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The biggest problem in American leadership is being 'too cute' on antisemitism - opinion

Current officials have wink-and-nodded their way through years of rising anti-Jewish hatred, offering just enough condemnation to seem responsible while doing just enough nothing to stay comfortable.

University of Michigan professor Derek Peterson praises campus pro-Palestinian protesters during his commencement speech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 2, 2026.
Artist David Hockney poses in front of his work during the "Do You Remember They Can't Cancel The Spring - David Hockney 25" Exhibition at Louis Vuitton Foundation on April 7, 2025 in Paris, France.

David Hockney, one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, dies at 88

A general view of FIFA World Cup 2026 signage at Kansas City Stadium on June 08, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Iranian-Americans call on FIFA to expel Iran from World Cup

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dances near supporters while attending her election night watch party as she runs for reelection in the Los Angeles mayoral race during the California primary election in Los Angeles, June 2, 2026.

Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt head to November run-off in Los Angeles mayoral race


500 LA leaders, Michael Douglas call for action after UC Regent's home vandalized, surrounded

The Jewish Federation Los Angeles urged accountability for last Wednesday's protest demanding UC adopt anti-Israel policies at the United Talent Agency's vice chairman's home.

 Police officers stand guard, on the day a pro-Palestinian activists' set up an encampment, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California, US, May 23, 2024.

Biden signs with Los Angeles talent agency

"President Biden is one of America's most respected and influential voices in national and global affairs," said Richard Lovett, co-chairman of CAA.

 US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025.

From tragedy to innovation: Israeli ingenuity tackles global wildfire challenges - opinion

As I watch the Los Angeles fires unfold, I’m painfully reminded that these challenges are universal. Fire doesn’t recognize borders, and neither should our solutions.

 FLAMES AND smoke rise into the air during the Carmel forest fire, near Haifa, in 2010.

LA Jews are all mourners now, experiencing both grief and hope - opinion

The lessons of this period will last a lifetime. Through our prayers, through the fires, through the peril, through the joys, through the tears - hope will return.

 Rabbi Nicole Guzik, center, with her husband Rabbi Erez Sherman and daughter Annie before Annie's bat mitzvah in January 2025.

A chill in the air at Sundance

An exclusive dispatch for the Post from the famed indie film festival.

 PRO-ISRAEL demonstrators on Main Street in Park City.

Repair the World mobilizes Jewish volunteers for Los Angeles wildfire relief

“As the devastation caused by wildfires continues to unfold...now is the time to live our Jewish values and take action to support those in need,” said the director of Repair the World in LA

 The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center smolders after burning in the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 8, 2025.

Grapevine January 25, 2025: Organizational fever

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

 FROM LEFT: WIZO stalwarts Esther Mor, Anat Vidor, and Anita Friedman.

Israel sends firefighting and rescue experts to aid US with LA fire

"The special relationship between America and Israel on display!" The House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans said on X Saturday.

 An air tanker drops fire retardant at the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, as seen from Woodland Hills, neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 11, 2025.

Trump announces sweeping first-day executive orders and record declassifications

Classified documents regarding the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK are to be released. Trump added that "other topics of great interest" will have classified records declassified.

 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025.

Lev Echad sends aid delegation to Los Angeles wildfire zones

The delegation consists of members with experience in emergency response to disasters.

 The Lev Echad delegation leaves for Los Angeles to provide aid to the areas affected by the wildfires. January 14, 2025.