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Jessica Russak-Hoffman

Jessica Russak-Hoffman is a reporter for JNS in Seattle.

Video footage appeared to show Temulun Togochog pushing commentator Liz Benichou to the ground and jumping on her during a free speech event.
The women allegedly threatened the U.S. president in separate social media posts, with one vowing to target his family and the other threatening to shoot him at a rally, according to court filings.
“The public targeting of Jewish businesses should alarm every person of conscience,” Jewish groups stated.
“They want to make sure that nobody else dares to put principle ahead of party,” Alyza Lewin, of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, told JNS. “That’s why I think they’re being particularly nasty.”
“In Mayor Mamdani’s New York City, Jewish schools, synagogues and now even the buses that carry our children are being targeted with hate,” Moshe Spern of United Jewish Teachers told JNS.
“I wear a Jewish star every day, prominently,” Tammy Caputi, a state House candidate, told JNS.
“Enough is enough. This must stop,” the Federation CJA and Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said.
The 190,000-member group’s leaders wrote that it has “held listening sessions” with Jewish psychologists.
“Justice will find you,” said Jennifer Runyan, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit field office.
During a search of James Thomas Ashbacher’s home, investigators said that they recovered stolen night vision goggles.
“All those intending on coming to this event know that supporting a proscribed organization is unlawful,” the Met Police said.
“If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, that’s what it is,” attorney Joe Sabag told JNS. “What I think we’re looking at here is BDS in function but not form.”