Jewish communities under increased threat amid Iran war, Jewish safety org says

U.S., Iran trade weekend strikes, testing fragile peace deal

The U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend, testing the fragile memorandum of understanding signed between the countries earlier this month. The U.S. first accused Iran of violating the ceasefire after it launched drone attacks on a Singapore-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had earlier... <a href="">Read More</a>

Scott Wiener becomes the latest progressive Jewish Democrat to face antisemitic harassment

California state Sen. Scott Wiener, the front-runner to succeed retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in Congress, has become the target of antisemitic harassment twice in the last week in his San Francisco district, marking the latest example of a high-profile progressive Jewish politician being singled out and facing threats for his background. The latest episode... <a href="">Read More</a>

U.S., Israel, Lebanon sign framework to begin IDF withdrawal from Lebanon

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in Washington on Friday aimed at scaling back Israel’s military presence in Lebanon, where the IDF has established a presence for the last three months as part of its campaign against Hezbollah.   Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter... <a href="">Read More</a>

Washington moves to lift Syria’s state sponsor of terrorism label

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle much of the decades-old U.S. sanctions regime imposed on Syria, one major obstacle remains: Damascus is still designated as a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. The White House and lawmakers have signaled that could be about to change, in another move to attempt to pull Syria... <a href="">Read More</a>

California faculty union leads backdoor maneuver to repeal campus protest restrictions

The 29,000-member California Faculty Association, California State University’s teachers’ union, is spearheading a backdoor legislative push to repeal the time, place and manner restrictions implemented across the state’s university system following its 2024 anti-Israel encampments.&nbsp; The California Faculty Association, which represents faculty across the 23 campuses of the California State University system, announced it would... <a href="">Read More</a>