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New Jersey man pleads guilty to hate crimes after assaulting, driving into Orthodox Jews

Published by New York Daily News A New Jersey man has admitted to carrying out a series of hate crimes in the Lakewood area, including attempting to run down members of the Orthodox Jewish community with a car, officials announced. Dion Marsh on Thursday pleaded guilty in a federal court hearing in Trenton to five […]

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OpEd: Iraq and Iran Complicit in the Tower 22 Attack

Admiral John Kirby, the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council, said explicitly that the United States is not looking for a war with Iran. He failed to mention that Iran has proclaimed itself at war with the United States and has been using its proxies to attack US bases and killing and wounding American soldiers for years. Iran now controls Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. [Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen]

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N.J. man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in attacks on Orthodox Jews

Published by NJ.com An Ocean County man on Thursday pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes levied against him for an antisemitic rampage in 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Dion Marsh, 29, of Manchester, faces a possible life sentence, federal prosecutors said. Last week, he also pleaded guilty to state terrorism charges and faces 30

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Republican Jewish Coalition Slams Biden’s Sanctions on Four Israelis

“This executive order is about cold, calculated politics – plain and simple. Joe Biden and his team are watching his poll numbers crater. Today he traveled to the key battleground state of Michigan, home of the largest Arab-American population in the United States, desperate for some sort of political “win” with his fervently anti-Israel base in the Democratic Party. It’s a disgrace.” (Press Release)

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Biden visits Michigan as Arab-American anger over Gaza grows

Published by AFP HARPER WOODS (United States) (AFP) – President Joe Biden traveled Thursday to the crucial swing state of Michigan, where growing Arab-American anger at his pro-Israel policies threatens to cut into already tight margins of support. As the Israeli military keeps pounding Hamas in Gaza in retribution for the October 7 attacks, and

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US Sanctions Four Israeli Individuals For Alleged Violence On Palestinians: Blinken Mulls 2-State Solution

Published by Benzinga On Thursday, the Biden administration took a significant step by imposing sanctions on four Israeli individuals, alleging their involvement in settler-related violence in the West Bank. An executive order, enacted by the U.S. administration, seeks to apply penalties to Israeli settlers operating in the West Bank, an area where Palestinians envision establishing

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The iCenter Helps Educators to Teach about Conflicts

“Engaging with conflicts is one of life’s defining challenges – particularly for educators who are tasked with transforming these moments of uncertainty into moments of growth and learning,” remarked Anne Lanski, Founding CEO of The iCenter. “The initial cohorts  of COI, reflect  our dedication to developing educators with the knowledge and skills to facilitate learning with greater confidence and competence.” [Press Release]

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Bush, Tlaib Vote Against McClintock Resolution to Bar Hamas Terrorists Entry to U.S.

Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) introduced H.R. 6679, the “No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act,” which drew dissenting votes from Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), two leftist members of the so-called “Squad.” Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) voted “present.” [JNS.org]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Tom Lantos

His political career began in 1980, when as a Democrat he successfully challenged Republican Bill Royer, and went on to be reelected 13 times. His voting record was liberal on health care, conservative on spending, and protectionist on the environment. He was best known for his work on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he advocated for the rights of such minorities as Christians in Saudi Arabia and Sudan and Tibetans in China. He declared Turkey’s mass killings of Armenians during World War I to be genocide, and he demanded that Japan apologize for forcing women in conquered countries into sex slavery. [SDJW staff]

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Chicago City Council passes cease-fire resolution, Johnson makes tie-breaker vote

Published by Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson cast the tie-breaking vote as the Chicago City Council narrowly passed a resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza Wednesday, bringing a monthslong battle over the symbolic declaration to an end. The resolution passed with Mayor Brandon Johnson breaking a 23-23 deadlock in a meeting

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Pennsylvania’s Electoral College Votes May Turn on Support for Israel in its War with Gaza

Pennsylvania native David McCormick now guarantees that the Israel-Gaza war will command attention until November as he attempts to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Robert Casey. Both are their parties’ presumptive nominees in the coming Pennsylvania Senate race. {Bruce S. Ticker]

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Our Shtetl San Diego County: Rose Schindler’s Hologram Addresses Students

In technology similar to that seen at such presidential museums as the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, the Schindler family has preserved the memory of the late Holocaust survivor Rose Schindler by creating a hologram of her that can answer questions from students or other audience members. [SDJW staff]

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Legislation in the Fight against Antisemitism

The Georgia House of Representatives and Senate passed the bipartisan bill HB30 by overwhelming margins. This makes Georgia the 11th state to codify the IHRA definition for use in assessing possible cases of antisemitic crime and discrimination. An additional 23 states have endorsed the definition through legislative resolutions or executive proclamations. [Press Release]

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Midnight Vote Moves Mayorkas Impeachment Much Closer to Reality; Committee Vote is 18 Republicans vs. 15 Democrats against the Jewish Cabinet Member

Published by The Western Journal Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas may become the first Cabinet member to be impeached in 1876 after the House Homeland Security Committee voted early Wednesday morning to send two articles of impeachment against him to the full House. The committee approved the articles in an 18-to-15 vote along party lines,

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