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The attacker yelled “free Palestine” at the victim, Israel Bachar, the Israeli consul general to the Pacific Southwest, told JNS.
Jason Kao was charged with criminal trespassing in the third degree during an anti-Israel protest at the school on May 7, the NYPD told JNS.
“If Hamas wants to come forward and make a legitimate offer they’re willing to stand by and release hostages, we’re always open to that,” the U.S. hostage affairs envoy said.
“Grant dollars should only support institutions that comply with principles and laws of nondiscrimination,” Jamie Legier, of the CDC, wrote to Harvard.
“The government can’t say, ‘We’re going to create this program and we’re going to give out all this money, but don’t even ask for the money if you’re religious,’” Nick Reaves, of Becket, told JNS.
“Considering the pressures on the church from both within and without, dramatic changes are rare,” David Michaels, of B’nai B’rith, told JNS.
The musician, who has a long history of Jew-hatred, released a song recently that praises Hitler.
He threw the ceremonial first pitch on Jewish Heritage Night after surviving 505 days in Hamas captivity.
“This would have been the chance for Harvard to emphasize its value as a research institution and to tell the committee and the country how it is addressing antisemitism,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) stated.
Alderman Debra Silverstein stated that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to appoint Ishan Daya “to a leadership position in Chicago is a deliberate slap in the face to the Jewish community.”
Jews have faced “an incredible trial” since Oct. 7, “though one that was not unfamiliar in Jewish history,” the U.S. president stated.
“Tim Walz should know better, but this is what radical Democrats do when they don’t like law enforcement enforcing the law,” Sam Markstein, spokesperson for the Republican Jewish Coalition, told JNS.
“There are still 58 hostages in Gaza. We hope that at the next parade, and much sooner, they are all back home,” Eric Goldstein, the CEO of the UJA-Federation of New York, told JNS.
