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☆ In a Six-Point Star, a Multitude of Meanings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Rachel Janfaza | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The account, Why I Wear My Star, featured posts containing people’s reasons for wearing Star of David jewelry and other Judaica. Ms. Adams and Ms. Gabbai, who are both Jewish, said they had largely stopped updating the account until recently. Ms. Gabbai, now 21 and a senior at Florida State University, said the Instagram account is not intended to be pro-Israel. Rachie Shnay, a jewelry designer in Manhattan, said she saw several people wearing star accessories at a rally for Israel held by Jewish groups in Washington on Tuesday. The Star of David, called Magen David in Hebrew, was used by Jews in Prague as early as the 1600s.

Persons: Abby Adams, Sammy Gabbai, David, Adams, Gabbai, Rachie, ”, Shnay, Jonathan Sarna, Nelly Bulkin, Sophie, “, Ms, Bulkin, Sophie Bulkin Organizations: Star, Florida State University, Israel, University of North, Hill, Brandeis University, University of California Locations: Poway, Calif, Israel, University of North Carolina, Manhattan, Washington, Prague, Boston, Berkeley, San Diego, United States, Eastern Europe

Among the catalysts are Palestinian and Jewish-led groups that have been active for years in opposing Israeli policies toward the Palestinians and who now demand a cease-fire in Gaza. The groups have roots in a movement known as BDS, which calls for the boycott, divestment and sanction of Israel. That campaign generated heated rhetoric long before Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel launched its counteroffensive. Advocates wrote op-eds for campus newspapers with appeals to protect Palestinian human rights, often accusing Israel of colonialism and racism. Protests have led to disruptions on Capitol Hill, at a major train station in Chicago and New York City’s Grand Central Station.

Persons: Brant Rosen, IFNOTNOW IfNotNow, “ Young, ”, IfNotNow, ” Eva Borgwardt, ” IfNotNow, Ron Liebowitz, Brandeis, Ron DeSantis’s, Israel, Tom Horne, Hollingsworth, Crary, Anita Snow Organizations: Israel, New York, Grand, Station, Democratic, Committee, Jewish Voice, Peace, Twitter, Columbia University, Rabbinical, Defamation League, JVP, Zionist, “, Palestinian, JUSTICE, PALESTINE, Justice, Brandeis University, American Jewish, Brandeis, Republican Florida Gov, Virginia Attorney, Brown University, UNICEF, Amnesty International, Local, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Israel, Gaza, there’s, United States, Chicago, New, Washington, Palestine, U.S, Canada, ”, American, Toledo , Ohio, Virginia, Scottsdale , Arizona, Mission , Kansas, New York, Phoenix

☆ Hunter College Pulls Screening of Film Critical of Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jennifer Schuessler | More About Jennifer Schuessler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The screening of “Israelism” at Hunter had been planned since June, according to Tami Gold, a professor in the film and media department who organized the screening. “Otherwise, there was no safety or security issue prior to Oct. 7,” he said. Since then, some venues have asked to postpone, and a screening at Grinnell College in Iowa was canceled. There is never a time to air this film, but especially not at a time when the A.D.L. On Friday, Anderson and Gold said, they were approached by the dean, Andrew Polsky, about security issues.

Persons: ”, Hunter, Tami Gold, Simone Zimmerman, Eitan, Cornel West, Jeremy Ben, Ami, Abraham H, Foxman, Daniel J, Chalfen, ” Kelly Anderson, It’s, “ It’s, Anderson, Gold, Andrew Polsky, Polsky, “, Kirschner, DiMiceli, ” Anderson, ” Marc Tracy Organizations: West Bank, Jewish, Defamation League, University of California, Grinnell College, Facebook Locations: Israel, Los Angeles, Iowa

☆ March for Israel: Security in Washington, DC, increased for tens of thousands of expected demonstrators
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Holly Yan | Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Department of Homeland Security has determined the event will require “extensive federal interagency support,” according to law enforcement sources. American support for Israel is critical, said Eric D. Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America. “Israel must eliminate the terrorist threat on its border and restore safety and security to its people,” Fingerhut added. But Israel has agreed to four-hour, daily pauses in military operations in Gaza to allow for evacuations. The website for the “March for Israel” event says organizers have been in touch with law enforcement in the lead-up to the rally and have “retained the services of additional security assets based on recommendations of law enforcement and our security advisors.”

