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US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, at a news conference on prescription drugs, January 10, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/JTA)

February 15, 2019, 7:47 am

Omar pushes back against Trump, says he’s ‘trafficked in hate’ his whole life

Democrat implies president’s call for her resignation is hypocritical, says she has learned from people after tweeting accusation that AIPAC pays US lawmakers to support Israel

By Marcy Oster

A boy from Honduras is shown being taken into custody by US Border Patrol agents near the US-Mexico Border near Mission, Texas, June 12, 2018. (John Moore/Getty Images)

January 19, 2019, 1:15 pm

Thousands more migrant children may have been separated at US border

Watchdog says Trump administration implemented controversial policy long before it became public, but federal government has lost track of the total number

By Colleen Long and Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR

Illustrative photo of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Los Angeles, January 10, 2018. (Chris Carlson/AP)

January 10, 2019, 7:58 pm

US judge frees Palestinian man from 2-year immigration hold in Iowa

Hasan Ghithan was arrested after trying to renew his green card, but then bureaucratic red tape delayed a resolution in his case

By David Pitt

J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami addressing the group’s conference in Washington, March 21, 2015. (Courtesy JTA/J Street)

January 8, 2019, 1:09 am

Progressive groups rage against Rubio’s anti-BDS bill

As US senator tries to push through legislation during shutdown, J Street and ACLU cast bill as ‘outrageous’ and unconstitutional

By Eric Cortellessa

In this June 22, 2017 file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

December 19, 2018, 6:17 am

Texas AG, universities face suit challenging anti-BDS law

American Civil Liberties Union of Texas says the law forces people to choose between their First Amendment rights and their livelihoods

By RYAN TARINELLI

Illustrative: A man holds a sign during a rally in support of the BDS movement in Albany New York, on June 15, 2016. (AP/Mike Groll)

July 1, 2018, 5:51 pm

Lawsuit dismissed over Kansas anti-BDS law; state to pay plaintiff’s legal fees

Esther Koontz, who works at a Wichita public school, participates in the boycott of Israel and was denied a state contract as a result

By JTA and TOI staff

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Congressman Ed Royce (left) and Congrerssman Eliot Engel during the committee's hearing on Iran, September 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

June 29, 2018, 3:25 am

House panel unanimously advances federal anti-BDS legislation

Foreign Affairs Committee passes controversial Israel Anti-Boycott Act, sending the legislation to the entire House chamber

By Eric Cortellessa

June 24, 2018, 3:41 am

Fake news a ‘nuisance’ for Israel, not a dire threat, says country’s cyber chief

While Americans sound the alarm over covert social media manipulation, Israeli expert says no sign of Russian efforts to impact politics here

By Simona Weinglass

Students protest at an anti-Israel demonstration at the University of California, Irvine. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/JTA)

March 4, 2018, 2:23 pm

Senators soften anti-BDS bill following criticism

Sen. Ben Cardin releases updated legislation to prevent companies from boycotting Israel, taking into account free speech concerns

By Michael Bachner

January 31, 2018, 12:38 am

US court temporarily suspends Kansas anti-BDS law

ACLU challenges measure banning state contracts with individuals or companies participating in a boycott of Israel over free speech concerns

By ROXANA HEGEMAN

Mariko Hirose, right, a litigation director at the Urban Justice Center, Esther Sung, a staff attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, Rabbi Will Berkowitz, Jewish Family Service of Seattle CEO and Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, stand in front of a federal courthouse after speaking with media members there Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

December 22, 2017, 2:00 pm

US judge considers lifting ban on entry of refugees, families

ACLU and Jewish Family Service call for some individuals, including Iraqi interpreters for US army, to be allowed into US

By martha bellisle

Illustrative: 'Boycott Israel' billboard near Chicago's Logan Airport, 2016 (screen capture: CBS)

December 8, 2017, 8:17 am

ACLU files federal lawsuit challenging Arizona anti-BDS law

Suit filed by civil liberties group argues political boycotts are protected by First Amendment

By JTA

Rescue workers and volunteers helping residents make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Houston following Hurricane Harvey, August 29, 2017. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

October 26, 2017, 9:32 pm

Hurricane relief program removes ‘no Israel boycott’ pledge

While Dickinson, Texas, homeowners are now exempt, businesses in Houston suburb must continue to adhere to requirement

By AP

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signing his state’s anti-BDS bill at a Jewish community center in Austin, May 2, 2017. (Office of the Texas Governor)

October 24, 2017, 2:50 am

State anti-BDS laws are hitting unintended targets and nobody’s happy

Defenders of anti-boycott measures say legislation undergoing birth pains, while critics express concern for free speech rights

By Ron Kampeas

Houston residents making their way out of a flooded neighborhood after it was inundated with rainwater following Hurricane Harvey, Aug. 29, 2017. (Scott Olson/Getty Images via JTA)

October 20, 2017, 11:51 pm

Texas town: No hurricane relief for Israel boycotters

To receive assistance, Dickinson applicants must declare they do not participate in divestment efforts from the Jewish state

By JTA