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Deputy mayor faked bomb threat related to Israel at Los Angeles city hall, feds say
Brian K. Williams, then deputy-mayor of public safety for Los Angeles, claimed he had been struggling with his mental health before making the threat.
Andrew Cuomo nabs endorsements from Jewish groups after Eric Adams drops out of NYC mayoral race
Pro-Israel Adams drops out of mayoral race, but does it change anything for NYC Jews?
Mamdani clashes with ADL on who represents Jewish New Yorkers
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wishes Jews a Shana Tova amid antisemitism controversy
Mamdani has been accused of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and recently called for New York to divest from Israel bonds.
‘I voted for you because Jews are good with money’: Mark Levine on running for comptroller
In a wide-ranging conversation with JTA, Levine talked about how he’d work with the city’s next mayor, why the Jewish community needs to build more coalitions, and his deep love of pickles.
With ban removed, NYC rabbis are weighing endorsements in a heated mayoral race
New York City rabbis are split on endorsing candidates, with some citing concerns over Israel and antisemitism while others remain neutral.
As NYC's heated electoral race continues, NYC rabbis weigh endorsements
While some rabbis consider Mamdani to be a concern for the city's jews, others praise his "shared struggle"
Hebron mayor, convicted terrorist Tayseer Abu Sneineh arrested by IDF
IDF forces arrested Hebron Mayor Tayseer Abu Sneineh early Tuesday over ongoing terror activity, according to Israeli authorities. He was convicted of murdering six Israelis in 1980.
When fighting antisemitism becomes controversial, it’s already antisemitism - opinion
CAM's upcoming Australian Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism has been the target of attacks, with critics delegitimizing this anti-hate event.
Democratic Party of Minnesota revokes endorsement of mayoral candidate for state's largest city
The endorsement's revocation was due to "substantial failures" in the Minneapolis convention's voting process.
What Zohran Mamdani has actually said about Jews and Israel
Pro-Israel Jewish Democrats say Zohran Mamdani’s Israel stances are cause for concern but not panic
Jewish Democratic activists said Mamdani’s victory is not the national disaster for the century-long Jewish-Democratic alignment that Republicans are making it out to be, but it's not good either.
Mamdani defends proposal of taxing 'richer, whiter neighborhoods'
Zohran Mamdani defended his controversial proposal to raise property taxes in what he described as "richer and whiter neighborhoods," while also stating that billionaires shouldn't exist.
Schumer, Nadler race to praise Mamdani, in sharp contrast to Jewish establishment worries
Two of the city’s most veteran Jewish pro-Israel Democratic politicians raced to praise Mamdani, a supporter of the boycott Israel movement.