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An NYPD vehicles sits outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on February 4, 2019. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

New Jersey man inspired by Hamas attacks tried to join Somali terror group, prosecutors say

Karrem Nasr was “prepared to kill and be killed to support the jihadist cause,” a federal U.S. attorney said.

Israeli leftists in New York chart their own path with calls for a ceasefire

Anti-Occupation Bloc activists see themselves as a “third alternative” between an anti-Israel left and supporters of Israel they say display too little sympathy for Palestinians.

Brooklyn man sentenced to prison for robbing matzah factory ahead of Passover

The stolen cash amounted to $60,000 and the checks totaled $34,000.

Penn students eat lunch at the school's Hillel building on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Jackie Hajdenberg)

Penn’s Jewish students — preparing for finals — say problems remain after president resigns

Left-wing activists rally in support of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on the first night of Hannukah in Columbus Circle, New York City, Dec. 7, 2023. (Luke Tress)

Left-wing Jews usher in Hanukkah in NY with rally demanding a ceasefire and mourning Gaza casualties

Man arrested after firing shots at Albany, New York, synagogue with preschool

Police separate Israel supporters and pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Times Square, New York City, October 13, 2023. (Luke Tress)

Suspect charged with hate crimes for allegedly attacking Israeli near Times Square after outbreak of Israel-Hamas war

Texas GOP leaders reject proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers

US House expels George Santos, who lied about his Jewish identity and other topics

A pro-Palestinian protests against the Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting, in New York City, November 29, 2023. (Luke Tress)

Protesters brandish swastikas at pro-Palestinian rally outside Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting

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