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Anti-Israel candidate Zohran Mamdani wins New York Democratic mayoral primary

Controversial former governor Andrew Cuomo conceded to Mamdani late last night

By Jewish News Syndicate

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New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City (Image: Getty)

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempts to deport Mahmoud Khalil (Image: Getty)

Court blocks deportation of Columbia Palestine protester Mahmoud Khalil

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Elias Rodriguez, key suspect in the Washington shootings, is detained at the scene while chanting 'free Palestine' (Image: X/@MrAndyNgo)

Washington shooter fired 21 times in antisemitic double murder of Israeli embassy staff

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The UN Security Council is set to discuss a resolution about the return of hostages' remains (Image: Getty)

UN Security Council to discuss return of hostage bodies for first time since October 7

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March 14, 2025 09:52

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Palestine protestors occupy Barnard building after students expelled

Demonstrators called for an ‘amnesty’ for the pair, who were accused of ‘harassing’ Jewish peers

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February 28, 2025 12:12

Pro-Palestine protestors occupied an administrative building at Barnard College in response to the expulsion of two students who disrupted a class on Israeli history (Image: JNS)

New York renames Manhattan street ‘Yad Vashem way’

Israel’s Holocaust museum will be permanently marked in the city

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January 31, 2025 11:20

Image caption: A ceremony marked the designation of Yad Vashem Way on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Jan. 30, 2025. Photo by Vita Fellig

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)