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Satmar HQ condemns Mamdani for vetoing no protest buffer zones around educational facilities
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoes bill aimed at protecting educational institutions from protests, citing concerns over free speech and constitutional rights.
Trump administration probes NYC Education Department over pro-Palestinian group
Mamdani office has no definition of antisemitism after dropping IHRA, czar confirms
The scourge that is anti-Israel US politicians - opinion
Sponsored Times Square billboard claims 'Jesus is Palestinian,' wishes a 'Merry Christmas'
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and social justice nonprofit Slow Factory also declared in a collaborative social media post on Wednesday that "Jesus was a Palestinian born under occupation."
NYC Jewish-Syrian community buys two Jerusalem towers in deal worth over NIS 1 billion
SNIR Real Estate Agency CEO Nir Shmoul described the purchase as "the biggest deal in Israel's history."
Teenager detained after attempting to board US flight without a ticket at Ben-Gurion Airport
The boy's father reportedly lives in the US, and he was boarding a flight to NYC in order to visit him, according to N12.
Mamdani appointee resigns over past antisemitic online posts about ‘money hungry Jews’
Mamdani released a statement of his own, saying that “Catherine expressed her deep remorse over her past statements and tendered her resignation, and I accepted."
‘I’d rather be envied than erased’: NY Rabbi says Israel gives Jews power - interview
Rabbi Marc Schneier sat down with The Media Line to discuss antisemitism, Israel’s changing place in the world, and the political shifts reshaping Jewish life in New York and beyond.
Video shows Jewish man assaulted on NYC train, Danny Danon labels it 'deeply disturbing hate crime'
“This is a deeply disturbing hate crime targeting young Chabad men on a train in New York, whose only act was sharing the light of Hanukkah,” Danon posted on X/Twitter along with the footage.
New York leaders light menorah after Bondi Bay attack, call for Jewish solidarity and pride
Over a dozen New York police officers and members of Chevra Hatzalah could be seen on the outskirts of the crowd at Carl Schurz Park as Hanukkah songs blared over the speaker.
Rabbis who criticized Mamdani say they were ‘heartened’ after meeting with him on Thursday
Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and one of Mamdani’s loudest critics from the pulpit, was relatively complimentary of the mayor-elect in an interview.
Mamdani's views on Israel legitimize violence against Jews, Herzog says in NYC
“Returning to Zion and connecting to Israel are cornerstones of Jewish faith for thousands of years. Delegitimizing that right encourages violence and threatens religious freedom," said Herzog.
Eric Adams issues executive order barring BDS, throwing down gauntlet for successor Zohran Mamdani
The new executive order bars city officials from taking actions that would “discriminate” against Israel, Israeli citizens or entities otherwise associated with Israel.