Ilhan OmarIlhan Omar praises ‘brave’ students during visit to Columbia anti-Israel campThe encampment has sparked similar protests across the USBy Faygie Holt2 min read
Gaza hostagesWorld leaders including Biden, Sunak and Macron call for ‘immediate release’ of hostagesIn a rare joint statement, leaders from the UK, US, France, Thailand and more urge Hamas to ‘let us end this crisis’By Eliana Jordan1 min read
Campus antisemitismCampuses in chaos: Over 100 arrested as anti-Israel protests spread across the USPolice have been called to disperse demonstrations at universities in Texas, California and Rhode Island as student activists follow encampment model at Columbia UniversityBy Eliana Jordan5 min read
Gaza hostagesHamas releases video of US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-PolinHis parents called the video, the first proof of life since his abduction, "overwhelming,"By JC Reporter1 min read
Columbia UniversityColumbia University: Gaza encampment told to clear out or face ‘alternative options’President Minouche Shafik faces mounting calls for her resignation as protests continue across US campusesBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
Columbia UniversityBiden denounces ‘blatant antisemitism’ at Columbia University as Jewish students urged to leave campusExplosive protests at the New York City college have made the campus ‘unsafe for Jewish students’By Rosa Doherty5 min read
USA PoliticsAmerican Jews concerned about their safetyPoll shows most people want a ceasefire, with the hostages releasedBy JC Reporter1 min read
Joe BidenJoe Biden confuses Haifa with Rafah, warns Israel: ‘Don’t move on Haifa’The US president made the blunder during a stop on his campaign trail in PennsylvaniaBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
UniversitiesColumbia University president admits antisemitism is a serious problem on US college campusesAppearing before Congress, Minouche Shafik defended Columbia’s efforts to combat antisemitismBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
antisemitismUS House of Representatives passes resolution branding ‘From the river to the sea’ chant antisemiticThe motion characterising the emotive slogan as Jew-hate passed with a huge majorityBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
IsraelUS poised to back Rafah operation in exchange for Israel dropping major Iran strikeNetanyahu has reportedly backtracked on a pre-approved military response to Iran’s attackBy JC Reporter2 min read
USAFire destroys New York synagogue and scrollsThe New York blaze took hours to controlBy Faygie Holt1 min read
GoogleGoogle workers arrested in New York and California after sit-in against IsraelSome staff members have demanded that Google withdraw from a $1.2 billion contract to provide services to the Israeli governmentBy Rosa Doherty1 min read
USA ‘national antisemitism emergency’: Cases of Jew-hate in the US at highest level since records beganThe number of synagogue bomb threats more than trebled in 2023, while physical assaults and online threats also soaredBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
BaseballBaseball player cheered for wearing Magen David belt on the fieldHarrison Bader hit the winning run in the New York Mets’ win over the Pittsburgh PiratesBy Faygie Holt1 min read
USAAmerican Jews have sent nearly a billion dollars to Israel since October 7More than $800 million in donations were made to the Jewish Federations of North AmericaBy Faygie Holt1 min read
