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War and economic hardship dampen World Cup excitement in Iran
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (239+ words) Iranians say it's difficult to get excited about a soccer tournament in a year that has seen so much suffering, especially when it's being hosted by a country they are at war with...
California's Gavin Newsom says some "appropriately' call Israel an "apartheid state'
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (590+ words) JTA " California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed sharp criticism of the Israeli government during an interview this week, suggesting that he agreed with claims that Israel is an "apartheid state" and questioning US military aid to the country. Newsom, a likely…...
Activists try to erect statue of terror convict Marwan Barghouti at UK parliament
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (536+ words) British police blocked pro-Palestinian activists from installing a statue of imprisoned Palestinian political leader and terror convict Marwan Barghouti in London's Parliament Square on Wednesday. The action was organized by the Free Marwan Now campaign, which advocates for Barghouti's release…...
Lefty Jew" who accused Israel of genocide advances in San Francisco congressional primary
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (33+ words) Scott Wiener and Connie Chan, who was endorsed by current seat holder Nancy Pelosi, to face off in November, after a former AOC aide backed by anti-Israel streamer Hasan Piker falls short...
In California primaries, Jewish voters face a slate of races shaped by Israel, antisemitism
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (1272+ words) Tuesday's contests have some Jews weighing reality TV candidate over left-wing Israel critic, while others consider backing pro-Israel progressive who accused country of genocide...
Nature Authority to remove 40, 000 tons of soil polluted in massive 2014 oil spill
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (622+ words) The Israel Nature and Parks Authority this week began moving machinery into the Evrona Nature Reserve, just north of Eilat in southern Israel, to undertake the long-awaited removal of some 40, 000 tons of soil polluted by a massive oil spill in…...
Trump administration files fresh suit against UCLA over "antisemitic hostile work environment
1+ week, 4+ day ago (651+ words) The US Department of Justice sued the University of California for the second time this year over allegations of an antisemitic campus environment at UCLA, claiming the school "was deliberately indifferent to the suffering of its Jewish and Israeli students…...
Are you a baby killer? : Israeli couple harassed by employee at California hotel
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (330+ words) Two Israeli tourists were recently harassed by an employee at a California hotel with questions like "Are you a baby killer?" and "Did you serve in the IDF? ," according to video shared Saturday on social media. The interaction, which apparently…...
New biography hits the high and low notes of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim's life
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (1201+ words) Renee Ghert-Zand is the health reporter and a feature writer for The Times of Israel. As Daniel Okrent sat in the audience of the original 1970 Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's "Company," he knew he was experiencing something groundbreaking. "It was…...
San Diego mosque shooters, who met online, called for genocide of Jews and Muslims
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1004+ words) The two US teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalized online, where they first met and shared white supremacist views, including antisemitism, according to authorities and writings they authored. The pair…...