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Can New York keep hate at safe distance from shuls?

Democrats should support a proper buffer to protect synagogues from aggressive protests. But what may matter most under Mayor Zohran Mamdani is the willingness to enforce the law

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Image: Getty)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: A visitor holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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The Democrats’ ominous anti-Zionist turn

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Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. (Image: Getty)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

The Republicans’ choice: Copy the Democrats or reject extremists?

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

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Nadler failed his Jewish base – who will replace him?

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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)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Republicans seize the ground on antisemitism and Israel that Democrats abandon

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Texas Democrat apologises for comparing electoral district change to the Holocaust

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Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Image: Getty)

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The swing state where Democrats fear Gaza vote the most

Michigan is a crucial path to victory for both parties in the November presidential election

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September 25, 2024 08:17

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in Dearborn, Michigan (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

By Dominic Green

The Middle East is paying for Biden’s delusional views

In 12 months of war, why hasn’t the administration tackled the threat from Hezbollah?

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September 25, 2024 08:03

US President Joe Biden, during a visit to in Israel in 2023 (photo: Getty Images)

Who is Josh Stein, the man trying to be North Carolina’s first Jewish governor?

Josh Stein, whose opponent has called himself a “Black Nazi,” is leading in the polls for the gubernatorial race this November

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

September 22, 2024 16:54

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is leading in the polls for the governor race against opponent Mark Robinson. (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Will Kamala Harris’s vagueness on Israel be enough for America’s Jews?

The carefully curated presentations were refracted through the party’s studied silence about their Corbynism and its related, seismic shift on Israel

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August 23, 2024 14:04

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden on the opening day of the convention (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Parents of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin plead for his release in emotional DNC speech

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg urged a ceasefire deal that includes the release of the hostages, including their son Hersh Goldberg-Polin

By Eliana Jordan

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August 22, 2024 13:41

Jon Polin (L) and Rachel Goldberg, parents of slain US hostage Hersh Goldberg Polin will attend Trump's inauguration (Photo: Getty Images)

Call to ‘bring the war home’ as Gaza protesters storm police lines near Israeli consulate in Chicago

More than a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after violent clashes in city hosting Democratic National Convention

By Rosa Doherty

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August 21, 2024 10:51

Heavy clashes between police and protesters (Photo: Screenshot X/Twitter: @ScooterCasterNY)

Democrats reassert commitment to supporting Israel in 2024 party platform

The 2024 party platform highlights the Biden-Harris administration’s dedication to security of Israel and negotiation of ceasefire agreement in Gaza

By Eliana Jordan

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August 20, 2024 11:52

US President Joe Biden speaks on stage on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on 19 August, 2024. (Photo by MAHKA ESLAMI/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Few Jewish speakers to feature at Democratic National Convention amid largescale pro-Palestine protests

Israel will not be given extensive attention at Chicago convention where Kamala Harris and Tim Walz prepare to accept party nominations

By Eliana Jordan

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August 19, 2024 13:38

Pro-Palestine protesters march ahead of the Democratic National Convention on 18 August, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The convention runs August 19-22. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Doug Emhoff ‘had affair with nanny’ in previous marriage

Despite the affair his ex-wife says she is ‘really proud of the warm and supportive blended family’ they have built

By JC Reporter

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August 5, 2024 13:03

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Can New York keep hate at safe distance from shuls?

The Democrats’ ominous anti-Zionist turn

The Republicans’ choice: Copy the Democrats or reject extremists?

Nadler failed his Jewish base – who will replace him?

Republicans seize the ground on antisemitism and Israel that Democrats abandon

Texas Democrat apologises for comparing electoral district change to the Holocaust

What Britain’s Corbyn era can teach American Jews

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