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People replace posters of hostages taken captive by Hamas during the terror attack on Israel on October 7th after being ripped down in New York City, on Nov. 30, 2023. Photo by Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images.

NYC staffer suspended after tearing down hostage poster

“The city and the state should not only preach but also practice zero tolerance for antisemitism,” said New York Rep. Ritchie Torres.

Dec. 3, 2024

Dana Cwaigrach, co-director of the New York branch of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, speaks at a gathering of about 80 people outside of the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City to demand that U.N. Women take action for female hostages in Gaza, Dec. 2, 2024. Photo by Vita Fellig.

Protesters denounce UN Women’s silence on female hostages in Gaza

“We know for certain there was sexual violence that occurred during captivity, and U.N. Women has done absolutely nothing,” said Dana Cwaigrach, of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

Vita Fellig

Dec. 2, 2024

Protesters disrupt a Nov. 21, 2024, event at Columbia Hillel with journalist Barak Ravid. Source: Screen captures from video, with permission from Elisha (Lishi) Baker.

Anti-Israel protesters disrupt Columbia Hillel event with journalist Barak Ravid

“It’s such a shame that college students at Columbia are immature and unable to confront ideas that they may disagree with,” Elisha Baker, a junior at the school, told JNS.

Vita Fellig

Nov. 22, 2024

New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2024. Photo by Vita Fellig.

NY judge sentences 23-year-old, who threatened terror attacks against Jews, to 10 years

Elizabeth Berney of ZOA told JNS the nonprofit hopes that Christopher Brown’s “10-year sentence will be long enough for him to eradicate his hateful, violent neo-Nazi ideology from his being.”

Vita Fellig

Nov. 20, 2024

Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, speaks at the ZOA Superstar Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in Manhattan, Nov. 17, 2024. Credit: ZOA.

ZOA ‘superstar’ gala in New York draws nearly 700, more students

The event was a “powerful evening celebrating Zionist luminaries who are shaping the discourse and security surrounding Israel,” the writer Irit Tratt told JNS.

Rikki Zagelbaum

Nov. 19, 2024

Ofir Akunis, minister of science and technology, attends a government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Jan. 8, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel envoy in New York City: ‘We, the Jewish people, prefer peace’

An interview with Israel's consul general in New York City.

Amelie Botbol

Nov. 12, 2024

Influencers meet families of Israeli hostages in New York City, Nov. 7, 2024. Photo: Amelie Botbol.

Influencers, hostages’ families gather for New York event

“There's going to be a new president. We're still here to say that the way to get our hostages home is through a deal, and we are asking President Biden and President-elect Trump to get this done and bring our people home.”

Amelie Botbol

Nov. 10, 2024

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) gives remarks before President Joe Biden signs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on the South Lawn of the White House, Nov. 15, 2021. Credit: Cameron Smith/White House.

House report: Schumer reportedly told Columbia to ignore campus Jew-hatred charges

The Senate majority leader’s staff told administrators at the university to “keep their heads down,” Columbia’s then president wrote to fellow university leaders.

Izzy Salant

Nov. 1, 2024

Donald Trump, former president and current Republican presidential candidate, speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images.

Existential elections against ‘fascism’ and ‘Hitler’ are bad for democracy

A closing argument against Donald Trump centered on accusations about his alleged authoritarian threat is unconvincing and will make it harder to heal a divided nation.

Jonathan S. Tobin

Oct. 30, 2024