Massachusetts
Somerville councilors, solicitor delay final action on Israel divestment proposal
Deputy Director of Communications Grace Munns wrote in an email that the mayor “is closely following the City Council process, and... would do a thorough review with staff of the legislation.”
Somerville, Massachusetts city council moves to enact Israel divestment vote
Israeli American Council leads nationwide protests against controversial Gaza documentary 'NAZA'
Kalaniyot faculty network strengthens campus ties to Israeli scholars, fights academic boycotts
Mass. man arrested for incitement to shoot synagogue worshippers, threats to rape Jewish women
Mathew Scouras, 34, was arraigned Monday for allegedly posting on an internet image board threats against Jewish people.
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to threatening to bomb synagogue
John Reardon during a hearing in Boston federal court pleaded guilty to threatening to bomb the Congregation Agudas Achim and threatening to kill Jewish children.
‘Hitting her is not working, have to knife her’: Man accused of stabbing girlfriend with sword
Shane Curry, charged with first-degree murder for fatally stabbing his girlfriend, Nevaeh Goddard, with a sword, attempted suicide after.
Pro-Israel veteran arrested in Massachusetts after shooting pro-Palestine assailant
The man wearing the pin stood across the street from ten pro-Israel protesters calling them "sick" and saying they were "defending genocide."
In a first, Massachusetts lawmakers delay budget fight to accommodate Passover observance
“They immediately said, ‘We’ll have to figure out a new way,’” recalled Balser, who represents the heavily Jewish suburb of Newton.
Boston: Palestinian terrorist flag waved at Israeli dance troupe protest
During a Friday protest in Boston against the Israeli Vertigo Dance Company, pro-Palestinian activists prominently displayed the flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years for fraud involving $8 billion US dollars, marking his dramatic downfall from billionaire status.
First pig-to-human kidney transplant performed in Boston
a 62-year-old man received a pig kidney at Massachusetts General Hospital. This landmark surgery represents a significant step forward in addressing the chronic shortage of organs for transplant.
Massachusetts police investigating string of vandalism targeting pro-Israel homes as hate crimes
Most of the reported incidents in the heavily Jewish Boston suburb over the past month involve the defacement or removal of pro-Israel signs from lawns or fences.
Feds charge Massachusetts man for calls threatening Jews with ‘genocide’
"If you can kill their children we can kill yours,” Reardon, of Millis, Massachusetts, allegedly said.
