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Howard Lutnick has been confirmed as US Secretary of Commerce (Image: Getty)

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

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‘Hamas cannot exist’ – Trump’s pick for Israel ambassador sets out ‘day after’ plans

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Mike Huckabee has predicted change 'of biblical proportions' in the Middle East during President Trump's second term (Image: Getty)

Investigation launched into ‘Jew-hatred’ at American universities

The Trump administration has pushed for a crackdown on campus antisemitism, particularly around pro-Palestine protests

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The US Department of Education has launched several investigations into antisemitism on university campuses, including at Columbia (Image: Getty)

Trump says there are 'no assurances’ Israel-Hamas ceasefire will hold

The new president also suggested that the Jewish State may be “too small” but declined to support controversial annexation proposals

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US President Donald Trump has said there are 'no guarantees' of a lasting peace as time ticks down on the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal (Image: Getty)

RFK Jr denies claim he said Covid was ‘targeted’ to ‘spare Jews’ in confirmation hearing

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RFK Jr denied that he had claimed Covid-19 was 'ethnically targeted' during a torrid Senate confirmation hearing (Image: C-Span)

Senate Democrats block ICC sanctions bill

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The Democratic contingent in the US Senate has blocked a bill that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu to be first foreign leader to meet Trump in second term

The meeting will be used to ‘promote security, stability and our shared democratic values’, according to Trump allies

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Benjamin Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader to meet President Trump during the latter's second term in the White House (Image: Getty)

Harvard adopts IHRA definition after settling antisemitism lawsuits

The agreement builds in protections against more contentious forms of Jew-hatred, including comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany

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January 22, 2025 10:52

Harvard University has settled a pair of lawsuits alleging antisemitic discrimination filed in the wake of pro-Palestine campus protests (Image: Getty)

White supremacist and members of neo-fascist group among ‘January 6 patriots’ pardoned by Trump

Another rioter who had their conviction quashed wore an antisemitic sweatshirt to the Capitol, while clemency was also extended to members of a neo-fascist group

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Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 people involved in the January 6 riots, including members of the far-right Proud Boys group (Image: Getty)

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Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson under fire after ‘antisemitic conspiracy’ posts revealed

Trump gives Hamas ‘last warning’ over hostages amid unprecedented bilateral talks

JD Vance appeared on podcast with host who called Sackler family ‘money lizards’

Steve Bannon accused of making ‘Nazi salute’ in conference speech

Who is Howard Lutnick, the ‘abandoned’ orphan with the fate of the global economy in his hands?

Israel ‘poised to strike’ Iran nuclear sites

Netanyahu says Israel will ‘resume fighting’ in Gaza unless hostages are returned Saturday

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