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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > jewish-community-advocates-urge-us-civil-rights-commission-take-campus-antisemitism-seriously

Jewish Community Advocates Urge US Civil Rights Commission to Take Campus Antisemitism Seriously

41+ min ago  (172+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 Jewish community advocates and civil rights lawyers discussed the campus antisemitism crisis in American higher education during two days of briefings and public comment held by the US Commission on Civil Rights last week, urging the agency…...

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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > german-minister-walks-out-berlinale-winner-accuses-germany-aiding-gaza-genocide-acceptance-speech

German Minister Walks Out After Berlinale Winner Accuses Germany of Aiding Gaza ‘Genocide’ in Acceptance Speech

1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (370+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 German Minister of Environment Carsten Schneider walked out of the awards ceremony at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) on Saturday after a Palestinian-Syrian filmmaker accused Germany of being "partners in the genocide in Gaza by Israel…...

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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > israels-bobsled-team-clarifies-withdrew-last-day-winter-olympics-wanting-lineup-switch

Israel’s Bobsled Team Clarifies It Withdrew From Last Day of Winter Olympics After Wanting Lineup Switch

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (545+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 Israel's four-man bobsled team withdrew from the last day of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday after there were issues with how the team wanted to change its lineup mid-competition and allow its alternate to participate. However,…...

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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > paris-kosher-restaurant-doused-acid-amid-surge-antisemitism-france

Paris Kosher Restaurant Doused With Acid Amid Surge in Antisemitism Across France

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (537+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 A kosher restaurant in Paris has been vandalized with acid, damaging the facility and leading the prosecutor's office to open an investigation into what authorities suspect was an antisemitism attack. Employees at Kokoriko, an eatery located in…...

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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > no-way-disarm-hamas-without-israel-taking-all-gaza-former-general-says

‘No Way’ to Disarm Hamas Without Israel Taking All of Gaza, Former General Says

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (799+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 Israel will need to take over all of Gaza to meet its war objectives, a senior reserve Israeli general said, as the United States moves ahead with plans to assemble a multinational stabilization force that is not…...

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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > when-new-york-and-public-institutions-decide-which-hate-matters

When New York and Public Institutions Decide Which Hate Matters

2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (822+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 New York City is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. For generations, Jews here have built schools, businesses, synagogues, and civic institutions with the assumption that this city, whatever its flaws, understands the cost…...

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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > iranian-students-protest-third-day-us-pressure-mounts

Iranian Students Protest for Third Day as US Pressure Mounts

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (321+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 Iranian students'defied authorities with'protests for a'third'day'on Monday, weeks after security forces crushed mass unrest with thousands killed and as the United States weighs possible air strikes against the Islamic Republic. State media outlets reported'students'chanting anti-government slogans at…...

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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > us-military-begins-withdrawing-main-base-northeast-syria-syrian-sources-say

US Military Begins Withdrawing From Main Base in Northeast Syria, Syrian Sources Say

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (332+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 Dozens of trucks, some carrying armored vehicles, departed the'base'at Qasrak in Hasakah province on Monday morning, witnesses said. Reuters footage later showed the trucks moving along a highway on the outskirts of the city of Qamishli. A…...

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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > us-pulling-non-essential-staff-embassy-beirut-amid-iran-tensions

US Pulling Non-Essential Staff From Embassy in Beirut Amid Iran Tensions

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (474+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 "We continuously assess the security environment, and based on our latest review, we determined it prudent to reduce our footprint to'essential'personnel," said a senior State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The'Embassy'remains operational with core'staff'in place....

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algemeiner.com > 02/23/2026 > the-day-i-hid-my-star-of-david-necklace

The Day I Hid My Star of David Necklace

5+ hour, 17+ min ago  (660+ words) Monday, February 23rd | 6 Adar 5786 There are moments when a small object can feel unbearably heavy. For me, it was my Star of David necklace " a delicate piece, inherited through generations, usually worn without a second thought. But recently, for the first…...