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U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly declined Mohammed bin Salman’s requests.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe declassified 71 daily presidential briefing files on the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11.
County Democratic Committee Chairman Jake Crawfors said the county party does not currently charter the Young Democrats group and has “no affiliation” with the committee.
“No one can ever prepare for a day like 9/11, but we can always choose to be the kind of nation the world saw in those days after,” the U.S. president said.
“May you be inscribed in the Book of Life,” the U.S. president stated.
“No one, including members of Congress, are above the law,” a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told JNS.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino said that the mission to protect the United States from terrorists “requires persistent vigilance and adaptation to keep pace with the contemporary threat environment.”
“Tell the Saudis to stop lying,” Terry Strada said during a memorial marking 25 years since the terror attack.
Designations across all five boroughs recognize first responders, recovery workers and others connected to the attacks ahead of the 25th anniversary.
“For myself and my colleagues, it’s been a year fighting for the people of the five boroughs and a year that has been marked by particular pride,” the New York City Council speaker said.
Stuart Zimmer was “appalled” by the university’s response after Oct. 7 and “troubled” by ensuing antisemitism on campus when he halted his donation shortly after the Hamas-led attacks, The Wall Street Journal reported.
“It’s very important for our safety that he takes the lead on this issue and that he makes those decisions on Iran completely separate from the domestic political scene,” Leora Levy told JNS of the U.S. president.
County Democratic Committee Chairman Jake Crawfors said the county party does not currently charter the Young Democrats group and has “no affiliation” with the committee.
“No one, including members of Congress, are above the law,” a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told JNS.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino said that the mission to protect the United States from terrorists “requires persistent vigilance and adaptation to keep pace with the contemporary threat environment.”
The Department of Justice secured a deportation order for an Afghan national who plotted an Election-Day massacre for the first time since the court’s founding in 1996.
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“Tell the Saudis to stop lying,” Terry Strada said during a memorial marking 25 years since the terror attack.
Designations across all five boroughs recognize first responders, recovery workers and others connected to the attacks ahead of the 25th anniversary.
“For myself and my colleagues, it’s been a year fighting for the people of the five boroughs and a year that has been marked by particular pride,” the New York City Council speaker said.
“It’s very important for our safety that he takes the lead on this issue and that he makes those decisions on Iran completely separate from the domestic political scene,” Leora Levy told JNS of the U.S. president.
“I wouldn’t shy away from what he’s done internationally,” Sen. Rick Scott told JNS of the U.S. president.
“The sad thing is this is what the Democrats have latched onto is, just say ‘Bibi,’ and think that absolves them of Jew-hatred and antisemitism,” Rep. Mike Lawler told JNS. “Unfortunately, too many of my Democratic colleagues are more concerned about their radical leftist base than they are standing up for our greatest ally in the world.”
Shelly Arnoldi, who has previously faced criticism over antisemitic rhetoric, recently shared videos featuring Adolf Hitler, defending Nazi book burnings and promoting claims by Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.
“Democracy, the cost-of-living and a deep hostility toward Donald Trump are driving the Jewish vote,” said Jim Gerstein, principal at GBAO Strategies, which conducted the poll.
“I think that the progressive insurgency, which was based on younger voters, didn’t materialize,” Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, told JNS.
“Voters in this district now finally have a choice of a true defender of Israel with a record of results, who’s not beholden to party leadership that is increasingly out of whack with what most of us feel,” said Scott Singer, mayor of Boca Raton.
“There has been an exodus and a trickle of folks over the last several election cycles who have seen the warning signs about what we’re now seeing in the Democratic Party,” the Republican Jewish Coalition CEO told JNS. “Now the floodgates are open.”
“People having to pay for extra security, for community events, for family events, it’s just completely unacceptable to me,” he told JNS.
Democrats want their Michigan Senate candidate to disavow his podcaster pal. The problem is that most on the political left have already embraced his Jew-hatred and lies.
Getting involved in races is a calculated risk, but when a leading candidate is anti-Israel and anti-Jewish, it’s generally worth taking.
Politicians who promote misinformation against Jews and Israel are either ignorant or malicious.
She has pledged to uphold her brother’s foreign policy legacy, including support for Israel, backing the Trump administration in the war against Iran and opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The hard-left faction is organizing and winning elections, even if many in the party don’t agree with them or share their antisemitism. They will take it over in 2028 if not stopped now.
