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Dave Matthews pushes back on claims his criticism of Israel is antisemitic
By Grace Gilson
Speaking at a North Carolina concert, Matthews said his rhetoric should not be “twisted into anybody thinking that I am bigoted or antisemitic.”
Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (Laura Brett/Getty Images)
PoliticsGraham Platner, anti-Israel progressive, sews up Democratic Senate nomination in Maine
By Philissa Cramer
The lettering on the side of the Justice Department headquarters building in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greggory DiSalvo via iStock)
TerrorismNew Jersey man charged with planning ISIS attack on synagogue
Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (Laura Brett/Getty Images)
June 10, 2026, 9:38 am
Graham Platner, anti-Israel progressive, sews up Democratic Senate nomination in Maine
Platner’s primary opponent had suspended her campaign but remained on the ballot.
By Philissa Cramer
Dave Matthews performs during the 40th Farm Aid at Huntington Bank Stadium on September 20, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)
June 9, 2026, 3:59 pm
Dave Matthews pushes back on claims his criticism of Israel is antisemitic
Speaking at a North Carolina concert, Matthews said his rhetoric should not be “twisted into anybody thinking that I am bigoted or antisemitic.”
By Grace Gilson
The lettering on the side of the Justice Department headquarters building in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greggory DiSalvo via iStock)
June 9, 2026, 3:38 pm
New Jersey man charged with planning ISIS attack on synagogue
"Those who seek to advance the objectives of foreign terrorist organizations should expect a swift and coordinated response from federal law enforcement." — U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer
Two NYU flags flying above entrance to Frederick Loewe Theatre on New York University campus. (Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
June 4, 2026, 3:02 pm
NYU student charged with hate crime for flying flag with swastikas, Star of David over campus building
An NYU spokesman said the school would “immediately pursue our disciplinary procedures, which carry the most severe consequences.”
By Grace Gilson
Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, introduces the ‘Combating Antisemitism Playbook’ at AJC’s Global Forum in Washington, DC, May 31, 2026. (Credit: American Jewish Committee)
June 1, 2026, 10:16 pm
At annual forum, AJC launches playbook to combat Jew-hatred
The document recommends strategies to address Jew-hatred in law enforcement, education and the private sector.
By Andrew Bernard
Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna conduct a news conference after reviewing unredacted portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files, outside a Department of Justice office in NoMa on Feb. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
June 1, 2026, 10:06 pm
Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel military tech cooperation from defense bill
The move marks the latest instance of lawmakers across the political aisle finding common cause on Israel-related policy.
By Grace Gilson
The U.N. General Assembly holds an election of members of the Human Rights Council on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Manuel Elias/U.N. Photo)
June 1, 2026, 10:25 am
NGO Monitor calls for independent probe of NYT & Kristof scandal
Such an investigation is necessary when NGOs claiming human rights advocacy promote falsehoods with no repercussions, wrote members of the board.
By JNS Staff
JCRC New York CEO Mark Treyger, UJA-Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein, City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other New York politicians march in the annual Israel Day Parade on May 31, 2026. (Grace Gilson)
May 31, 2026, 9:51 pm
NY Democratic stalwarts show support for Israel even as Mamdani skips parade
Gov. Kathy Hochul signs legislation establishing 50-foot protest buffer zones around synagogues ahead of march.
By Grace Gilson
The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 21, 2019. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)
May 28, 2026, 3:20 pm
A rabbinical school turf war brews in Ohio over Hebrew Union College’s assets
The College for Contemporary Judaism files a motion in a state lawsuit in hopes of taking over the Cincinnati campus.
By Andrew Lapin
The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn. (James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images)
May 27, 2026, 4:19 pm
Park Slope Food Coop votes for Israel boycott
Overwhelming majority of members back banning Israeli products after years of campaigning by pro-Palestinian group.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Faculty for Justice in Palestine at the Gaza solidarity encampment, one day before violent riots erupted at the University of California, Los Angeles, April 29, 2024. (Credit: Noopur28 via Wikimedia Commons)
May 26, 2026, 7:21 pm
Trump admin files second lawsuit against UCLA for ‘deliberate indifference’ to Jew-hatred
The public university “inexplicably took no serious action whatsoever” as “Jewish and Israeli students risked physical assault” during the 2024 anti-Israel campus protests.
By Mike Wagenheim
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaks at the group's national conference in 2018. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
May 26, 2026, 12:55 pm
Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street
The signatories, including prominent rabbis and former U.S. ambassadors, called on Yechiel Leiter to rescind remarks calling the liberal pro-Israel lobby a “cancer.”
By Grace Gilson
Maureen Galindo, left, and Johnny Garcia, candidates for U.S. House District 35, participate in a forum held by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in the Sidney Board Room at Brooks in San Antonio on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Katina Zentz/San Antonio Express-News via Getty Images)
May 21, 2026, 10:57 am
Some Democrats condemn Texas candidate Maureen Galindo over antisemitic rhetoric
Two Jewish Democrats said they would seek to expel Galindo from Congress if she is selected.
By Grace Gilson
Pa. State Treasurer Stacy Garrity speaks during a visit to Coffee Inclusive in Pittston, Pa., Aug. 14, 2025. (Jason Ardan/The Citizens' Voice via Getty Images)
May 20, 2026, 8:57 pm
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro faces Trump-backed challenger in reelection bid
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity has invested heavily in Israel bonds and accused Shapiro of not taking antisemitism seriously.
By Joseph Strauss
Ed Gallrein, Republican congressional candidate for Kentucky, greets U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on stage during an event one day before Gallrein's primary against Rep. Thomas Massie, May 18, 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
May 20, 2026, 11:16 am
Anti-Israel Republican Thomas Massie ousted from Congress as Trump endorsee wins primary
Winner Ed Gallrein drew substantial support from the Republican Jewish Coalition.
By Philissa Cramer
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