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Vermont Lawmaker Resigns Over Republican Group Chat

Sam Douglass was the only elected official making comments in the chat

(Newser) - A Vermont state senator has resigned after being exposed as the only elected official in a Republican group chat filled with racist and antisemitic messages. Sam Douglass, who represented a district near the Canadian border and chaired Vermont's Young Republicans, stepped down on Friday. He said his resignation...

6 Suspects Questioned After UK Synagogue Attack

Authorities are investigating whether Jihad Al-Shamie, shot dead by police, acted alone

(Newser) - Police on Saturday were questioning six people arrested on suspicion of terror offenses after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England that left two men dead and Britain's Jewish community shocked and grieving. Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police on Thursday outside the Heaton Park Hebrew...

After Turning Point USA Outcry, FBI Drops the ADL

Controversy over extremism glossary brings about an end to a decades-old collaboration

(Newser) - The FBI has officially ended its partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that monitors antisemitism, following a surge of criticism from right-wing figures. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the move on social media , stating that the bureau "won't partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs....

Police Say They Accidentally Shot Two Manchester Victims

As cops identify those killed in synagogue attack

(Newser) - Police on Friday identified the two men who were killed in a car and knife attack on a synagogue in northwest England on the holiest day of the Jewish year—and they said one of them was apparently killed by police fire. Greater Manchester Police said local residents Adrian Daulby,...

After 'Deeply Disturbing' Find, Australia Boots Iran Diplomats

Aussie intelligence links fires at synagogue, Jewish restaurant to Iran's Revolutionary Guards

(Newser) - Australia has formally accused Iran of orchestrating arson attacks on a Jewish restaurant in Sydney and a synagogue in Melbourne late last year, prompting the country to expel Iranian diplomats and shutter its embassy in Tehran. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, joined by security and other officials in Canberra, described...

Administration Tells UC System to Pay the Biggest Fine Yet

Newsom promises to resist the $1B demand because 'what President Trump is doing is wrong'

(Newser) - The Trump administration is insisting the University of California system pay a $1 billion fine over antisemitism allegations in order for UCLA to get more than a half-billion in medical and science grant funding that had been frozen. Such an agreement would be the largest reached with a college...

European Festival Featuring Kanye West Scrapped

Organizers of hip-hop festival in Slovakia cite 'media pressure'

(Newser) - Kanye West's only scheduled European performance this year has been canceled amid controversy over his latest song, "Heil Hitler." The Rubicon hip-hop festival in Bratislava, Slovakia, originally set for July 18-20, announced late Wednesday that the event has been scrapped "due to media pressure and the...

Musk's Chatbot Begins Calling Itself 'MechaHitler'

Antisemitic posts followed prompt encouraging Grok to make 'politically incorrect' claims

(Newser) - Elon Musk claimed significant improvements to his troubled AI chatbot , Grok, on Friday. By Tuesday, the chatbot was calling itself "MechaHitler" and "spewing hate speech about Jewish people," per Rolling Stone . The xAI chatbot integrated into X apparently absorbed a torrent of antisemitic abuse directed at an...

John Cusack Again Accused of Antisemitism

Actor shared graphic claiming Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein as Mossad agents

(Newser) - Actor John Cusack, long critical of Israel's war in Gaza, is once again taking criticism for sharing an "antisemitic" meme on social media. Cusack shared a graphic that linked former US secretary of state Antony Blinken to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. It noted Blinken's stepfather, Samuel...

Melbourne Suffers a Second 'Act of Hate'

Congregation flees in latest antisemitic event to hit Australia since outbreak of Gaza war

(Newser) - An arsonist set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee on Friday, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fueled blaze that left a worshipper injured. A man doused the double front doors of the downtown...

Trump Says He 'Never Heard' That 'Shylocks' Was Antisemitic

He used the term in speech at Iowa rally

(Newser) - President Trump says he's "never heard" that the term "shylocks" has antisemitic connotations. The president used the term while discussing his "Big Beautiful Bill" at a rally in Iowa Thursday night, the Times of Israel reports. He said the bill's tax cuts meant there would...

Trump Administration Threatens to Cut All Harvard Funding

Says university failed to protect Jewish students

(Newser) - The Trump administration has concluded that Harvard University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment and is threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy League school if it fails to take action. A federal task force sent a letter to Harvard on Monday finding the university violated civil...

Petition Demands Kanye Be Cut From Festival

More than 3,500 in Slovakia sign petition citing antisemitism concerns

(Newser) - A growing outcry in Slovakia is challenging Kanye West's headline spot at a major festival, as thousands demand his removal over accusations of antisemitism. A petition has been launched urging Bratislava's mayor to block the artist also known as Ye from headlining the city's Rubicon festival...

Ohio Man Charged With Threatening Congressman

Max Miller says 'deranged' driver ran him off the road, showed him Palestinian flag

(Newser) - Another story centering on political violence is making headlines, this one out of Ohio. Authorities have charged 36-year-old Feras Hamdan of Westlake with aggravated menacing after an incident with GOP Rep. Max Miller, reports FOX 8 . In a video posted to social media, Miller said a "deranged" driver forced...

Candidate's Intifada Answer Elicits Outrage

Zohran Mamdani, who would be New York City's first Muslim mayor, appeared to defend slogan

(Newser) - Political rivals and Jewish organizations responded with harsh criticism to remarks by a New York City mayoral candidate that seemed to defend the slogan "globalize the intifada." Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who would be the city's first Muslim mayor, choked up Wednesday as he told reporters...

Alert Warns of Elevated Threat to Jewish Communities in US

Attacks in Boulder, DC could inspire more, FBI says

(Newser) - Federal agencies have warned that the recent attacks on Jewish people in the US, as well as the Israeli-Hamas fighting, could inspire more. The alert to Americans and law enforcement agencies was issued Thursday night by the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the National Counterterrorism Center, CBS News...

It's a Scary Time to Be a Jew in America
It's a Scary Time to Be
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Jun 3, 2025 8:11 AM CDT

It's a Scary Time to Be a Jew in America

Sheila Katz writes that it's not enough to speak up only after violent incidents

(Newser) - The US has seen two violent antisemitic attacks in two weeks—a fatal shooting in DC followed by the firebomb assault in Colorado . Sheila Katz, chief executive of the National Council of Jewish Women, takes note of the widespread condemnation of the assaults but finds fault with one aspect of...

What We Know About the Boulder Attack
What We Know About
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Jun 2, 2025 6:14 AM CDT

What We Know About the Boulder Attack

Holocaust survivor among 8 injured in attack on event in support of Israeli hostages

(Newser) - A Holocaust survivor was among at least eight people injured Sunday when a man used a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set fire to a group of Jewish people in Boulder, Colorado, on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The latest:
  • Suspect: Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of
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Holocaust Memorial, Synagogues in Paris Defaced Overnight

Interior minister calls for increased surveillance leading up to holiday

(Newser) - Authorities in Paris have launched an investigation after several Jewish sites, including a Holocaust memorial, across the capital were defaced with green paint. The vandalism, discovered early Saturday morning, targeted the Shoah Memorial, two synagogues, and a Jewish restaurant in the city's historic Marais district, as well as a...

Kanye West Is Having a Tumultuous Week

Rapper ramps up custody fight with Kim, storms off Piers Morgan show, releases 'Heil Hitler' single

(Newser) - Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are tussling over the kids again. TMZ reports that an attorney for the 47-year-old rapper sent a cease and desist letter to Kardashian's legal team "concerning the welfare and custody" of the couple's four children, including 11-year-old daughter North West, who West...

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