The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bend-the-arc/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:43:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Bend the Arc | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bend-the-arc/ 32 32 Progressive Jewish groups hit out at ADL over ‘Mamdani monitor’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/progressive-jewish-groups-hit-out-at-adl-over-mamdani-monitor/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 01:17:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3686775 Left-wing organizations claim initiative, set to track mayor-elect's policies and personnel appointments seen as threatening to NYC Jewish community, is 'Islamophobic and racist'

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]]> Liberal Jewish groups condemn arrest of Columbia anti-Israel protest leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberal-jewish-groups-condemn-arrest-of-columbia-anti-israel-protest-leader/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:51:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3500377 Groups like J Street and Zioness, which took issue with campus protests, nevertheless see Trump's pledge to deport student activist Mahmoud Khalil as dangerous precedent

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]]> ‘A manifesto on replacement theory’: GOP mass deportation plan alarms Jewish groups https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-manifesto-on-replacement-theory-gop-mass-deportation-plan-alarms-jewish-groups/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:00:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3330423 Several organizations say policy appears steeped in theory which has antisemitic overtones, vow to challenge it: 'We understand precisely where this hate and extremism can lead'

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]]> Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez slam AIPAC funding of rival at Bowman rally in NYC https://www.timesofisrael.com/sanders-ocasio-cortez-slam-aipac-funding-of-rival-at-bowman-rally-in-nyc/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 04:56:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3316917 New York's 16th District Congressman says opponent George Latimer and US-Israel lobby group are 'destroying our democracy'; war on Hamas a key talking point

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]]> 5 US Jewish orgs boycott education secretary call over presence of progressive groups https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-us-jewish-orgs-boycott-education-secretary-call-over-presence-of-progressive-groups/ Sat, 04 May 2024 11:27:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3281994 Cardona makes second antisemitism presentation after Jewish Federations of North America, ADL, Conference of Presidents refuse to attend the first one

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]]> Amy Spitalnick, who fought neo-Nazis in court, to lead leftist group Bend the Arc https://www.timesofisrael.com/amy-spitalnick-who-fought-neo-nazis-in-court-to-lead-leftist-group-bend-the-arc/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 03:17:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2816434 Activist who led organization that won $25 million settlement against far right Charlottesville rally organizers will now head progressive Jewish community group

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]]> US Jewish groups blasts GOP for stalling nomination of Muslim man https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-blasts-gop-for-stalling-nomination-of-muslim-man/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 05:18:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2631856 Republicans won't confirm Dilawar Syed as Small Business Administration deputy chief because of agency's payouts to abortion providers; would be highest-ranking Muslim in gov't

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]]> Jewish groups, senator rally behind Muslim Biden nominee attacked by Republicans https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-senator-rally-behind-muslim-biden-nominee-attacked-by-republicans/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:14:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2598973 GOP attacks aimed at blocking Dilawar Syed's nomination at Small Business Administration reportedly cite his membership on board of Muslim advocacy group that is critical of Israel

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]]> Top Biden civil rights nominee regrets inviting anti-Semitic speaker to Harvard https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-biden-civil-rights-nominee-regrets-inviting-anti-semitic-speaker-to-harvard/ Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:12:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2469262 Kristen Clarke invited Tony Martin, author of a book called 'The Jewish Onslaught,' to speak in 1994, drawing condemnations

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]]> At Pittsburgh memorial, Bernie Sanders warns authoritarianism rising in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-pittsburgh-memorial-bernie-sanders-warns-authoritarianism-rising-in-israel/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:05:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2418520 Vermont senator is keynote speaker at event organized by progressive Jewish advocacy group to mark 2nd anniversary of synagogue shooting that killed 11

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]]> Jewish groups join call for ousting Stephen Miller over white supremacist views https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-join-call-to-oust-stephen-miller-for-white-supremacist-views/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:55:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2187966 After publication of trove of Trump adviser's emails, many of them racist and anti-immigrant in nature, letter says he is unfit to work at White House

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]]> Jewish groups condemn Trump’s tweet targeting some Democratic congresswomen https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-condemn-trumps-tweet-targeting-some-democratic-congresswomen/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:59:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2112676 Republican Jewish Coalition backs US president's assertion that Ocasio-Cortez and her 'crowd' hate Israel, are 'a bunch of Communists'

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]]> Ilhan Omar apologizes to Jewish groups for hurt caused by AIPAC tweet https://www.timesofisrael.com/ilhan-omar-apologizes-to-jewish-groups-for-hurt-caused-by-aipac-tweet/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:18:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2022033 In a closed call with several organizations, the Minnesota Congresswoman vows to continue the dialogue and build a better relationship with the Jewish community

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]]> Rights groups call for Facebook board overhaul for ‘weaponizing anti-Semitism’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-groups-call-for-facebook-board-overhaul-for-weaponizing-anti-semitism/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 07:20:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1982720 32 organizations urge Zuckerberg and Sandberg to step down over campaigns against Jewish philanthropist George Soros

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]]> ADL: Pittsburgh shooting likely deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-pittsburgh-is-likely-deadliest-anti-semitic-attack-in-us-history/ Sat, 27 Oct 2018 20:32:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1949888 Jewish groups condemn shooting that left 11 dead, call for unity, and urge government to deal with threat posed by white supremacists

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