Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat, launches bid for New Jersey governor
Gottheimer, 49, is a moderate, pro-Israel Democrat who was just elected to his fifth term in the U.S. House
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Will Scharf, co-founder of ‘Jews Against Soros,’ is Trump’s new White House staff secretary
Scharf faced antisemitic attacks during his failed run for Missouri attorney general
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary nominee, has multiple Christian and Crusades-inspired tattoos
Hegseth opposes the two-state solution and supports exclusive Israeli sovereignty in the Holy Land. He has also said the idea of rebuilding the biblical Temple on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount is a “miracle” that could happen in our lifetimes.
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Lindsay Gottlieb and her USC squad are off to another strong start this year. Plus: the Pittsburgh Penguins's unveil a Hebrew jersey.
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Just add hot water? Matzah balls for the harried home cook
Both iconic brands and new startups are getting into the matzo ball game, offering products that shortens the time from kitchen to table
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Senate moves to pass contentious antisemitism bill targeting anti-Israel activity on campuses
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer added the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act as an amendment to the defense spending bill
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Trump taps RFK Jr., whose anti-vaccine activism has included antisemitic comments, to lead Dept. of Health and Human Services
Kennedy has claimed that COVID was “ethnically targeted” to avoid Ashkenazi Jews, and has compared vaccine mandates to the Holocaust
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A Ben & Jerry’s battle over Israel, long frozen, thaws anew amid Gaza war
In a new lawsuit, the ice cream brand accuses its parent company of censorship, threats and intimidation related to Ben & Jerry’s pro-Palestinian activism
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Fearing Amsterdam-style violence, Paris police deploy en masse to France-Israel soccer match
Though Israel warned its citizens not to attend the game, 150 supporters of the national team will attend under police guard
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Close to 90 congressional Democrats urge Biden to sanction Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir
Both ministers have pushed for Israeli annexation of part or all of the West Bank, a policy that the incoming Donald Trump administration may support
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U of Michigan student president impeached after calling critics ‘Zionists’
The school’s student government has been in turmoil for months over the president’s efforts to get Michigan to divest from Israel
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