Persons: Muriel Bowser, Eric D, Fingerhut, “, ” Fingerhut, Israel, ” Organizations: CNN, Israel, Department of Homeland Security, US Capitol Police, DC, National Guard, Jewish Federations of North, Conference, Major, Jewish Organizations, Jewish Federations of, Hamas, Palestinian Ministry of Health, UNICEF, Freedom Locations: Washington ,, Israel, Jewish Federations of North America, “ Israel, Gaza, Ramallah, Washington

☆ Israel Needs a Biden Peace Plan - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Thomas L. Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

We will either have to become captives of Netanyahu’s strategy — which could take us all down with him — or articulate our own American vision for how the Gaza war must end. That would require a Biden administration plan to create two states for two indigenous peoples living in the areas of Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. The Biden plan — are you sitting down? Resolutions 242 and 338, which was also the cornerstone for negotiations in the peace plan put forward by President Trump in 2020. Is the Palestinian Authority up to such a deal?

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Israel, Netanyahu, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Yoav Gallant, Benny Gantz, ”, Palestinian Authority —, Israel …, …, ” Bibi —, West Bank —, Antony Blinken, Blinken, ’, don’t, Bezalel Smotrich, Itamar Ben, — Netanyahu, —, President Trump, “ Bibi, ” Biden, Jan, ‘ Netanyahu, Gidi, Ehud Barak’s, Camp David, Grinstein, It’s, Will Israel’s, Ronald Lauder, couldn’t, Israel — Organizations: West Bank, Israel, U.S, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian, Times, Biden, National Security, Aipac, United Arab, Associated Press, Camp, Jewish, Republican, World Jewish Locations: Israel, United States, Gaza, America, Washington, Oslo, West Bank —, Tokyo, Palestinian, Europe, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Palestine, Saudi, Iran

☆ With threats on the rise, many American Jews are buying guns, seeking training
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ashley Williams | Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

A rise in American Jewish gun ownership would come as a noticeable shift for a group that is historically liberal and a majority of which are registered Democrats. A 2018 American Jewish Committee poll showed 70% of Jewish respondents thought it was more important to control gun ownership than to protect Americans’ rights to own guns. The US government does not keep official statistics on gun ownership, including demographic information. Research from industry groups like the National Shooting Sports Foundation break down gun ownership by race and gender but not by religious affiliation. The spike in violence and hateful rhetoric has evoked fears within the Jewish community of another Holocaust, according to Daniel.

Persons: – Dani, –, ” Dani, ”, “ Allahu akbar ”, Dani, Gene Petrino, CNN he’s, Petrino, he’s, “ I’m, ” Petrino, “, Mark K, ” Mark, they’ve, I’m, Mark, David, Daniel, it’s, who’s, He’d, ’ ” Daniel, “ What’s, ’, ” Daniel, he’ll, Tzvi Waldman, Waldman, ” Waldman, you’re, ” He’s, David Culver Organizations: CNN, Defamation League, Palestinian, Hamas, “, Jewish, Shooting, Pew Research, Jewish Federations of, Jewish Community Center, New York State Jewish Gun Club Locations: Piru , California, Israel, United States, Southern California, Coral Springs , Florida, Houston, Jewish Federations of North America, ”, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, South Florida, Germany, Los Angeles, Rockland County , New York, Fort Lauderdale

☆ 'From the river to the sea:' What to know about the pro-Palestine slogan that's roiling American politics right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rep. Rashida Tlaib is facing condemnation for endorsing the phrase "from the river to the sea." Here's what you should know about the current controversy over the slogan — as well as its origins and contemporary use. Towards the end of that video, a crowd of pro-Palestine protestors in Michigan can be heard chanting the slogan. In other words, the slogan did originate as a call for the dismantling of Israel as a Jewish state. All of it, from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Jordan] River, and we are not here to apologize for this."

