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A bill to create a national coordinator to fight antisemitism is drawing rare bipartisan support in Congress

The principal component of a new bill would create a national coordinator to counter antisemitism as a counterpart to the international antisemitism envoy.

Iran’s attack draws Israel and US closer together after weeks of growing tension

Biden cautioned against an Israeli retaliatory strike and pledged to shift into diplomatic overdrive to isolate Iran.

The ADL’s new ‘report card’ for campus antisemitism gets an F from Hillel and some Jewish students

One Hillel director called the grade her school received a “massive oversimplification” of complicated yet vibrant realities for Jewish students.

An Indiana court ruled that Jews have a religious liberty right to abortion. Here’s why that matters.

Former Cornell student who threatened to shoot up kosher dining hall pleads guilty

Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., is seen in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, February 15, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Leading Democratic congressman says he wants ‘assurances’ before approving sale of fighter jets to Israel

A Palestinian man hands off a box of aid in Gaza

Jewish groups signal new interest in Gaza aid following Israel’s strike on World Central Kitchen workers

Union for Reform Judaism pledges to divest millions from fossil fuel industry

Princeton joins list of Ivy League colleges under federal antisemitism investigation, against the wishes of its Jewish leaders

The exterior of a movie theater with lights lit up at night

Under court order, Philadelphia theater screens Israeli film that it cancelled in the face of protests

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