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Trump-backed Oklahoma congressional candidate supports Israel " and says the Antichrist will be Jewish
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (1132+ words) By Andrew Lapin, Grace Gilson (JTA) " A pro-Israel pastor who inveighs against "sharia law" and wants Jews to accept Jesus is the favored candidate in a crowded congressional primary in Oklahoma on Tuesday. Much of Lahmeyer's national profile has been…...
American Jewish leaders across the political spectrum express alarm at Trump's Iran deal
11+ hour, 8+ min ago (990+ words) US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on June 15, 2026, a day after announcing a deal to end the U. S. -Israel war on Iran. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images) (JTA) " In 2018, as President Barack Obama struck a deal with Iran…...
Trump says he plans to talk to Hezbollah amid Iran peace efforts
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (746+ words) President Donald Trump meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in Evian, France, on June 15, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (JTA) " President Donald Trump said Monday that he planned to speak with U. S. -designated terrorist organization Hezbollah, during his remarks on an agreement…...
Can a liberal Zionist win with the pro-Palestinian movement? Brad Lander is trying.
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (657+ words) By Jacob Kornbluh June 15, 2026 A voter canvass rally for Brad Lander in Brooklyn's Carroll Park on Sunday looked, in many ways, like the kind of gathering that helped propel New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to power. There were chants…...
Whether it's viral dot cakes or Love Shack Fancy skirts, Chloe Hechter wants you to know that "Jewish-American Princesses did it first"
15+ hour, 35+ min ago (635+ words) Chloe Hechter, a Jewish influencer with over 186, 000 Tik Tok followers Courtesy of Chloe Hechter On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Butterfield Market currently boasts hour-long lines for the viral "dot cakes," which are entirely covered by tiny sprinkles. For…...
Would Judaism have an issue with "Disclosure Day?
17+ hour, 53+ min ago (948+ words) Emily Blunt in Disclosure Day. Courtesy of Universal Pictures By PJ Grisar June 15, 2026 Steven Spielberg is in his aliens exist era " but in truth, he's been there since at least 1977. That's when the director said NASA sent him a 20-page…...
14 arrested during rival protests outside Israeli real estate event held at London synagogue
18+ hour, 10+ min ago (810+ words) (JTA) " LONDON " Fourteen people were arrested following clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups on Sunday outside an event promoting Israeli real estate being held at a London synagogue. Seven of those arrested came from pro-Israel groups, while six were affiliated…...
Hebrew Union College claims Ohio's charity-law suit violates its First Amendment rights
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (387+ words) (JTA) " The Reform movement's central rabbinical seminary filed a motion to dismiss the state of Ohio's lawsuit against the school Friday, claiming the suit violates "foundational Jewish religious doctrine." It was the latest escalation in a pitched battle between Hebrew…...
Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (887+ words) A. J. Goldmann June 13, 2026 Nadav Lapid is a filmmaker whose work has become increasingly ferocious in its indictment of Israeli society, nationalism and moral self-deception. His latest film, Yes, is not a plea for Israeli innocence, but rather a savage, obscene, self-implicating…...
Aristotle, Jewish ethics and the vexing case of Graham Platner
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (351+ words) Robert Zaretsky June 12, 2026 In last Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary in Maine, nearly three quarters of voters decided that Graham Platner " Iraq War veteran, oysterman, Reddit misogynist and SS tattoo bearer " was their best hope to defeat the Republican incumbent, Susan…...