Persons: —, Rashida, Tlaib, Joe Biden, Democrats —, Dana Nassel, Brad Schneider of, Tlaib's, Maha Nassar, Yasser Arafat, Nassar, Israel, Yousef Munayyer, Munayyer, It's, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Jordan Organizations: West Bank, Service, Palestine, Michigan Democrat, Twitter, Democrats, Jewish Democrat, Punchbowl News, Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Palestinian, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Likud Locations: Israel, Gaza, Palestine, Jordan, Michigan, American, Brad Schneider of Illinois, Palestinian, Algeria, Jerusalem

☆ Putting Pressure on Palestinian Activists Isn’t Making Jewish Students Any Safer - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

For Palestinian and Muslim students, the invocation of terrorism law is especially frightening. But now advocates for Palestinian rights describe a new level of repression. “That’s the difference.”No one should underestimate how awful the campus climate is for many Jewish students, who’ve experienced a surge in violence and abuse. In some social justice circles, then, support for Israel is viewed as something akin to support for the K.K.K. There is little reason to think that the pressure brought to bear by these outside institutions is making Jewish students any safer.

Persons: Louis D, Law, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, ”, Donald Trump, Radhika Sainath, Columbia University’s Rashid Khalidi, “, who’ve, Jewish counterprotesters, Erwin Chemerinsky, George Floyd, they’ve, Kenneth Stern, Bard College’s, ” Stern, He’s, Stern, Trump, scenesters, Joe Rogan, Elon, that’s, Khalidi Organizations: Defamation League, Brandeis Center for Human, Justice, ADL, Brandeis, Republican, Palestinian, Homeland Security, Education, Israel, Palestine, Columbia, Cornell, Jewish, Tulane, University of California, America, Peace, Bard College’s Center, National Lawyers Guild, American Jewish Committee, International Holocaust, Alliance, The, Rights, Elon Musk, West Bank Locations: Palestine, Israel, Ron DeSantis , Florida, Florida, United States of America, Berkeley, America, Gaza City, Gaza, West

Located just north of Miami Beach, the Shul of Bal Harbour is in the heart of South Florida's Jewish community. If Florida is to regain its status as a perennially competitive state, how Jewish voters perceive Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war will be critical. In South Florida, rabbis and community leaders are pushing their congregations to call their lawmakers and insist they back Israel as it ramps up its offensive. About 43% of Florida's Jewish voters supported Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, compared with 30% of Jewish voters who supported him nationwide, according to AP VoteCast. Ron DeSantis won 45% of Jewish voters in his re-election, when he flipped traditionally Democratic Miami-Dade County while also winning a majority of Latino voters statewide.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden's, ”, Georg Lipsztein, Donald Trump, he’s, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Biden, “ I’ve, Israel, Eric, Jacob Solomon, “, Lauren Book, Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, ” Jacobs, Julio Frenk, Nicole Segal Organizations: Florida Gov, Republican, Gaza, Democratic, Miami, U.S, Rep, GOP, Florida International University, East Institute, AP VoteCast ., AP VoteCast . Florida Gov, Democratic Miami, Brandeis University, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Israel Zionist, Florida State Senate, Associated Press, Stanford University, Cornell University, University of Miami, Israel Locations: SURFSIDE, Florida, Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, South, Israel, South Florida, DeSantis, Dade County, Fort Lauderdale, Michigan, Gaza, Washington, AP VoteCast . Florida, Miami’s, Pompano Beach, Central, South America, U.S, North America, Ramat, United States, California, New York

Witnesses said Israeli forces targeted Gaza's main north-south road on Monday and attacked Gaza City from two directions. Israel said its troops freed a soldier from Hamas captivity, one of 239 hostages who Israel says were captured on Oct. 7. Gaza health authorities say that 8,306 people, including 3,457 minors, have been killed in Israeli attacks since Oct. 7. Military specialists said Israeli forces are moving slowly in their ground offensive in part to keep open the possibility that Hamas militants will negotiate the release of the hostages. Netanyahu condemned the video as "cruel psychological propaganda" and said Israel's ground campaign created possibilities for rescuing the hostages.

