Melissa Langsam Braunstein

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Survey of Jewish staff shows the US academy is ‘broken’

A new report details anti Jewish activity on campus

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Protestors at Harvard University (Image: Getty)

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) speaks during a New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani press conference (Image: Getty)

Nadler failed his Jewish base – who will replace him?

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File photo of a Vueling Airlines flight (Getty)

Flying to Spain might yet get safer for Jews

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US Sen. John Ossoff (D-GA) speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris on July 30, 2024 (Image: Getty)

Republicans seize the ground on antisemitism and Israel that Democrats abandon

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Recognising a Palestinian state is consistent with a long history of French policy in the Middle East

Americans shouldn’t be surprised at the French President’s announcement

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July 30, 2025 11:12

President Macron has announced that France will recognise a Palestinian state in September

How America’s left and right are weaponising Epstein’s legacy

Years after his death, the disgraced financier has become political ammunition, fuelling Democratic fantasies and MAGA infighting. As so often, it’s bad news for Jews

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July 25, 2025 13:32

A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Epstein Files on July 23, 2025 in New York City. (Image: Getty)

The left’s war on the ADL is a warning to American Jewry

The campaign to expel the Anti-Defamation League from progressive spaces – most recently by the National Education Association – reveals how anti-Zionism has become a litmus test

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July 18, 2025 16:36

Gal Gadot receives the International Leadership award at ADL Never Is Now at Javits Center on March 04, 2025 in New York City. (Image: Getty)

The American schools spreading antisemitism in the classroom

Anti-Jewish hate is a growing problem in the US education system

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July 8, 2025 10:30

What awaits Jewish children at American schools? (Photo: Getty Images)

Christians unite for Israel at a summit with a very Jewish feel

Millions of Americans are members of Christians United for Israel, and their 20th annual summit emphasised their support for the Jewish community

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July 2, 2025 10:18

Israeli and American flags at the CUFI summit (Photo: CUFI)

Democrat hatred of Trump distorts reality

The response to the airstrikes on Iran was seriously off base

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June 30, 2025 11:27

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) walks to the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives voted on a series of bills including an interim spending bill it passed to fund the government, which will now go to the Senate for consideration. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Qatari money, priorities and interests are now woven into many US universities

Universities must reconsider their values, for the sake of America’s future

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June 19, 2025 10:16

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather for a mock trial against the University of Michigan's Board of Regents on the university's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 21, 2025. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Ted Cruz renews bid to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terror group

The senator’s new bill revives a long-running debate: is the Brotherhood a terror threat hiding in plain sight – or too complex for a one-size-fits-all designation?

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June 11, 2025 14:35