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Berkeley to better protect Jews, reimburse $1 million in Brandeis Center legal fees
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (309+ words) The University of California, Berkeley and Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law said on Thursday that they settled a lawsuit alleging that the public school failed to address rising Jew-hatred adequately. Under the settlement terms, Berkely will stop…...
Israeli-founded companies created 20,000 jobs in California in 2024, report says
43+ min ago (1057+ words) Israeli-founded companies created more than 20,000 jobs in California and paid average earnings nearly double those of other companies in the state in 2024, according to a new report from the U.S.-Israel Business Alliance. "It's really interesting and helpful to actually quantify…...
Serbia blasts Albanese for ‘unacceptable interference’ after her latest criticism of Israel
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (293+ words) Serbia has sharply condemned Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, for what it described as "unacceptable interference in internal affairs," after she criticized the Balkan country's military cooperation with Israel. The diplomatic dispute follows Albanese's visit to…...
Tlaib accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Lebanon
49+ min ago (315+ words) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), a progressive member of the anti-Israel "squad" in Congress, accused Israel of carrying out "ethnic cleansing" in Lebanon and said there should be a total U.S. arms embargo on the Jewish state. "As we approach the celebration…...
Arizona county screening potential lawmakers for Jew-hatred
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (581+ words) Those who threw their hats in the ring to replace a Republican state lawmaker to represent Maricopa County, Ariz., had to fill out a questionnaire that asked, among other things, how they would fight the rise of Jew-hatred since Oct....
‘It’s not true,’ Lipstadt tells JNS of prof’s letter saying she shouldn’t speak at University of Washington
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (342+ words) Deborah Lipstadt, a historian and former U.S. special envoy for monitoring and combating anti-semitism in the Biden administration, told JNS that a University of Washington misrepresented her beliefs in a letter to the student paper, the Daily. Sasha Senderovich, assistant professor…...
Far-left lawmakers booed out of memorial event in Toulouse
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (162+ words) At the 14th annual commemoration ceremony on Thursday for the murder of four French Jews at a Jewish school in Toulouse, participants booed representatives of the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, forcing them to leave. LFI leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has called…...
Israir cancels regularly scheduled flights until Passover
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (127+ words) Israeli airline Israir announced on Thursday that it is canceling its regular scheduled flights planned through the end of March due to airspace restrictions and limited operations amid the war with Iran. Israel's second-largest carrier will continue outbound and inbound…...
Holocaust monument defaced in Hanover, Germany
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (485+ words) Unidentified individuals sprayed antisemitic slogans on a Holocaust memorial monument in the city of Hanover in Germany on Wednesday, the mayor said. "These slogans on the memorial in the heart of Hanover are yet another sign of how antisemitism all…...
WATCH: US forces destroy Iranian naval threats in Strait of Hormuz
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (200+ words) United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday released additional video footage showing strikes on Iranian warships. "U.S. forces are destroying Iranian naval targets that threaten international shipping in and near the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM tweeted. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar…...