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Cambridge, Mass., adopts a resolution critical of Israel, while a boycott measure falls short

The City Council’s moves reflect the charged emotions and complicated dynamics surrounding how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays out in local environments.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holding a news conference in Washington, DC on November 14, 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

For progressive Democrats, the condemnation of antisemitism is lumped in with other forms of hate

Did Bernie Sanders and others “All Lives Matter” Jews?

Jamie Raskin, a Jewish Democrat, spearheads push to have GOP senator stop hold on aid to Palestinians

Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho wants reassurances the money will not reach terrorists.

San Francisco’s teachers union becomes first K-12 union to endorse BDS movement

Calling Israel ‘apartheid’ and ‘terrorist’ is antisemitic, say 4 Jewish Democrats targeting party colleagues

Elliot Resnick, Jewish Press editor who entered US Capitol on Jan. 6, to be replaced

Biden administration adds $38.5 million in assistance to the Palestinians

In San Francisco, an Israeli bakery is making waves by hiring formerly incarcerated staff

Fitness enthusiasts volunteer to escort LA Jews to Shabbat services

After a plea to combat antisemitism, the White House convened a meeting with Jewish leaders

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