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Florida congressional candidate seeks ban for flags promoting Palestine, BLM, and Gay Pride

Fine's bill would prohibit any government entity, including schools, counties, cities, and agencies from displaying any flag of a political nature.

|ByJEFFREY SCHWEERS/ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
A boy holds a Palestinian flag at a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, during a temporary truce between Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in Frankfurt, Germany, November 25, 2023
US Vice President Kamala Harris meets with President Isaac Herzog in her ceremonial offices at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, US, July 19, 2023

BLM founder: Right-wing pro-Israel activists will cast Harris as antisemitic

Elad Nehorai and Patrisse Cullors warned that right-wing activists will try to undermine Kamala Harris’s presidential bid by accusing her of antisemitism.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

Modern antisemitism: The monster of Jew-hatred just will not die - opinion

For years, Jews spearheaded social justice movements. Now that we need their support, they have turned their backs on us.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Feb 10, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; The Toronto Raptors starting lineup is introduced prior to the start of game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena

Man told to leave Toronto basketball game for wearing ‘free our hostages’ shirt

On Thursday's Raptors match in Toronto, a spectator was asked to leave for wearing a sweatshirt saying: "free our hostages"

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Kanye West: The rise and fall of the American rap icon - explainer

Kanye West is one of the most successful musical artists in human history, but he has become embroiled in political and celebrity controversy while also suffering from mental illness.

OCTOBER 19, 2022ByAARON REICH
Kanye West attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 92nd annual Oscars at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on February 9, 2020.

Kanye West claims George Floyd died from fentanyl, family mulls lawsuit

Controversial rapper Kanye West spoke on the Drink Champs podcast after watching Candace Owens' new documentary and claimed George Floyd wasn't killed by police, but fentanyl.

OCTOBER 18, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rapper Kanye West makes a point as he holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, US July 19, 2020.

Four Kentucky police officers charged in Breonna Taylor killing

Detective Brett Hankinson fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment through a window and glass door that were covered with blinds and curtains.

AUGUST 4, 2022ByREUTERS
Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, stands next to a painting of her daughter at a gathering to mark two years since police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor when they entered her home, at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky, US, March 13, 2022.

BLM responsible for rise in US hate crimes - opinion

Based on the behavior and radical ideologies of BLM, it’s simply time to formally condemn the group as a domestic terrorist organization by definition and to seek federal prosecution.

AUGUST 3, 2022ByDEMETRICK 'TRE' PENNIE
ST. LOUIS County police confront anti-police demonstrators during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2015. Officers in riot gear clashed with protesters who had gathered to mark the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed black teen.

Nothing in history compares to the Holocaust - opinion

To label the black experience a Holocaust?! That clearly crosses a line. Nothing in history can be compared to what the Jews encountered in the Holocaust.

JULY 29, 2022BySTEWART WEISS
DEPICTION OF how slaves were kept below decks for shipment, National Museum of Bermuda.

Former Minneapolis police officer to be sentenced on federal charges

Former Minneapolis police officer, Thomas Lane, will be sentenced on Thursday on federal charges for his role in the death of George Floyd.

JULY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
A local resident takes a selfie in front of a mural of George Floyd after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, April 20, 2021.

Video shows Ohio officers killed unarmed Black man in hail of bullets

25-year-old Jayland Walker was sprayed with some 60 bullets by eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, after fleeting a traffic stop. He was unarmed.

JULY 4, 2022ByREUTERS
Elizabeth Paige White and Bobby DiCello holding a picture of Jayland Walker attend a news conference following the Akron police shooting death of Black man Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, US July 3, 2022.

Three Minneapolis ex-police officers guilty of violating George Floyd's rights

Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty on Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his rights by failing to give aid to the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath a colleague's knee.

FEBRUARY 25, 2022ByREUTERS
Protesters in Minneapolis demonstrate against the death in police custody of George Floyd, May 29, 2020

Louisville Jewish politician ‘traumatized again’ by the release of his assailant

“Our criminal justice system is clearly broken. It is nearly impossible to believe that someone can attempt murder on Monday and walk out of jail on Wednesday,” the mayor said.

FEBRUARY 18, 2022ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Craig Greenberg, right, campaigns for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 2022.

BLM activist charged in murder attempt of Jewish mayoral candidate

Quintez Brown, a local political activist, allegedly attempted a shooting attack on Craig Greenberg, a Jewish Democrat running for mayor in Louisville.

FEBRUARY 15, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Craig Greenberg, right, campaigns for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 2022.