Kelly Hartog
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 28: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends the 2026 Pride March in New York City. (TheStewartofNY/Getty Images)
June 29, 2026, 2:40 pm
Mamdani says ‘I can’t tell you I support’ Israel as a Jewish state
Israel’s consul general in New York responds by saying the mayor is “inciting and spreading hatred.”
By Kelly Hartog
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses the crowd during the 'Get Out the Vote' rally at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on June 18, 2026. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
June 20, 2026, 11:37 pm
Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’ in rally ahead of NY primaries
Sen. Bernie Sanders joins the NYC mayor to promote progressive candidates in final day of the campaign.
By Kelly Hartog
Gwyneth Paltrow attends Hollywood Unites for the 4th Biennial Stand Up for Cancer at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., Sept. 5, 2014. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
June 14, 2026, 10:58 am
Gwyneth Paltrow draws backlash after starring in ad for luxury Israeli development
“It’s refreshing to see A-listers who refuse to bow to pressure,” said one industry insider.
By Kelly Hartog
British police investigate the scene after two people were injured in a stabbing attack in the Golders Green area of north London on April 29, 2026. (Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
June 12, 2026, 4:46 pm
UK Jewish leaders demand answers after Muslim police group paper calls Zionism a form of hatred
A leading Jewish group called the report a potential “direct challenge to the integrity of policing” in Britain.
By Kelly Hartog
Hasan Piker looks on as U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed delivers a stump speech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 7, 2026. Piker, a popular Twitch streamer accused of antisemitism, prompted controversy for campaigning with El-Sayed. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
June 1, 2026, 9:59 pm
Hasan Piker blames Israel after UK bars him from entry, citing ‘potential risk’
British Jewish groups applauded the government’s decision to bar Piker and his uncle Cenk Uygur.
By Kelly Hartog
The British Museum with visitors outside, Feb. 28, 2025. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
May 28, 2026, 1:36 pm
British Museum postpones a Jewish Culture Month lecture, citing ‘disruption’ concerns
The museum said it made the decision following discussions with “organisers and security partners.”
By Kelly Hartog
January 22, 2009, 2:13 pm
Filmmaker reveals ‘Waltz with Bashir’ backstory
By Kelly Hartog and JTA
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