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PA paid out $200m in pay-for-slay despite pledge to end scheme, US claims

The State Department reportedly filed evidence to Congress that the programme, which provides funding to the families of convicted terrorists, continued under a different name

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026 (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: Co-Chair of Board of Trustees at Columbia University Claire Shipman testifies before the House Committee on Education & the Workforce at Rayburn House Office Building on April 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on â€œColumbia in Crisis: Columbia Universityâ€™s Response to Antisemitism.â€ (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Melissa Langsam Braunstein

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Columbia gets another leader, but will anything change?

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WASHINGTON DC, USA: (FILE PHOTO) The triple handshake between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (L), US President Jimmy Carter (C) and Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin seals the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treat March 26, 1979 on the White House lawn in Washington DC. Three years later, Jewish settlers resisted evacuation from their Sinai Desert settlements and now, 22 years after that, another generation of settlers in the Gaza Strip are threatening a last stand against forced removal should ruling Prime Minister Ariel Sharon go through with his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Tel Or Beni/GPO/Getty Images)

Former US president Jimmy Carter, peace broker and Israel critic, dies at 100

By Andrew Bernard

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at a Judiciary Committee Hearing to examine stemming the tide of hate crimes in America, in Washington, Sept. 17, 2024. Credit: Daniel Rios/U.S. Senate.

US Senator threatens to sanction allies including UK if ICC warrant against Netanyahu is enforced

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Donald Trump pumps his fist (Getty Images)

Nicole Lampert

By Nicole Lampert

It’s not surprising that the strongman won, but we should be careful what we wish for

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Former Chicago Public School Board President Mitchell Ikenna Johnson resigned on Thursday after his antisemitic social media posts were circulated online. (Photo: Screenshot via CBS)

Chicago Public School Board President resigns over ‘antisemitic’ social media posts

By Eliana Jordan

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Students walk out from the George Washington University commencement ceremony on the National Mall on May 19 in Washington, DC (Getty Images)

October 7 brought Western Jews’ holiday from history to a hard stop

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

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Trump says Iran should be blown ‘to smithereens’ if it is plotting to kill him

US intelligence has warned of threats from Tehran against the presidential candidate’s life

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September 26, 2024 10:16

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Dominic Green

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

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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)

US gives up hope of ceasefire deal before November elections

American officials have admitted the sides are still too far apart

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September 22, 2024 12:17

Israelis protest outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv for the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza (Flash90)

Melissa Langsam Braunstein

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

This blatant discrimination against Jews is a red flag about the state of American society

Americans who were previously careful to claim they were “anti-Zionist, not antisemitic” have been emboldened since October 7

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September 18, 2024 10:30

Rally in Union Square, NYC on September 2, 2024 (Getty Images)

At long last, measures to help Jews feel safer on campus

There are signs that some universities are trying to make life better for Jewish students

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

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September 6, 2024 16:18

Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before a congressional a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

US ‘warned Britain privately’ against suspending arms sales

Biden administration said it did not believe Israel had violated international humanitarian law

By Rosa Doherty

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September 4, 2024 09:55

President Joe Biden (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Dominic Green

By Dominic Green

Doug Emhoff’s Jewishness can’t hide what a Harris administration would mean for Jews and Israel

First Jew, Second Gentleman, Third Rate

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August 27, 2024 12:18

Doug Emhoff (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)

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