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Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Melissa Langsam Braunstein

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Democrat hatred of Trump distorts reality

The response to the airstrikes on Iran was seriously off base

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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)

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)

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

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US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Image: Getty)

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

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Zohran Mamdani goes for a handshake while coming on stage at his rally at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn New York on May 4 2025. (Photo by Madison Swart / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by MADISON SWART/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

Who will be New York’s next mayor? For Jews, the Democrat choices aren’t great

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The vicious media lynching of Senator John Fetterman

Antizionists are making an example of a Democrat who dares to back Israel – and his own party is letting it happen

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May 16, 2025 14:45

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) questions tech leaders in artificial intelligence during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tech leaders from OpenAI, Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CoreWeave testified about the global artificial intelligence race and how the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Harvard hostility makes it clear – it’s been Corbynised

The university’s own report contains many examples of Jews being badly treated

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May 6, 2025 16:29

Harvard University has released a long-awaited report into allegations of antisemitism on its campus (Pictured: Students leaving the campus in April 2025; Image: Getty)

Meet the Jewish Democrats opposing Trump’s war on antisemitism

High profile politicians are speaking out against the US president’s policy on campus hate

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April 29, 2025 10:00

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Getty)

American antisemitism is ever more violent – from the left as well as the right

Anti-Zionism is fuelling violent attacks on American Jews

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April 23, 2025 14:40

Extensive fire damage to the Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion and Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence (Image: Getty)

Will Trump lower Israel’s tariffs?

Netanyahu is hoping that he can get a deal with the American president

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April 8, 2025 15:09

Columbia gets another leader, but will anything change?

Opinions differ about the university’s new president

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April 4, 2025 16:56

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: Co-Chair of Board of Trustees at Columbia University Claire Shipman testifies before the House Committee on Education & the Workforce at Rayburn House Office Building on April 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on â€œColumbia in Crisis: Columbia Universityâ€™s Response to Antisemitism.â€ (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Why Huckabee is a great choice for US ambassador to Israel

Beyond strong Christian support, Huckabee has experience building bridges with some American Jews

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March 25, 2025 09:26

Mike Huckabee, the then-Republican presidential candidate, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in 2016. (Credit: Israeli Prime Minister's Office)

The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil is driving a wedge between American Jews

Leading Democratic politicians have spoken out against the activist’s arrest

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March 18, 2025 10:35

Protestors gather to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil (Getty)

Support for Israel in the US is dipping – can we believe the polls?

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March 14, 2025 17:00

The White House has confirmed that the Trump administration has entered unprecedented direct negotiations with Hamas (Image: Getty)

American Jews buck the US trend and turn away from religion

But will antisemitism on dating sites change the picture in the future?

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March 5, 2025 10:55

New York, USA, April 11, 2023 - A Jewish Hasidic family crosses a street in South Williamsburg - Brooklyn. Several yellow school buses in the background.

A New York protest turned violent, but there is hope

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March 3, 2025 15:03

A pro-Palestinian protest and pro-Israel counterprotest in the heavily Jewish neighbourhood of Borough Park, Brooklyn (Image: X)

At last there’s progress on fighting antisemitism in the US

The Antisemitism Awareness Act has been stalled for years. But now that’s changed

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February 11, 2025 10:16

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - JULY 20: Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald J. Trump holds his first public campaign rally with his running mate, Vice Presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) (not pictured), at the Van Andel Arena on July 20, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is also Trump's first public rally since he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13. Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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