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UC Berkeley police begin criminal probe of anti-Israel protest that turned violent

Maya Mirsky in Forward · 29 Feb

UC Berkeley's police department has launched a criminal investigation into a violent protest by anti-Israel demonstrators that led to the cancellation of an event featuring an Israeli speaker, during which a glass door was shattered and Jewish students were assaulted.

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‘I’m screaming for help’: Jewish students face violence at UC Berkeley Israel talk

Emma Goss in Forward · 28 Feb

Jewish students at UC Berkeley faced violence as pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a lecture by an Israeli attorney and IDF reservist, resulting in injuries to attendees.

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How do Biden’s new sanctions affect Jewish charities that donate in Israel?

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward · 20 Feb

The Biden administration's new sanctions aim to prevent U.S. donations from reaching extremist Israelis, potentially impacting charities like the Central Fund of Israel, which channels millions of dollars to Israeli nonprofits, some in the West Bank.

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The Fraudulent Case Against ‘Violent Settlers’

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 6 Feb

The article discusses the fraudulent case against violent settlers in the West Bank.

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Biden sanctions 4 Israeli settlers for alleged violence against Palestinians and Israeli peace activists

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 1 Feb

President Joe Biden has imposed strict sanctions on four Israeli settlers for their alleged violence against Palestinians and Israeli peace activists.

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Pro-Palestinian rally turns violent at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 8 arrested

Louis Keene in Forward · 24 Jan

A pro-Palestinian rally at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo turned violent when campus police barricaded the entrance to the protesters.

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Pogrom

Amichai Chasson in Jewish Review of Books · 23 Jan

This poem, titled "Pogrom," expresses the fear and anticipation of imminent violence and persecution.

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Images of horror

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 21 Dec 2023

Sherri Mandell, the mother of a 13-year-old boy who was murdered by terrorists in Israel, reflects on the release of videos documenting a recent massacre and the impact of graphic violent imagery.

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“We Do Not Immortalize a Catastrophe”: On Chanukah, Violence, and History

guestpost in Jewschool · 14 Dec 2023

In this essay, Rabbi Aron Wander explores the historical and moral implications of the Hanukkah story.

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Israeli women were raped and widowed by Hamas. Now the world ignores and mocks their suffering

Nora Berman in Forward · 27 Nov 2023

The author discusses the lack of empathy and skepticism faced by Israeli women who were raped and widowed by Hamas during a terror attack.

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Israel’s War on Journalists - By casting reporters as Hamas accomplices, Israel seeks to discredit critical coverage—and to justify unprecedented violence against Palestinian journalists.

Jonathan Shamir in Jewish Currents · 15 Nov 2023

Israel has been engaging in a campaign to discredit and incite violence against Palestinian journalists, particularly in Gaza.

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Antisemitism Monitor | Week of December 19, 2022

Moment in Moment · 2 Nov 2023

In this week's Antisemitism Monitor newsletter, several incidents of antisemitism are highlighted.

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Feminists Are Consenting to Hamas’ Rape Culture

Gil Troy in Tablet · 30 Oct 2023

The author criticizes the feminist community for remaining silent in the face of the brutal attacks by Hamas on women in southern Israel.

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Blowing the Wrong End of the Shofar

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 19 Oct 2023

The podcast discusses the disturbing protest at the Capitol by "Jewish organizations" supporting Jew-killing groups, while also criticizing the New York Times for falsely reporting a hospital rocket strike and trying to evade responsibility for the ensuing violence.

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The Terrorist, the State, and the Student

David Sugarman in Tablet · 19 Oct 2023

This text describes the portrayal of a terrorist in a film and explores the contrast between the terrorist and the state.

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6-year-old Muslim boy fatally stabbed in Illinois hate crime amid Israel-Hamas war

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 15 Oct 2023

In a tragic incident illustrating the rising tensions from the Israel-Hamas conflict, a six-year-old Muslim boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, was fatally stabbed by his landlord, Joseph Czuba, near Chicago, Illinois.

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How Hamas Fooled the Experts

Armin Rosen in Tablet · 12 Oct 2023

For years, experts in Washington and Jerusalem saw Hamas as a pragmatic political operator, despite its extreme rhetoric and violent actions.

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‘Root cause’ of violence is focus for Palestinian groups

ARosenfeld in Forward · 10 Oct 2023

Leading Palestinian advocacy groups in the United States are calling on lawmakers to address the root cause of the violence between Israel and Palestine, which they argue is the Israeli occupation.

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Displaced by ethnic violence, India’s Bnei Menashe Jews construct sukkahs nonetheless

Jordyn Haime in Forward · 2 Oct 2023

In the midst of ethnic violence in India's Manipur state, the Bnei Menashe Jews, believed to be descendants of one of Israel's lost tribes, are constructing sukkahs to observe the Sukkot festival despite being displaced.

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Words Are Cheap!

Emes Ve-Emunah · 30 Aug 2023

The author expresses anger and frustration towards a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews who resort to violence to maintain their isolationist lifestyle.

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Woman killed in West Bank shooting, 2 days after Israeli father and son shot to death in Huwara

BCohen in Forward · 21 Aug 2023

An Israeli woman was killed and her driver injured in a shooting attack outside Hebron, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the West Bank.

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“We Are in a Daily Battle for Survival” - Abandoned by the Israeli government, the country’s Palestinian citizens live at the mercy of organized crime.

Elisheva Goldberg in Jewish Currents · 11 Jul 2023

Arab towns in Israel are facing a daily battle for survival due to the rise of organized crime, as highlighted by recent shootings and murders.

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What Matters Now to Prof. Mona Khoury: The cycle of violence in Arab communities

What Matters Now · 15 Jun 2023

Professor Mona Khoury discusses the rising violence in Arab communities within Israel, emphasizing that it is part of a larger issue affecting the entire Israeli society.

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The “You Be the Judge” Edition

Promised Podcast · 15 Jun 2023

In this discussion, Sally Abed, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Noah Efron talk about an unusual Knesset vote that elected a representative from the opposition to the Judicial Selection Committee but not from the coalition, leading to a breakdown of talks at the Presidents Residence.

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3 dead after bloody day in West Bank, as settlers riot following Palestinian shooting attack

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 27 Feb 2023

A violent day in the West Bank unfolded as two Israeli brothers were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman in Huwara, leading to retaliatory riots by Israeli settlers who set fires and damaged Palestinian properties.

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