After 50 years, B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel Mariaschin warns fight against antisemitism continues
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: B’nai B’rith outgoing CEO Daniel Mariaschin reflects on changes in the Jewish world, after 50 years of advocacy.
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Times Square attacker receives two year sentence for group assault on Jewish man
Nigel Farage told peers Jews should be ‘gassed’ and ‘Hitler was right,’ former classmates claim
Eric Adams issues executive order barring BDS, throwing down gauntlet for successor Zohran Mamdani
Iran, Qatar, other foreign actors backing anti-Israel demonstrations, LA Israeli consulate says
The Israeli LA consulate warned that authorities need to pay attention to aggressive and violent protests before another Washington shooting occurs.
Man charged for giving terror literature to Manchester synagogue attacker
The 31-year-old British Pakistani was charged with one count of preparation for acts of terrorism not linked to the Heaton synagogue attack, and three counts of disseminating terrorist publications.
Jewish New Yorkers hold support rally for Park East Synagogue after anti-Israel protests
Hundreds of New York Jews and allies gathered in the cold for a support rally, weeks after Park East Synagogue was targeted by anti-Israel protestors calling to "globalize the Intifada.”
Harvard professor arrested by US immigration agents for firing pellet gun near synagogue
He agreed last month to plead guilty to illegally discharging the pellet gun and serve six months of pretrial probation.
JD Vance rejects claim that antisemitism is growing inside the GOP, breaking his silence on topic
Vice President JD Vance dismissed warnings of rising antisemitism in GOP circles, pushing back on conservatives who cite growing influence from far Right figures.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee advances Yehuda Kaploun as antisemitism envoy
All 12 committee Republicans supported Kaploun, while only two Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada, joined them.
US judge questions Trump administration's continued targeting of pro-Palestinian Tufts student
A federal judge questioned why ICE blocked Tufts PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk from campus work after her Gaza op-ed, raising concerns about retaliation for protected speech.
LA synagogue public safety event protested by anti-Israel activists
The protest was organized by Koreatown for Palestine and Nodutdol for Korean Community Development who took issue with the Israeli Los Angeles Consulate's involvement in the event.
UK pro-Palestinian activist: Raid on Elbit factory aimed at destroying weapons
All six are charged with aggravated burglary, violent disorder, and criminal damage, with one of Head's co-defendants also charged with causing grievous bodily harm.
Harvard, Columbia quietly promote individuals involved in antisemitic incidents
A Harvard graduate who assaulted a Jewish classmate has been given a graduate teaching fellowship, and a Columbia Associate Professor who blocked Jewish students has been promoted to full Professor
