recreation said the Fedayeen Football League did not obtain required permits for matches at Cal Anderson Park and Green Lake Park, adding that the department does not review event marketing materials submitted by permit applicants.
The Trump administration has refused entry to a handful of delegates.
“Sports should bring communities together, not celebrate martyrdom,” Regina Sassoon Friedland of the American Jewish Committee told JNS about the Fedayeen Football League.
Katie Wilson, who promised when she was running for mayor to turn off cameras, said that she made the decision after an intelligence briefing from local and federal law enforcement.
“If there is anyone out there who sees a Jew on Friday night or even the day after asking about the Knicks, make sure you do your service and give them the update,” an Orthodox fan from Crown Heights told JNS.
Among the professional players taking part were Canadian former World No. 3 Milos Raonic and Israeli Grand Slam champions.
“We feel that Israeli athletes are doing much more than sports,” Yael Arad, Israel’s first Olympian to medal and president of its Olympic Committee, told JNS.
It’s vital to “honor the contributions—some of the many contributions—of Jewish Americans,” Katy Yaroslavsky said at a joint council meeting/honorary event.
“He informed and entertained generations of fans with a theatrical and unapologetic style that was uniquely his own,” the New York Yankees stated.
A California native, Jake Retzlaff played at Brigham Young University during the 2023 and 2024 seasons before transferring to Tulane University in 2025.
“I went to see them. They are actually quite a good team as well,” said Gianni Infantino.
The 25-year-old forward erupted for 41 points and a clutch three-point play as he carried Portland past Phoenix in the play-in to reach his first NBA postseason.
The longtime American TV host inspired millions around the world through decades of accessible home workouts and remained deeply devoted to his Jewish roots and Israel.
The late Jewish representative from Massachusetts “approached Israel as a liberal Zionist: engaged, critical and deeply committed,” William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents, told JNS.
“Abe believed that hearts could change,” said Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue.
“He carried that experience not with bitterness but with purpose,” William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told JNS.
A passionate supporter of Israel, Joni Lamb received the Israel Allies Award in 2024.
“Doris Fisher leaves behind a legacy of deep commitment to her family and our city,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said.
“He informed and entertained generations of fans with a theatrical and unapologetic style that was uniquely his own,” the New York Yankees stated.
The author of “The Choice” urged others to choose hope and healing.
After Scott’s death, anti-Israel group Track AIPAC touted the possibility of replacing him with a primary opponent who accuses Israel of “genocide.”
Godoff’s four-decade career helped launch and shape the works of leading writers, including Ron Chernow, Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith.
“Jesse was a force of nature like few others before him,” U.S. President Donald Trump wrote.
Rabbi Josh Joseph, executive vice president and COO of the Orthodox Union, said that he “can’t imagine an American Jewish world without the impact and influence of Rabbi Julie Berman.”