Politics

A cohort of young Jews is trying to combat antisemitism and anti-Zionism on social media. Clockwise from top left: Julia Jassey, Blake Flayton, Isaac de Castro, Eve Barlow, Ben Freeman. (Photo illustration by Grace Yagel)

Young Zionist Jews say they’re fighting antisemitism on social media. What are they accomplishing?

Combating what they call a deluge of online hate, these activists in their 20s and 30s are hoping to shape the conversation around anti-Zionism and antisemitism. Some fear it’s a “losing battle.”

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Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster holding a sign at a protest

This rabbi wants the Jewish community more involved in boardroom battles for social justice

JTA sits down with Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, the new executive vice president of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.

Rep. Ilhan Omar

12 Jewish Democrats say grouping of Israel and the US with Hamas and the Taliban gives terrorists cover, call on Ilhan Omar to clarify

Equating the U.S. and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban “at best discredits one’s intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice,” said the statement by 11 Jewish Democrats.

Ilhan Omar

Jewish Democratic lawmakers consider condemning Ilhan Omar for likening Hamas to Israel and US

Mike Bloomberg

Mike Bloomberg vows to catch whoever leaked his tax records showing he paid 3.7% on $1.9 billion in income in 2018

Anti-Israel protesters block Zim cargo ship in Oakland, plan further actions

Biden’s support for Israel during Gaza conflict gets mixed results among voters, poll finds

Naftali Bennett and Tamar Zandberg

Is Israel heading for its own Jan. 6? In Jerusalem, officials fear political violence during the transition.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu condemns incitement from ‘every side’ but also decries ‘election fraud’ as Israeli officials fear violence

Rep. Ted Deutch blames Democratic colleagues who oppose Israel for spike in antisemitism

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