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Friday, August 30, 2024


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“Free Palestine” tent encampment at Harvard University, organized in April-May 2024 in support of Palestinians and the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, May 2, 2024. Credit: Dariusz Jemielniak via Wikimedia Commons.

from the editor-in-chief

Jonathan S. Tobin

Year two of the siege on Jewish students begins

The start of the semester means a renewed surge of delegitimization of Zionism and open antisemitism. Merely denouncing outrageous examples of hate won’t be enough.

A view of protesters demonstrating outside the campus of Columbia University in New York City, April 25, 2024. Credit: Evan Schneider/U.N. Photo.

‘Serious and pervasive’ Jew-hatred at Columbia, per report from school’s task force

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 9, 2024. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons.

In first interview, Harris says she’d continue US support for Israel

Andrew Bernard

James Kariuki (lefet), U.K. deputy ambassador to the United Nations, and Robert Wood, deputy U.S. ambassador to the global body, speak during a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, on Aug. 29, 2024. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images.

Harsh words between US, Russian envoys at UN Security Council meeting

Mike Wagenheim

A pro-Israel rally near the Consulate General of Israel during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20, 2024 in Chicago. Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images.

Jewish leaders assess impact, aftermath of Democratic convention

Mike Wagenheim

latest news

Eli Beer, founder and president of United Hatzalah, presents an award to Cherna Moskowitz. Credit: United Hatzalah.

Philanthropist Cherna Moskowitz, ‘extraordinary Zionist,’ dies at 93

Rescued hostages Andrey Kozlov, Almog Meir Jan and Shlomi Ziv arrive at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, June 8, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

They were held captive for 246 days; now, they speak

Noam Barkan

A Canadian mother mourns her son, murdered on Oct. 7

Amelie Botbol

Israeli air-defense systems fire interceptors at rockets launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon, seen from the northern Israeli town of Safed on June 27, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

IAF aims to degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities while preparing for war

Yaakov Lappin

After advice from Jew-hatred task force, Harvard ups its kosher options

A Jew prays at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, Judea, July 3, 2024. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

‘We’ve had enough of words’: Yesha Council demands action over sanctions

Shirit Avitan Cohen

Qaid Farhan Alkadi (left) and Arie Zalmanovicz. Credit: Courtesy.

Rescued hostage reveals cruel final days of fellow captive

Ilya Egorov

Children in Sderot on the first day of school since the Oct. 7 massacre, March 3, 2024. Photo by Liron Moldovan/Flash90.

60% of evacuated families lack school supplies

A Chinese-made DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ V3.0 drone hovering over the Weissfluhjoch summit in Switzerland, Feb. 19, 2015. Credit: Capricorn4049 via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel shifts gears: 20,000 homegrown drones on the horizon

Yoram Hillel Fliter. Credit: Courtesy of the family.

Israeli family intensifies search for son missing since November

A Jewish Federations of North America volunteer in Israel. Credit: JFNA.

1,000 American Jews to volunteer in Israel

Hanan Greenwood

Bank of Israel Gov. Amir Yaron attends a press conference in Jerusalem to present the bank's annual report on March 31, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Bank of Israel leaves interest rate unchanged at 4.5%

Jewish men in the street during the Tikkun HaKlali recitation of Psalms near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Sept.15, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu, Zelenskyy talk pilgrimage to Uman

Burning Man in 2010. Credit: Kyle Harmon/Creative Commons.

Nova massacre tribute planned at Burning Man arts festival

Izzy Salant

Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.). Credit: Brian Thorpe, U.S. House of Representatives Creative Services via Wikimedia Commons.

Biden admin’s dealings with Iran maybe ‘partly responsible’ for Oct. 7 attack, congressman says

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (expeditionary) use a rope to stabilize humanitarian aid while it is lifted by a crane aboard the “MV Roy P. Benavidez” to support the Joint Logistics Over-the-shore (JLOTS) operation, in the Port of Ashdod, Israel, on May 13, 2024. Credit: Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley/U.S. Army Photo.

McCaul says tax dollars spent on Gaza pier ‘wasted in irresponsible way’

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) asks a question during a House committee hearing about antisemitism on campus with the presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT, Dec. 5, 2023. Credit: Courtesy of the office of Rep. Stefanik.

Stefanik calls on American universities to ‘root out rot’ of DEI offices

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs identical state House and Senate bills HB 18 and SB 7 that protect against discrimination based on ethnicity on Aug. 28, 2024. Credit: Austin Stevens/Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Youngkin signs legislation criminalizing ethnic discrimination, including Jew-hatred, into law

An IDF corporal with an MR/LR (Medium Range/Long Range) Spike missile launcher, Sept. 21, 2008. Photo by Natan Flayer via Wikimedia Commons.

Rafael Defense Systems has record Q2, all-time order backlog

Herman Brusselmans with his partner Lena, with whom he had a son in February 2023, Oct. 15, 2023. Credit: Dirk Annemans via Wikimedia Commons.

Judicial probe against antisemitic Flemish columnist

Yossi Lempkowicz

opinion

Image from the Netflix docuseries “Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial,“ released on June 5, 2024. Credit: Márton Kállai/Courtesy of Netflix.

featured column

Ben Cohen

The Nazification of anti-Zionism

It’s designed to make audiences, aided by the ubiquitousness of social media, despise all Jews.

Josh Lipowsky

A decades-long call for justice

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Bookshelves. Credit: ElasticComputeFarm/Pixabay.

‘The Jewish Question’: Discrimination against students at school

Memorial candle. credit: Manfred Richter/Pixabay.

Honoring Cherna Moskowitz: A legacy of commitment and impact

Ifat Ovadia-Luski, chairwoman of KKL-JNF, and Dr. Sol Lizerbram, president of JNF-USA, sign the agreement. Photo by Gabby Lipton.

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund, Jewish National Fund-USA lead rebuilding efforts in Israel

Revelers at the Nova music festival before the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, from the real-time documentary "We Will Dance Again." Credit: Courtesy.

Iconic Events Releasing brings documentary ‘We Will Dance Again’ to select theaters

The door to a safe room, from the documentary “Saving Dror,” where Sagi Shifroni and his young daughter hid while Hamas terrorists attacked their home on Oct. 7. Credit: Courtesy of ChaiFlicks.

ChaiFlicks premieres Oct. 7 documentary, donates proceeds to charity for Kibbutz Be’eri survivors

Gratz College in Elkins Park, Pa. Credit: Courtesy.

Gratz College names inaugural Saul Philip Wachs Chair of Jewish Life and Learning

Representatives of 16 Jewish groups and student leaders gathered for a two-day summit on fighting Jew hate on campus. Credit: Courtesy of the Jewish National Fund-USA.

Jewish organizations unite at JNF House to support college students

Olga Meshoe Washington. Source: LinkedIn.

Nominations now open for ‘Top 25 Young ViZIONaries’

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