Persons: Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Witnesses, Israel, U.N, Amir Cohen, OCHA, Rick Brennan, Yelena Trupanob, Danielle Aloni, Rimon Kirsht, Aloni, Biden, Vladimir Putin, Nidal al, Yomna Ehab, Ali Swafta, James Mackenzie, Henriette Chacar, Dan Williams, Emma Farge, Jonathan Landay, Idrees Ali, Rami Ayyub, Stephen Coates Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, United Nations, Health Organization, White, West, Thomson Locations: Gaza's, Gaza, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Israel, Gaza City, Yassin, U.S, Egypt, Rafah, Russia, Ukraine, Dagestan, Tel Aviv

☆ Police detain person of interest for antisemitic threats to Cornell students
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference in New York City, U.S., June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 31 (Reuters) - Law enforcement authorities have detained a "person of interest" in connection with online threats against Jewish students at Cornell University that were posted over the weekend, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The threats called for attacks on two buildings: a kosher dining hall and the Center for Jewish Living, where about 25 Jewish students reside. Hochul said in her post on Tuesday that she had visited Jewish students at Cornell on Monday, and promised to do everything possible to find the perpetrator. About 190 of the 312 antisemitic incidents tallied by the group were linked to the war between Israel and Hamas.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Brendan McDermid, Hochul, I'm, Julia Harte, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: New, REUTERS, Jewish, Cornell University, New York, Police, Center for Jewish, Israel, Biden, Cornell, Defamation League, Hamas, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New, Israel, Gaza, United States, Palestinian

Tensions between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups have sprung up on some U.S. campuses, including several in New York, prompting university officials to tighten security. "There is no place for hate in America, and we condemn any antisemitic threat or incident in the strongest terms," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told a regular briefing. The Jewish leaders included representatives of the campus Jewish organization Hillel, the Anti-Defamation League and the National Council of Jewish Women, the White House official said. Cardona and White House domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden will visit a university and meet with Jewish students later this week, the official said. Over the weekend, threats were posted online to Jewish students and the Center of Jewish Living at Cornell, according to the student newspaper and the campus Hillel group.

Persons: Karine Jean, Pierre, Biden, Kamala Harris's, Douglas Emhoff, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Deborah Lipstadt, Israel, Hillel, Cardona, Neera Tanden, Kathy Hochul, Hochul, Doina Chiacu, Andrea Shalal, Trevor Hunnicutt, Howard Goller Organizations: Columbia University, REUTERS, Rights, Biden, White, Israel, Cornell University, Defamation, Education Secretary, Department of Education's, Civil Rights, Defamation League, National Council of Jewish Women, White House, Islamic Relations, Center of Jewish, Cornell, Hillel, FBI, New, Jewish, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Gaza, New York City, U.S, New York, America, Israel

☆ Hamas Says It Fires on Israeli Troops Pressing Gaza Ground Assault
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

Israel has expanded ground operations in Gaza as it seeks to punish Hamas for a deadly gun rampage three weeks ago that Israeli authorities say killed over 1,400 people. Witnesses said Israeli forces targeted Gaza's main north-south road on Monday and attacked Gaza City from two directions. Gaza health authorities say that 8,306 people - including 3,457 minors - have been killed in Israeli air and ground attacks. Military specialists said Israeli forces are moving slowly in their ground offensive in Gaza in part to keep open the possibility that Hamas militants will negotiate the release of the hostages. Netanyahu condemned the video as "cruel psychological propaganda" and said Israel's ground campaign created possibilities for rescuing the hostages.

Persons: Nidal, Emily Rose, Witnesses, Israel, U.N, Rick Brennan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Yelena Trupanob, Danielle Aloni, Rimon Kirsht, Aloni, Biden, Vladimir Putin, Nidal al, Yomna Ehab, Ali Swafta, James Mackenzie, Henriette Chacar, Dan Williams, Emma Farge, Jonathan Landay, Idrees Ali, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Reuters, United Nations, Health Organization, Israel's, Hamas, White, West Locations: Emily Rose GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Yassin, Egypt, Rafah, Russia, Ukraine, Dagestan, Tel Aviv

☆ Al Jazeera journalist goes back on air from Gaza after his wife, son, daughter were killed by an Israeli airstrike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An Al Jazeera TV reporter went back on air after his wife and children were killed in an Israeli airstrike. AdvertisementAdvertisementA news journalist from Al Jazeera went back on air from Gaza days after his wife, son, daughter, and other relatives were killed in an Israeli airstrike. AdvertisementAdvertisementAl Jazeera also published footage of an emotional Al Dahdouh in a hospital on October 26 as he received news that his wife, 15-year-old son, 7-year-old daughter, and grandson had been killed. On this occasion, his family had taken shelter in an area designated to be a "safe zone" by Israel, Al Jazeera reported. Al Jazeera bills itself as "one of the most influential international news networks in the world."

