On a typical Shabbat in Teaneck, streets are blocked off outside of major synagogues. Uniformed off-duty police officers, paid by the shuls for the morning, stand near a cruiser parked nearby or …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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11/8/17
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A speech at Princeton University by Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely went on as planned on Monday, even after it was canceled by the campus Hillel, the program’s original sponsor.
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JTA
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11/8/17
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The former leader of a nationalist political party in Britain with close ties to President Donald Trump said that American Jews have a disproportionate influence over politics.
Nigel Farage, the …
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JTA
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11/1/17
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On May 2, Israel’s Independence Day, Texas state Rep. Phil King stood smiling as Gov. Greg Abbott signed King’s bill banning the state from doing business with …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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10/25/17
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The American Jewish Historical Society has canceled two events associated with a Jewish group that supports the BDS movement.
The decision to cancel the events came from a small portion of the …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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10/25/17
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A prominent British neo-Nazi and white supremacist has come out as gay and revealed his Jewish heritage.
Kevin Wilshaw, 58, a former National Front organizer, announced Tuesday on …
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JTA
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10/18/17
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The University of Florida, home to the largest Jewish student body in the country, was for an on-campus speech on Thursday afternoon by white supremacist leader Richard Spencer …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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10/18/17
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“Today no one talks about Israel in synagogue, because the Jewish leadership doesn’t want to approach a point of conflict,” Shoham Nicolet, CEO of the Israeli-American Council …
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By Erez Linn, Israel Hayom via JNS
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10/18/17
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WASHINGTON — A group of student leaders from a major American university meets in eastern Jerusalem with Palestinian students on the campus of Al-Quds University …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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10/18/17
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Ahead of former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters’s Canadian tour, B’nai Brith Canada and award-winning filmmaker Ian Halperin will premiere a new film this week — “Wish You …
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By Adam Abrams, JNS
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10/3/17
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