Just 14% thought that the Jewish Democratic governor is too supportive of the Jewish state, according to a new survey.
The Michigan Senate candidate insists that he stands against antisemitism. His words, judgment and embrace of Hasan Piker tell a different story.
Stuart Zimmer was “appalled” by the university’s response after Oct. 7 and “troubled” by ensuing antisemitism on campus when he halted his donation shortly after the Hamas-led attacks, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The “decision sends an unmistakable message to school boards across California,” Emet Legal Services told JNS. “You cannot turn a blind eye to classroom bias or defend it under the shield of ‘good intentions.’”
Maria Friedman, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition for Israel, told JNS the goal was to “make sure Jewish students feel like they’re not alone.”
Amy Milligan, director of the ODU Hillel, runs an Am Yisrael Chai Café for students to gather and gab about campus life, something perhaps more significant post-Oct. 7.
“The pain of the last several years of targeted antisemitic harassment will now give way to meaningful, district-wide changes,” stated James Pasch of the Anti-Defamation League.
Sarah Golabek-Goldman, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS that “no student should have an experience like the Jewish student in this case, where she reported the harassment and then she was treated like the harassers.”
Joel Taubman, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS that the Etiwanda School District “let a family see that reports wouldn’t go anywhere, and then incidents happened again and again and again.”
The document calls on schools to address Jew-hatred, protect Jewish students’ identities and ensure accurate instruction on Israel and the Holocaust.
Sean Stevens, author of the report, told JNS that the “Israeli-Palestinian conflict” has been the most difficult subject in the report for “three years running.”
Max Long, who was assaulted alongside fellow Jewish student Michael Kaminsky in November 2024, told JNS that the attack and its aftermath have kept him from fully returning to campus.
“Since Oct. 7, Jewish students on too many campuses have been harassed, intimidated and made to feel like strangers in their own school,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer stated.
“As we all know, antisemitism is a mutating virus that changes and spreads as it comes into contact with more people,” Lori Lowenthal Marcus told JNS.
A 32-year-old man was allegedly pepper-sprayed and punched in the face while the suspect made antisemitic statements, according to police.
The New York City Police Department said there are no specific credible threats to Jewish institutions but will increase deployments at synagogues, yeshivahs and other sites citywide.
Max Long, who was assaulted alongside fellow Jewish student Michael Kaminsky in November 2024, told JNS that the attack and its aftermath have kept him from fully returning to campus.
One man is accused of writing anti-Jewish things and drawing a Nazi swastika at a bus stop and another of slapping a victim’s Jewish head covering off.
“As Jewish New Yorkers prepare for the High Holidays, we’re continuing our record investments to protect sensitive sites and surging state police resources to keep communities safe across our state,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
Ayal Feinberg of Gratz College told JNS that “antisemitism is becoming more normalized in this country.”
“The Jewish community has been subjected to horrible, horrible acts of antisemitism,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told JNS exclusively. “It’s on the rise, and we have to do something about it.”
“By welcoming Mamdani into a Jewish space as if he were safe, we tell Jews to lower their guard and tell everyone else that our concerns are overblown,” Inna Vernikov told JNS. “They are not.”
The Los Angeles County district attorney said that his office “will not tolerate threats motivated by hatred, and individuals who choose to engage in hate-driven crimes will be held fully accountable.”
“It is deeply alarming that our community continues to be the primary target of hate in this city,” Evan R. Bernstein, CEO of B’nai B’rith International, told JNS.
“In Canada, my right to survive has been subcontracted to the government,” Gad Saad told JNS.
“If you don’t release the counterterrorism funding, you’re betraying every family that lost someone on 9/11,” the New York governor said. “You’re betraying every police officer and firefighter who puts their lives on the line every single day.”
The measure, which heads to the House, takes aim at Russia’s energy sector and could extend to sanctions on Iran.
Rep. Max Miller said he would file for a House Ethics Committee investigation on himself after his ex-father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, called for him to resign over allegations of domestic abuse.
Sen. Ted Cruz and Reps. Brad Knott and Tom Suozzi plan to introduce the Right to Worship Act, which would establish a 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship during religious services.
Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) led the legislation, calling on the U.S. secretary of state to designate the Polisario Front.
Madeline Fox signed a 2025 letter denying a “rampant crisis of antisemitism” and accusing Congress of mounting a “far-right authoritarian attack on higher education.”
