Politics

JFK documents reveal assassin’s CIA monitor was Reuben Efron, a Jewish spy who loved Midrash

The spy who opened Lee Harvey Oswald’s mail had a thing for his own biblical counterparts.

Jury in Pittsburgh shooter case asks to see gunman’s weapons

The request was a signal that the jury is proceeding apace to its final verdict in the trial, which has lasted for two months.

‘Reasonable’ CNN viewers couldn’t mistake Trump for Hitler, judge rules

Dismissing a defamation suit, the judge ruled that the network’s claims that Trump was spreading “The Big Lie” would not lead viewers to think he advocates the genocide of Jews.

Pittsburgh synagogue shooter is dismayed not to have inspired more attacks on Jews, psychiatrist testifies

Kanye West is back on Twitter/X after reportedly agreeing not to post antisemitic content

To make the case that the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should die, prosecutors note that he’s a model prisoner

Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters during a rally

Former Mexican president calls leading Jewish Mexican politician a ‘Bulgarian Jew’

Israel’s Supreme Court will hear challenge to law limiting its power, potentially teeing up constitutional crisis

Opponents of Israel’s judicial overhaul see parallels in Tisha B’Av, this week’s Jewish day of mourning

RFK Jr. on the people to blame for COVID: ‘We know who they were and they weren’t Jewish’

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