Zohran MamdaniZohran Mamdani appoints liberal Zionist to lead Office to Combat AntisemitismPhylisa Wisdom has previously spoken out against the BDS movement, an anti-Israel initiative supported by the New York City mayorBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
By Melissa Langsam BraunsteinFrom heckler’s veto to divestment: how Jewish life is under assault in New YorkThe community and its friends need a forceful, coordinated response, reminding the authorities that laws define who can participate in American society – not random anti-Zionists3 min read
New York Man arrested after car ramming attack on Chabad world headquarters in New YorkThe NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime and has stepped up security at synagogues in the cityBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
New YorkWorkers at Israeli-owned NYC bakery demand ‘end of Zionist projects’ in unionisation pushEmployees of Breads Bakery, famous for its babka and rugelach, specifically cited the business’s participation in a Jewish food festival, which they claimed was connected to IDF fundraisingBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Zohran MamdaniTop Mamdani aide praised activist who asked if US would ‘hunt down and kill’ IDF soldiersZahra Billoo, who has compared Hamas striking Israel to a ‘woman punching her rapist’, was hailed as a ‘treasure’ and a ‘gift…to Muslims worldwide’ by Ramzi KassemBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
New York Antisemitic incidents accounted for 57% of all hate crimes in New York City in 2025‘Antisemitism continues to be the most persistent hate threat that we face,’ NYPD Commisioner Jessica Tisch saidBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IsraelTel Aviv stock exchange courts New York-listed Israeli companies after Mamdani inaugurationThe new mayor’s history of anti-Israel rhetoric seemingly presents an opportunity to grow the Jewish state’s financial sectorBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Rob Reiner remembered by owner of NYC deli where iconic ‘When Harry Met Sally’ orgasm scene setReiner was a ‘friend of Katz’s Deli in so many ways’, said Jake DellBy Katie Grant1 min read||December 19, 2025 15:25
‘My heart dropped’: New York couple find ‘free Palestine’ note in Chanukah gift from Bloomingdale’sThe store has apologised, offered a refund and opened an investigationBy Siam Goorwich1 min read||December 17, 2025 13:29
Herzog blasts Mamdani’s ‘outrageous’ rhetoric on IsraelRecent developments in New York City had ‘raised a red flag’, the Israeli president saidBy Siam Goorwich1 min read||December 9, 2025 11:00
Charedi child molester returns to court seeking shorter sentence in politically-charged hearingNechemya Weberman has the backing of Brooklyn’s district attorney, but his victims claim the prospect of clemency could hinder efforts to stamp out abuse in the strictly-Orthodox communityBy Jacob Jaffa3 min read||November 24, 2025 15:54
New York City imam leads Muslim student walkout of university interfaith event after row with Jewish speakerThe imam, named only as ‘Abdullah’, reportedly went from praising Allah, to advocating Sharia law, to demanding Muslim attendees leave because of the presence of a ‘Zionist’By Jamie Shapiro1 min read||November 19, 2025 15:20
Punk icon Patti Smith reveals she is half JewishThe musician says in her new memoir that she discovered eight years ago her patrilineal ancestry was ‘100 per cent Ashkenazi’By Daniel Ben-David2 min read||November 9, 2025 11:30
Mamdani condemns ‘disgusting’ antisemitic graffiti in one of first tweets as New York mayorSome pro-Israel Jewish activists say his words are too little, too lateBy Siam Goorwich1 min read||November 6, 2025 16:54
Anti-Israel Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani elected New York mayorMamdani faced allegations of antisemitism during the campaign, but pledged to ‘never waver’ in combating Jew-hateBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||November 5, 2025 07:44
Self-proclaimed ‘Jew-hater’ jailed over assault at anti-Israel protestTarek Bazrouk was accused of targeting Jews at protests in the city over the course of 2024 and 2025By Jamie Shapiro1 min read||October 31, 2025 11:22