Emily Hilliard of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told JNS that the agency “will take appropriate action whenever there is evidence of fraud, abuse or other violations of federal requirements.”
“Every community deserves a seat at the table when healthcare policy is being shaped,” Eveline Shekhman, CEO of the American Jewish Medical Association, told JNS.
The Jewish state senator had more than $1.2 million cash on hand, compared to $360,000 for Connie Chan.
“You know that’s the other Jewish guy named Josh, right?” the New Jersey congressman wrote, after Rep. Summer Lee appeared to confuse him with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill says fewer than 400 of those improperly registered cast ballots as the White House renews its push for proof-of-citizenship voting legislation.
The measure would require the director of national intelligence to produce a new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran, including an unclassified summary.
“It’s a very important role for the federal government to play to protect workers and religions of all faith, and that’s what you have my commitment to do,” Keith Sonderling said.
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“For our family, the connection to Oct. 7 is impossible to ignore: the same hatred, the same glorification of murder, and the same responsibility to stand together against it,” said Orna Neutra.
“The sad thing is this is what the Democrats have latched onto is, just say ‘Bibi,’ and think that absolves them of Jew-hatred and antisemitism,” Rep. Mike Lawler told JNS. “Unfortunately, too many of my Democratic colleagues are more concerned about their radical leftist base than they are standing up for our greatest ally in the world.”
“We salute the families of those who lost loved ones, and we continue to bear witness to their sacrifice,” said the Israeli president.
Almost half of registered voters say U.S. is too supportive of Israel.
Families, first responders and officials gather in Jerusalem to honor the victims and reaffirm the U.S.-Israel bond.
Goodness and kindness will prevail when leaders step up and take a stand against hatred.
Israel’s Diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism minister has long viewed Ankara as a regional threat due to its open support for Hamas and other jihadist forces.
“For the record, this is false,” the former U.S. secretary of state wrote in response to a social media post about the article.
It is the team representing Washington, not the State of Israel, that is “a little irrational.”
“Whether or not Islam will continue to try and devour Judeo-Christian civilization or whether it can live side by side with Western civilization,” the Israeli ambassador in Washington said at a JNS event in Las Vegas.
His willingness to speak plainly is as welcome as it is timely.
“Whether they finance terror, launder money or help Iran evade sanctions, we will find them,” Scott Bessent, the U.S. treasury secretary, stated.
Sustained economic pressure may finally force political change.
The choice is to surrender to the demands of the ayatollahs or put boots on the ground.
A U.S.-sponsored Middle East pharmaceutical security framework would be a good place to start.
We are faced with the almost insoluble question of how to avoid the unthinkable.
Today, it seems hard to fathom that Japan was an unyielding adversary of the West; it surrendered on Sept. 2, 1945, when World War II officially came to an end.
The Treasury secretary said Tehran must dismantle its nuclear program, surrender enriched uranium, end support for regional proxies and keep the Strait of Hormuz open before Washington negotiates.
The American ambassador to Turkey continues to be forced to walk back his anti-Israel distortions.
“Under President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, suspected terrorists will never be allowed to remain in the United States,” Dylan Johnson, of the U.S. State Department, said.
The veep informally began his 2028 campaign with a fundraiser hosted by Tucker Carlson’s financier. His critics may think it’s not too early to start trying to stop him.
“Political terrorism has no place in our society,” Scott Bessent, U.S. treasury secretary, stated.
The Jewish Heritage of Syria Foundation called the decision “an important step toward Syria’s reintegration and recovery.”
“May you be inscribed in the Book of Life,” the U.S. president stated.
“Judaism and fashion are completely interwoven from the streets of Seventh Avenue in New York City to the streets of Tel Aviv,” Tobi Rubinstein, an event co-host, told JNS.
“For myself and my colleagues, it’s been a year fighting for the people of the five boroughs and a year that has been marked by particular pride,” the New York City Council speaker said.
“We now have the ability to ensure the protection of our institution as we go into this critical time,” Rabbi J. Menashe Shapiro told JNS.
“It may be a little harder to get our brisket order from the butcher with the street closures,” Rabbi Nissi Eber, co-director of the Chabad in Manhattan’s financial district, told JNS.
Amy Milligan, director of the ODU Hillel, runs an Am Yisrael Chai Café for students to gather and gab about campus life, something perhaps more significant post-Oct. 7.
