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Mike Johnson to host brother of Capital Jewish Museum shooting victim at State of the Union
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will bring Hanan Lischinsky, the brother of an Israeli Embassy staffer shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., last May, as his guest…
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7mNEA adopts new rules ahead of convention — but union members are reserving judgment
Following last year’s contentious assembly mired in allegations of antisemitism, the National Education Association — the nation’s largest teachers’ union — adopted new policies for its upcoming Denver convention aimed at preventing the same chaos, the NEA confirmed to Jewish Insider. “Leading up to this year’s Representative Assembly, we are taking significant steps to ensure all... <a href="">Read More</a>
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9mBuyer's remorse in Arizona
This briefing covers U.S.-Iran negotiations, primary race shifts in Arizona and Michigan, escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, and upcoming Fourth of July celebrations amidst significant geopolitical developments.
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3mIsraeli Embassy hosts Zionist LGBTQ celebration honoring Sarah Milgrim
Dozens of LGBTQ Jews and allies gathered Tuesday evening at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington for a Pride event hosted by the Israeli Embassy, with speakers honoring the legacy of slain embassy staffer Sarah Milgrim and reflecting on the challenges she faced in progressive spaces, despite being an ally of the community. The event, held... <a href="">Read More</a>
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5mNew poll shows Jewish voters feel Mamdani is pushing Democratic Party too far to the left
New polling data shows that a sizable majority of Jewish voters disapprove of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s job performance and fear he is pushing the Democratic Party too far to the left, in contrast with non-Jewish voters who hold a largely favorable view of the outspoken democratic socialist. The gap between Jewish and... <a href="">Read More</a>
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Top Colorado Democrat criticizes Kiros for continued refusal to call Boulder attack antisemitic
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee for governor, criticized his party’s socialist congressional nominee Melat Kiros for her refusal to describe the deadly firebombing of a Boulder, Colo., hostage awareness march last year as an act of antisemitism. Kiros, speaking last week to 9News, a local channel, declined to call the attack antisemitic,... <a href="">Read More</a>