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Biden team sought to ‘get rid’ of Netanyahu for opposing Gaza plans

An aide to the former US President suggested that his administration considered trying to ‘trigger elections’ in Israel due to frustration with the prime minister’s approach to the war

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A former Biden aide has claimed that the administration considered trying to 'trigger elections' in Israel due to frustration with Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: Getty)

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Harvard University has released a long-awaited report into allegations of antisemitism on its campus (Pictured: Students leaving the campus in April 2025; Image: Getty)

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Harvard hostility makes it clear – it’s been Corbynised

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Martin Marks has reportedly been appointed as the White House liaison with the Jewish community (Image: X/Martinjmarks)

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Trump appoints Martin Marks as Jewish Community liaison

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US President Donald Trump has threatened sweeping new 'secondary sanctions' against importers of Iranian oil (Image: Getty)

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Iran could sell enriched uranium to the US under new nuclear deal

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The Antisemitism Awareness Act is effectively on hold after a fiery Senate committee sessions saw objections raised by both Democrats and Republicans, including Kentucky's Rand Paul (lower centre) (Image: Getty)

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Antisemitism Awareness Act on hold after fiery Senate hearing

By Andrew Bernard

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Harvard releases long-awaited report into campus antisemitism

By Andrew Bernard

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Meet the Jewish Democrats opposing Trump’s war on antisemitism

High profile politicians are speaking out against the US president’s policy on campus hate

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US scraps Unrwa’s legal immunity in major reversal of Biden-era policy

The decision could see the UN agency, which has been accused of employing Hamas operatives, hit with significant claims from the relatives of terror victims

By Jacob Jaffa

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April 25, 2025 10:50

The US has removed Unrwa's legal immunity, allowing Americans to sue the agency in federal court (Pictured: Unrwa Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini; Image: Getty)

Syria ‘willing’ to join Abraham Accords, claims Trump ally

Representative Cory Mills recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Damascus and expressed his ‘optimism’ regarding the country’s new president Ahmed Al-Sharaa

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 24, 2025 15:32

Syria's leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa has expressed willingness for his country to join the Abraham Accords, according to a US Representative newly returned from talks in Damascus (Image: Getty)

Pro-Palestine protestors hurl bottles at Ben-Gvir after speech

The far-right minister is on a tour of the US, including a dinner at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort

By Jacob Jaffa

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April 24, 2025 10:57

Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was confronted by a crowd of pro-Palestine protestors following his speech at Yale University (Image: Itamar Ben-Gvir's office)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

American antisemitism is ever more violent – from the left as well as the right

Anti-Zionism is fuelling violent attacks on American Jews

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Extensive fire damage to the Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion and Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence (Image: Getty)

Harvard sues Trump administration over $2.2 billion funding suspension

The Education Department insists the college has not done enough to address antisemitism on its campus, but the university has accused the government of trying to “take control” of the institution

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

April 22, 2025 14:06

Harvard University has sued the Trump administration over the suspension of its federal funding (Image: Getty)

Emily Damari and Ben Shapiro among torch lighters for Israeli Independence Day

An Olympic judoka and IDF war hero are also set to be honoured

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April 22, 2025 11:05

Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro is set to be among a group of 36 specially-selected torch lighters for Israeli Independence Day (Image: Getty)

Shapiro arson suspect indicates pro-Palestine motive for attack at governor’s family home

According to police, Cody Balmer called the Pennsylvania Democrat, who is Jewish, a ‘monster’ and objected to ‘what he wants to to do the Palestinian people’

By JC Reporter

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April 16, 2025 09:45

The main suspect in the arson attack at Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro's home has hinted that he was motivated by the Israel-Palestine conflict (Image: Getty)

Pro-Palestine activist arrested by ICE during US citizenship interview

Mohsen Mahdawi helped to organise demonstrations at Columbia University last year, which the Trump administration claim gave rise to multiple violent and antisemitic incidents

By Jacob Jaffa

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April 15, 2025 16:26

An organiser of last year's pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University has been arrested during his US citizenship interview, according to his lawyers (Image: CBS News)

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US politics

Biden team sought to ‘get rid’ of Netanyahu for opposing Gaza plans

Qatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector pay hike with $29m cash boost

Harvard hostility makes it clear – it’s been Corbynised

Trump appoints Martin Marks as Jewish Community liaison

Iran could sell enriched uranium to the US under new nuclear deal

Antisemitism Awareness Act on hold after fiery Senate hearing

Harvard releases long-awaited report into campus antisemitism

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