“I am so excited to share these treasures with the public, as they have not been seen in 100 years,” Sharon Liberman Mintz, international Sotheby’s senior Judaica specialist, told JNS.
Rabbi Levi Mostofsky told JNS that the Chicago Rabbinical Council pushes for the Jewish divorce document to be issued and “then to go through mediation.”
The document calls on schools to address Jew-hatred, protect Jewish students’ identities and ensure accurate instruction on Israel and the Holocaust.
The New York City Police Department said there are no specific credible threats to Jewish institutions but will increase deployments at synagogues, yeshivahs and other sites citywide.
A quarter century after the terror attacks in lower Manhattan, Rabbi Yona Reiss spoke to JNS about the agunah cases handled by the Beth Din of America.
“The Jewish community has been subjected to horrible, horrible acts of antisemitism,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told JNS exclusively. “It’s on the rise, and we have to do something about it.”
“Judaism and fashion are completely interwoven from the streets of Seventh Avenue in New York City to the streets of Tel Aviv,” Tobi Rubinstein, an event co-host, told JNS.
“I am so excited to share these treasures with the public, as they have not been seen in 100 years,” Sharon Liberman Mintz, international Sotheby’s senior Judaica specialist, told JNS.
“Prosecutors were right to drop their appeal of the Wiretap Act counts, but they’re wrong to continue to pursue other charges to punish a journalist who exposed antisemitism,” stated Seth Stern, chief of advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
“It’s an hour of crisis,” Deborah Lipstadt, former U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, told JNS. “I think it’s a time when you have to try every avenue.”
The Israeli-American Council launched a petition demanding that concert organizers remove the rapper from the tour after his on-stage calls to “Free Palestine.”
“Gloria was iconic,” Ruth Messinger, a former Manhattan borough president, told JNS. “This is a sad day for women.”
The U.S. vice president defended his relationship with the conservative commentator, who has faced criticism over his anti-Israel rhetoric and interview with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.
Jarred tzimmes, revamped matzah ball soup and a Jewish dating show are part of the 135-year-old family-owned brand’s effort to stay relevant.
“Tomorrow, or perhaps even today, targets may include anyone in the United States who exercises their freedom of speech to simply express opinions the government does not like,” U.S. District Judge Noël Wise wrote in her ruling.
Steve Schuster will direct three storied Jewish publications in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
“From the beginning, I have told them that I strongly disagreed with this decision, and at this rising time of antisemitism, it had served as a gut punch to the Jewish community,” the speaker of the New York City Council said.
US President Donald Trump announced that he would lower the American flag nationwide for one week in honor of the star of sound and stage.
Jewish “Super Girls” take to the water and the weather.
Galbut, 19, competes for Duquesne University while maintaining Orthodox Jewish observance, including no playing or traveling on Shabbat.
“For 20 years prior, secretly, I was learning Torah, I was learning the Bible, the biblical understanding of history, and I wanted to go to a place where I can live and also play,” the NBA legend said of his time playing in Israel.
The Jewish investor and the former Disney CEO are set to take control of the NBA franchise, pending league approval, just one year after businessman Mark Walter acquired it for $10 billion.
Rabbi Yosef Langer of Chabad of San Francisco told JNS that blowing the shofar has been “bringing people together since the beginning of time, and baseball is a sport that brings all peoples together.”
Former Israeli national team player Zev Moore becomes the second practicing Orthodox Jew to play professional baseball.
Despite falling short in the series, Team Israel celebrated a historic performance, new friendships and valuable preparation for the European Championship.
The Fedayeen Football League plans to hold the game in the heart of the city’s World Cup activities, wearing keffiyehs and waving Palestinian, Iranian and Lebanese flags, to call for FIFA to expel Israel.
The shooting guard, 22, is the son of legendary Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball star Derrick Sharp.
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.
“Gloria was iconic,” Ruth Messinger, a former Manhattan borough president, told JNS. “This is a sad day for women.”
US President Donald Trump announced that he would lower the American flag nationwide for one week in honor of the star of sound and stage.
She helped turn JINSA into the “very significant face of the American Jewish community to the US military,” the JNS publisher said.
“Friends like Lindsey Graham come along once in a generation,” stated William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
Along with a group of intellectual activists, she founded Americans For a Safe Israel.
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.