Persons: Wael Al Dahdouh, —, Al Jazeera, Jazeera, Al Dahdouh, Mahmoud, Al Dahdouh's, Antony Blinken, Axios, Blinken Organizations: Al, Al Jazeera TV, Health Ministry, Service, State, IDF, Gaza Health Ministry Locations: Al Jazeera, Israel, Gaza, Al, Qatar, Jazeera

☆ Opinion | I Fought for the I.D.F. in Gaza. It Made Me Fight for Peace.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Benzion Sanders | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

On June 12 of that year, Hamas kidnapped and murdered three Israeli teenagers; soon after, Israelis murdered a Palestinian teenager. The horrific exchange escalated into a larger conflict; ultimately some 70 Israelis and 2,250 Palestinians were killed over seven weeks. I wrote that some members of my team had been tallying the number of soldiers killed and discussing whether this operation was worth the losses. In the years since, Hamas has only grown stronger, despite our sacrifices and despite the death and destruction we had wrought on Gaza. My friend not only fought against Hamas during his final moments to protect his friends and family; he also fought against Hamas during years of activism against the occupation.

Persons: postapocalyptic, There’s, Nasr, ”, “, Israel, Ami Ayalon, Shin Organizations: 993rd Nahal Brigade, Hamas, West Bank, Beit, Air Force Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, Umm al, Israel, Burrah, Beit Hanoun, Al

☆ 92NY Halts Literary Series After Pulling Author Critical of Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Jennifer Schuessler | More About Jennifer Schuessler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The reading, organized by 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center, instead moved to a bookstore in downtown Manhattan, without any sponsorship from the Y. 92NY confirmed afterward that the decision not to go ahead with the event stemmed from Nguyen’s public statements about Israel. On Saturday, as news of the cancellation of Nguyen’s event spread, writers began announcing they would withdraw from upcoming appearances. The poet Paisley Rekdal and the critic Andrea Long Chu also wrote on X that they were pulling out of their events. The turmoil at the Y is part of continuing cultural repercussions over the war between Israel and Hamas.

Persons: Viet Thanh Nguyen, 92NY’s, 92NY, ”, Israel, “, Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison, Richard Ford, John Edgar Wideman, Roxane Gay, Christina Sharpe, Saidiya Hartman, Dionne Brand, Paisley Rekdal, Andrea Long Chu, ” Rekdal, ” Chu, Chu, Sarah Chihaya, Sophie Herron, Nguyen, Min Jin Lee, Bernard Schwartz, Schwartz Organizations: Young, Hebrew, Jewish, Yorkers, Academy of American, London, divesting, McNally Jackson Locations: Israel, Manhattan, States, Gaza, Lower Manhattan

☆ Opinion | Why Big Money Can’t Easily Change Campus Politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

First, Jewish donors probably can’t win the identity politics game. But this strategy also has inherent limits, insofar as the free speech protected by campus administrators is only as diverse as the people who are speaking. Which brings us to the second point for would-be reshapers of the university: If you can’t influence faculty hiring and tenure, you may be wasting your money. Will the University of Pennsylvania miss the collection of major donors who’ve denounced the school in the past week? But not with the goal of using such student groups as a means of conflict with the administration or the faculty.

Persons: Jason Willick, specter, Willick, you’re, Donald Trump, there’s, Bernie, Sanders, they’re, who’ve, Leland Stanford ”, Rather, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Chris Caldwell, Anthony Grafton, Anthony Lane, Arthur Brooks, George Orwell, Zvi Mowshowitz, Keith Phipps, Martin Scorsese’s “, Foucault, — Maxi, ” Organizations: The Washington Post, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, Big, Hillel, Penn, — Locations: The Washington, State, Israel, tokenism, Harvard, Poland, Foucault’s

☆ ‘Stunned and sickened.’ Wexner Foundation cuts ties with Harvard over ‘tiptoeing’ on Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A nonprofit founded by former Victoria’s Secret billionaire Leslie Wexner and his wife Abigail is breaking off ties with Harvard University, alleging the school has been “tiptoeing” over Hamas’ terror attacks against Israel. Citing the “absence of this clear moral standard,” the Wexner Foundation said it has determined the Harvard Kennedy School is no longer a “compatible” partner for its organization. In a statement to CNN, Harvard reiterated comments by university leadership condemning both the attacks against Israel and terrorism. “We are grateful to the Wexner Foundation for its very longstanding support of student scholarships,” a Harvard spokesperson said in the statement. They feel abandoned,” the Wexner Foundation said.

