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Fightback against Mamdani begins at shul this Shabbat

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Zohran Mamdani, newly elected as mayor of New York (Photo by ANGELINA KATSANIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City on April 16, 2025. Voters will head to the polls on June 24, 2025, to vote in the Democratic primary in the New York City mayoral election. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Barbarians from both political extremes are at the gates – and they share a hatred of Jews and Israel

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Studying in a Miami yeshiva: Long days of study, hands-on outreach, and no regrets

By Binyamin Jayson

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Congregation Bonai Shalom Rabbi Marc Soloway at a vigil for the victims of the Shavuot Boulder firebombing (Getty)

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‘Jewish life here cannot be extinguished’ says British rabbi leading Boulder congregation after tragic attack

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Smoke rises over the southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025 (Credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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Israel to continue ceasefire talks in Doha on Sunday despite ‘unacceptable’ latest amendments from Hamas

By Daniel Ben-David

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US to complete near-total military withdrawal from Syria

US envoy Tom Barrack said only three American bases remain in the country, with plans in place to scale down to only one.

By Shachar Kleiman

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The US' special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, has confirmed it will be consolidating its armed forces in the country to a single base (Image: Getty)

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Israel can’t be expected to sustain terrorists intent on its destruction

If not handled correctly, aid will be less about saving civilians than saving Hamas

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Hamas fighters gather at the site of the handing over of Israeli hostages at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on February 22, 2025. Hamas's armed wing confirmed it will hand over on February 22 six hostages held alive in the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. (Photo by Saeed Jaras / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by SAEED JARAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Houthi intelligence chief reported killed in US airstrikes

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth had said things were ‘about to get worse’ for the rebel group

By Daniel Ben-David

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April 8, 2025 10:36

People assess the damage following a previous round of airstrikes in Yemen's Hodeida governorate, April 2, 2025. (Credit: -/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is Jeff Goldberg? The Jewish journalist at the heart of a group chat scandal that rocked Washington

Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a top-secret group chat of US leaders and security officials

By Jane Prinsley

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March 25, 2025 15:03

Columbia University janitors claim anti-Israel encampment accused them of being ‘Jew-lovers’ and spray painted swastikas around campus

The charge comes after the Trump Administration announced it would be cutting up to $400 million in funding over the Ivy League school’s failure to tackle antisemitism

By Daniel Ben-David

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March 18, 2025 17:55

A maintenance crew member confronts demonstrators attempting to barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, April 30, 2024 (Credit: Alex Kent/Getty Images)

Meet the sex therapist rabbi who heals Jews, Christians and Muslims alike

Dr Caleb Jacobson is a specialist in the sexual healing of Abrahamic faiths

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Super Bowl dancer banned for life from NFL games after unfurling Palestine flag during Kendrick Lamar performance

The half-time performance continued without interruption as the person was escorted away

By Imogen Garfinkel

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February 10, 2025 10:55

A dancer holds a combined Sundanese-Palestinian flag with the words "Gaza" and "Sudan" as US rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during the Super Bowl LIX Chiefs vs Eagles Halftime Show (Getty Images)

Professor resigns over Columbia University pro- Hamas lecturer teaching Zionism course

The professor said it was like “having a White nationalist teach about the US Civil Rights movement and the struggle for Black equality”

By Ellie Grant

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December 17, 2024 12:24

Joseph Massad’s published views on October 7, which he described as 'astounding' and 'awesome' (Image: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)

Biden criticised after being photographed walking out of bookshop with ‘one-sided’ anti-Israel book

It is unclear if he purchased the book himself

By Daniel Ben-David

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December 5, 2024 10:04

US President Joe Biden walks out of a bookshop with son Hunter Biden, grandson Beau and daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen Biden in Nantucket, Massachusetts, November 29, 2024 (Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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America

Fightback against Mamdani begins at shul this Shabbat

Follow Tucker Carlson and you’ll fall off a cliff

Barbarians from both political extremes are at the gates – and they share a hatred of Jews and Israel

Studying in a Miami yeshiva: Long days of study, hands-on outreach, and no regrets

‘Jewish life here cannot be extinguished’ says British rabbi leading Boulder congregation after tragic attack

Israel to continue ceasefire talks in Doha on Sunday despite ‘unacceptable’ latest amendments from Hamas

Donald Trump: ‘You can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon’

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