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DOJ investigates coffee shop that banned Rep. Goldman as his support for Israel threatens to topple his reelection bid
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (517+ words) Goldman was banned from a Brooklyn cafe that said it did not serve "genocide enablers." The Justice Department is investigating a Brooklyn coffee shop that banned Rep. Dan Goldman over his support for Israel, as tensions over the Middle East…...
Pro-Israel Democrats battle to take on vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (631+ words) The swing 17th Congressional District just north of New York City holds a large Orthodox Jewish population. Voters in New York's Hudson Valley on Tuesday are choosing a Democrat to challenge the staunchly pro-Israel Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in a heavily…...
I helped sell Obama's Iran deal. Its critics owe us all an explanation.
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (742+ words) Diplomacy succeeded where war failed, writes a longtime Democratic strategist." Neoconservatives have some "splainin" to do, as Lucy"s television husband, Ricky Ricardo used to say. The war on Iran has turned out to be a debacle of historic proportions....
Feds open antisemitism investigation into National Education Association
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (518+ words) An employment discrimination case alleges harassment of Jewish members at the country's largest teachers union. The probe is based on allegations that Jewish members of the NEA were harassed and "physically intimidated" during the organization's 2025 annual convention, including a reported…...
Primaries, pizza, Etan Patz, and 'American Priorities,' the anti-AIPAC - what you need to know
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (280+ words) Plus, a top funder behind a pro-Palestinian PAC that funneled money to progressive candidates has a troubled legal history. -- The post Primaries, pizza, Etan Patz, and "American Priorities," the anti-AIPAC " what you need to know appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic…...
As a straight ally for LGBTQ Jews, I've learned that support has to be seen
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (847+ words) Jews grateful for allies should be allies to LGBTQ Jews, writes an advocate for queer youth. Every June, rainbow flags appear, organizations post messages celebrating Pride Month and communities reaffirm their commitment to inclusion and celebration of LGBTQ identity. Those…...
Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in Etan Patz disappearance case
18+ hour, 35+ min ago (221+ words) Patz, a 6-year-old Jewish boy in New York City, went missing in 1979. The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction for the man convicted of killing Etan Patz, the 6-year-old Jewish boy whose 1979 disappearance riveted the nation. In a…...
What to watch in Tuesday's NY elections: Israel, AIPAC and genocide front and center
22+ hour, 49+ min ago (1344+ words) The contests will test the strength of progressive candidates and Mamdani's political power. New York's primary elections are on Tuesday, and there's no shortage of races that Jewish Americans should be keeping an eye on. In New York City, a…...
NY cafe deactivates account after backlash over treatment of Rep. Goldman
23+ hour, 25+ min ago (345+ words) Brooklyn's Poetica Coffee had posted that Goldman's money was refunded because the store doesn't serve "genocide enablers." "Do you see how it doesn't taste like genocide juice?" the post by Poetica Coffee read. "Or are you still having a hard…...
U. K. PM Starmer leaves behind mixed record on antisemitism
1+ day, 50+ min ago (748+ words) Aspiring successor Andy Burnham has been courting Jewish leaders in his home base of Manchester. U. K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who resigned the premiership on Monday, leaves behind a mixed record on fighting antisemitism in the Labour Party that Jewish organizations…...