Persons: Leslie Wexner, Abigail, ”, “, Larry Summers, ’, ” Summers, Obama, Clinton, Idan Ofer, Batia, Claudine Gay, ” Gay, Gay, Harvard “, Les Wexner, Wexner, Jeffrey Epstein Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harvard University, Harvard, Forbes, Wexner, Harvard Kennedy School, CNN, Wexner Foundation, University, “, North American Jewish, Kennedy School of Government, Israel Fellows, Body, Limited Brands Locations: New York, Israel, Bath

[1/4] Members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Counterterrorism unit patrol in Times Square, as the city takes security precautions ahead of planned demonstrations, in New York City, U.S., October 12, 2023. Adams said extra police patrols were being deployed in Jewish and Muslim communities alike. Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal called for protests across the Muslim world on Friday in support of Palestinians. TIMES SQUARE PROTEST EXPECTEDNew York City officials said they were bracing for at least one major demonstration planned for Times Square on Friday. He said the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and other federal authorities had held online security sessions with Jewish institutions around the country.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Kathy Hochul, Eric Adams, Adams, Khaled Meshaal, John Chell, Hochul, Montgomery, Abed Ayoub, Rabbi Yoni Fein, Fein, Biden, John Kirby, Kirby, Dan Whitcomb, Steve Gorman, Kanishka Singh, Patricia Zengerle, Brendan O'Brien, Lincoln, Jonathan Oatis, Alistair Bell Organizations: New York City Police Department, NYPD, Counterterrorism, REUTERS, Police, New, . New, . New York City, Hamas, Times, New York Police Department, National Guard, Los Angeles Police Department, Tourists, Facebook, Jewish Community Relations, Greater, The Jewish Federation of, U.S . Park Police, Montgomery Blair High, FBI, Palestinian, ICE, Maimonides Academy, Department of Homeland Security, CNN, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Los Angeles, . New York, Jewish, Gaza, Israel, Washington, American, Greater Washington, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Four Corners , Maryland, United States, Fort Lauderdale , Florida

New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters Thursday that police would do extra patrols in some city neighborhoods and send additional resources to schools and houses of worship. Kathy Hochul stressed that law enforcement wasn't aware of any credible threats against the state or the city. The Secure Community Network, which advises U.S. Jewish institutions on security, has encouraged Jewish communities to be vigilant and bolster their security efforts. Michael Masters, the group’s CEO, warned against letting “fear or clickbait threats cause chaos” in Jewish communities because he said that is part of the objective of those spreading hateful rhetoric online. ____ Associated Press reporters Jake Offenhartz, Deepti Hajela and Karen Matthews in New York City contributed.

Persons: Christopher Wray, Ashley Reyes, ‘, ’ ” Reyes, Rania Mustafa, Mustafa, “ It’s, else’s, Eric Adams, Adams, Kathy Hochul, ” Hochul, “, New York City councilmember, Inna Vernikov, Vernikov, Charles E, Smith, Michael Masters, ”, Jake Offenhartz, Deepti Hajela, Karen Matthews Organizations: BOSTON, — Police, U.S . Capitol, Hamas, Palestinian American Community Center, New, New York City, New York Gov, Republican, Columbia University, Palestinian, Capitol, Charter School, Smith Jewish Day School, Police, Secure Community Network, Associated Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Israel, U.S, Montclair , New Jersey, Clifton , New Jersey, New York City, Gaza, Manhattan, Washington, Rockville , Maryland, Westchester County , New York, Boston

☆ Opinion: In Israel, Hamas killed my daughter in a pogrom. In Ukraine, my grandmother died in one, too
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Anna Lee | Opinion S. Ilan Troen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

We thought that the most extensive pogrom — the Holocaust — would mark the end of the terrible record of violence against Jews, just because they are Jews. Courtesy Ilan TroenThose two years were some of the most significant in the multi-millennial history of the Jewish people. Her death in the spring of 1919 came during a stretch of time when 150,000 Jews were murdered. Ilan Troen's daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Shlomi Mathias, who were murdered in their home in Kibbutz Holit on the Gaza border in the opening hours of the Hamas pogrom on Saturday. Hamas and other antisemites do not have the power to terminate what was initiated on this land more than 3,000 years ago.

