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Law Enforcement Increases Patrols at Jewish Sites in Wake of Colorado Attack

In the wake of a Molotov cocktail being hurled and a makeshift flamethrower being fired at pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday, patrols have been stepped up at Jewish synagogues and institutions in San Diego through the Shavuot holiday, according to Bill Ganley, the Community Security Director. [SDJW staff report]

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OpEd: Trump and the ‘Mad-Man Walk’ Technique

Trump demanded that Hamas release all hostages—warning that if they didn’t, “all hell will break out.” Now the U.S. is pushing Israel toward a ceasefire after only a partial release of a few hostages. There was massive bombing in Yemen, followed by a ceasefire with the Houthis that didn’t even require them to stop attacking Israel. There were threats against Qatar for financing Hamas and supporting pro-Hamas groups in the U.S.—and then trillion-dollar deals, warm hugs, and even acceptance of a $400 million luxury jet as a gift. [Yakov Nayerman]

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JNF-USA Tours Its Projects in Israel’s Negev

This past month, I had the privilege of traveling to Israel with our dear friend and Jewish National Fund-USA partner, Todd Patkin, on his first visit to our homeland since 2016. Together, we traced the past, present, and future of Zionism—not through textbooks or memories, but through blueprints and a bold vision. [Russell Robinson]

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OpEd: ‘Peaceful’ Anti-Israel Protests Set Stage for Murders of Israeli Embassy Staffmembers

Was it peaceful protest to attack and injure janitorial employees at Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall a year ago? To seize and occupy the same building? To block traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, the approach to Chicago’s congested O’Hare International Airport and the jammed southbound lanes of the 110 freeway below the iconic four-level stacked interchange in Los Angeles? [Bruce S. Ticker]

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DOE Launches Investigation into Antisemitism at Cal Poly Humboldt

he U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) last week opened an investigation into a complaint filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish on Campus against California State Polytechnic (Cal Poly), Humboldt. The organizations allege that the university is in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by cultivating a campus environment that allowed for the verbal and physical harassment, exclusion, and abuse of Jewish students. [Press Release]

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Author Chronicles Israeli Discrimination against Ethiopian Jews

In We are Black Jews: Ethiopian Jewry and the Journey to Equality in Israel, Roni Fantanesh Malkai provides eye-opening, need-to-know information about the history and difficulties of Ethiopian Jews. We should read it and do our best to get people to treat others as they want others to treat them. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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Technion Pioneers Innovative Weight Loss Pill that Expands in Stomach

Once swallowed, the pill expands to form a rigid triangle, mimicking the presence of food and triggering the sensation of satiety. The device remains in the stomach for several hours before passing into the intestines, where it disintegrates. [Press Release]

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