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Fire-bombing targeting Jewish family, IDF veteran rocks St. Louis Jewish community

St. Louis' Jewish community is shaken by a targeted antisemitic attack against an IDF veteran's family, prompting local and federal investigations and community condemnation.

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Letitia James opponent met with Black Hebrew Israelite group

A long-shot contender for New York attorney general met with members of a Black Hebrew Israelite sect that the Simon Wiesenthal Center identified as “one of the most extreme” groups pushing antisemitic myths that modern Jews are demonic imposters. Republican former prosecutor Saritha Komatireddy — running against incumbent Attorney General Letitia James — on Monday... <a href="">Read More</a>

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Son of GOP challenger to Gov. Wes Moore called Jews ‘pedophiles’ and ‘Satan worshipping scum'

The son — and one-time campaign worker — of Dan Cox, the Republican nominee challenging Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, sent Facebook messages predicting “Israel will fall” and calling Jews “scum who killed my savior Jesus” and the “Synagogue of Satan,” according to a post from a GOP consultant. Republican operative Alexandra Levine shared screenshots... <a href="">Read More</a>

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Trump, Cotton feud over daylight saving time legislation

President Donald Trump and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) publicly sparred over the weekend about legislation that Trump supports, and Cotton opposes, to make daylight saving time permanent. Trump has been pressuring the Senate to pass the legislation, which the House passed on a bipartisan basis, while Cotton has been its most visible opponent in the... <a href="">Read More</a>

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El-Sayed accused Israel of genocide before Gaza ground war began

Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza as early as two weeks after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, before Israel’s ground invasion began nearly a week later and well before any other mainstream political leaders used the term. “At the heart of the genocide being perpetrated against... <a href="">Read More</a>

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Rogers calls El-Sayed ‘threat to our national security’ in new ad

Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan, released a new ad featuring the University of Michigan student who confronted his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, over his positions on Iran and its repressive Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in a viral exchange last week. In the 30-second campaign ad posted on Friday, Imam Dashti, who... <a href="">Read More</a>

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