Persons: Ilan Troen, Israel’s Ben, Stoll, “, CNN — “, ”, Zissel Malcah, Yoel Halevy, Symon Petliura’s banditim, Ilan Troen's, Deborah, Shlomi Mathias, Deborah Mathias Organizations: Modern, Israel’s, Gurion University, Israel, Brandeis University, CNN, Nazi Locations: “ Israel, Palestine, Europe, Russian, Western Europe, Zion, Israel, North Africa, American, Derazhne, Rovno, Rivne, Poland, Ukraine, Kibbutz Holit, Gaza, Russia

☆ AOC says 'anti-Semitic' Christian fundamentalism in the US is partially to blame for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AOC is naming Christian fundamentalism as a key driver of conflict between Israel and Palestine. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is naming Christian fundamentalism as a key driver of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, pointing to recent US actions in the region. "In the United States of America, Christian fundamentalism and nationalism — which has also been extremely anti-Semitic — has also aligned itself with some of the most right-wing and authoritarian and inflammatory powers in the region." "The country that is Israel today is not the Israel of the Bible," said Ocasio-Cortez. "The country that is Israel today was established in this century."

Persons: —, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, It's, it's, Donald Trump, Trump, Christ —, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Israel Organizations: Service, Democratic, American Jewish Committee, Republican Party, Zionist Locations: Israel, Palestine, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, New York, Cortez, United States of America, Ocasio, Vermont, Gaza

☆ How to donate to help victims of the Israel-Gaza crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Image Source | Image Source | Getty ImagesPeople looking to help those affected by the Israel-Gaza crisis can consider donating to charities working on the ground. The folks at CharityWatch have put together a list of top-rated charities providing aid during the Israel-Gaza crisis. The list includes Doctors Without Borders, which has had medical programs in Gaza for more than 20 years, Styron said. Their list includes American Friends of Magen David Adom, known as the Israeli Red Cross, and the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, which works specifically in Gaza. That can be especially true when an issue is politically-fraught, like with the Israel-Gaza crisis.

Persons: Laurie Styron, CharityWatch, Styron, Magen David Adom, Shlomi Zidky, Zidky Organizations: Getty, American Jewish, Committee, Palestine Children's Relief Locations: Israel, Gaza, CharityWatch, American, Israeli, Ukraine, Afghanistan

☆ Israel, Hamas at War: Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

CONFLICT* Addressing American Jewish community leaders at the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden called the Hamas attack on Israel "the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust." * The UN Security Council will meet on Israel, Gaza on Friday. INSIGHTS/EXPLAINERS* How a secretive Hamas commander masterminded the attack on Israel. The fighting between Israel and Hamas is the latest in seven decades of war and conflict. INTERNATIONAL REACTION* Initial U.S. intelligence reports show that key Iranian leaders were surprised by the unprecedented attacks on Israel by Hamas, according to a source.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, I'd, Mohammad al Najjar, gravediggers, Mohammed Deif, Pope Francis, Israel, Amir Yaron, Janet Yellen, I'm, Stephen Farrell, Gerry Doyle, Andrew Cawthorne, Lisa Shumaker, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Hamas, Jewish, White House, UN Security, Big, Saudi, Bank of Israel, . Treasury Locations: Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Tel Aviv, Beeri, Saudi Arabia

☆ Watch: Biden Calls Hamas Attack 'Deadliest Day for Jews Since the Holocaust'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Addressing American Jewish community leaders at the White House on Wednesday, President Biden condemned the Hamas attack on Israel as the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Photo: Susan Walsh/Associated Press

Persons: Biden, Susan Walsh Organizations: Jewish, White, Associated Locations: Israel

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