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Earliest item	11 Oct 2023

JTA Last of Joey Borgen’s attackers sentenced to 3 years for 2021 antisemitic assault 31 Jan

Mohammed Said Othman, the last of the five men who attacked Joseph Borgen in an antisemitic assault in 2021, has been sentenced to three years in prison for ...

31 Jan

Forward Two stores at Scarsdale shopping mall hit with anti-Israel graffiti 25 Jan

Two stores at a shopping plaza in Scarsdale, New York were vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti. The phrase "Genocide supporters" was painted on the front wi...

25 Jan

Forward NY state voters split on aid to Israel, poll finds, in shift from November 24 Jan

A recent poll conducted by Siena College found that voters in New York state are divided on whether the United States should provide aid to Israel, marking a...

24 Jan

Forward UN chief to sit out Park East Synagogue Holocaust event for first time in 10 years 24 Jan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will not attend the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at Park East Synagogue in New York...

24 Jan

JTA NYC public schools announce new initiatives to combat antisemitism 23 Jan

New York City's public school system has announced new initiatives to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia. The measures include training for faculty, cleare...

23 Jan

Forward Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia claim to be hit by ‘chemical weapon’ as they call for intifada 23 Jan

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University disrupted a day of dialogue aimed at easing tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. The protesters claimed that...

23 Jan

JTA NYPD investigating claims that pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia were hit by ‘chemical weapon’ 23 Jan

The NYPD is investigating an incident at Columbia University in which pro-Palestinian protesters claimed that pro-Israel activists sprayed them with a chemic...

23 Jan

Forward Jewish political veteran Scott Stringer eyes another New York City mayoral run 19 Jan

Scott Stringer, a progressive Democrat and the only Jewish candidate in the 2021 New York City mayoral race, is considering running again in 2025. He has ope...

19 Jan

Forward Columbia University’s Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace remain suspended as new semester begins 18 Jan

Columbia University's chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) remain suspended as the spring semester begins. Th...

18 Jan

Forward No, New York libraries aren’t closing because of funding for Israel 18 Jan

Recent social media posts have falsely claimed that the closure of New York Public Libraries on Sundays is due to funding cuts for Israel. These posts confla...

18 Jan