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Amid accusations of antisemitism, Massachusetts city votes to divest from Israel
Activists from the group Somerville for Palestine hold a small demonstration outside City Hall, Somerville, Massachusetts, November 12, 2026. (Gavi Klein/JTA)
By Gavi Klein
Somerville council votes 10-1 to ban Boston-area city from doing business with companies complicit in humanitarian violations, specificying those operating in 'Israel and Palestine'
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, November 8, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
November 13, 2026, 12:57 pm
Trump says US antisemitism at levels ‘like Germany in 1938’
President claims growing trend began under Obama, while expressing frustration that most Jewish voters in Michigan backed anti-Israel Democrat El-Sayed
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Channel 12 anchor Yonit Levi and CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga co-wrote young adult book 'Don't Feed the Lion,' which is being adapted into a feature film by Gal Gadot's production company (Courtesy)
November 11, 2026, 10:23 pm
Channel 12 anchor Yonit Levi’s novel about antisemitism to become film
Gal Gadot will executive produce movie based on ‘Don’t Feed the Lion’ by Levi and CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga
By Jessica Steinberg
Washinton Hebrew Congregation, pictured in 2014. (Wikimedia Commons)
November 9, 2026, 10:47 pm
Suspect attempted to enter Washington, DC, synagogue with firearm — police
Man charged with weapons offenses after congregation’s security team found gun during entry screening; incident causes no injuries and does not appear to be attempted attack
By Luke Tress
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City delivers a speech at the synagogue, May 27, 2026. (Courtesy/Lenny Medina/RetroLenz Photography)
November 9, 2026, 12:33 am
Leading US Reform rabbi after midterms: The American Jewish ‘Golden Age’ has ended
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch says ‘hateful ideology’ of anti-Zionism has been normalized, calls for US Jewish leaders to conduct a ‘searing reassessment’ of strategies
By Luke Tress
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Sen. Jon Ossoff, walks in the audience during an election night event, November 3, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
November 6, 2026, 12:35 pm
US Jews continued to back Democrats in midterms amid generational chasm on Israel — poll
J Street finds 72% of Jews backed Democratic candidates, despite reports of party-switching; 49% of 18-34 year-olds sympathize with Palestinians over Israelis
By Jacob Magid, JTA and ToI Staff
Protesters demonstrate outside of NRG Station prior to the Ed Sheeran Concert at Lincoln Financial Field on September 19, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Heather Barry/Getty Images/AFP)
November 5, 2026, 8:03 pm
Pennsylvania leaders condemn anti-Zionists targeting Jewish eateries
Protesters say they aim to drive restaurants out of Philadelphia and show ‘Zionist business owners’ they are ‘disgusting humans’
By Luke Tress
New York’s Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a news conference outside the Brooklyn Museum, October 22, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
November 3, 2026, 6:42 am
NY Jewish leaders defend Democratic AG as GOP challenger slams her response to antisemitism
Spokesperson for Letitita James says she has ‘stood arm in arm with the Jewish community all throughout her career,’ as Saritha Komatireddy accuses incumbent of being ‘ineffective in stopping’ antisemitic hate crimes
By Joseph Strauss
A heckler shouts at comedian Lucas Zelnick in footage Zelnick postd on October 28, 2026. (Screenshot/YouTube)
October 29, 2026, 9:01 pm
‘You guys are evil,’ antisemitic heckler shouts at US Jewish comedian
Lucas Zelnick responds to audience member that ‘what’s happening in Israel is horrible’ but ‘it’s not all Jews,’ in the latest in a series of incidents targeting Jewish comics
By Luke Tress
Shmuel Cohen (left) takes a break from wrapping tefillin with passersby in New York City's Diamond District on October 23, 2026. (Joseph Strauss/JTA)
October 24, 2026, 6:48 am
Chabad Jew returns to wrapping tefillin day after being stabbed in NYC
‘We can’t allow some hate to stop us,’ Yosef tells JTA on same Diamond District street where he was assaulted, stressing message that ‘we need more mitzvahs and light in the world’
By Joseph Strauss
Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators rally outside AIPAC headquarters and the offices of Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, who've both been endorsed by the group, in New York City, February 22, 2024. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images/ via JTA)
October 23, 2026, 7:08 pm
While AIPAC’s critics rejoice as lobby shifts strategy, its defenders push back
Opponents see end of direct candidate backing as evidence pro-Israel lobby’s brand has become toxic; supporters say lobby is adapting its strategy without surrendering influence
By Sharon Udasin
Pipe bombs found in Skyler AJ Rose's bedroom after he threatened to blow up a synagogue, from an October 21, 2026 court filing. (US District Court for the District of Utah)
October 23, 2026, 1:11 am
Utah man found with pipe bombs charged with threat to ‘blow up’ synagogue
Skyler AJ Rose allegedly searched for Jewish site in his area, posted ‘death to Israel’ and ‘heil Hitler’ on social media
By Luke Tress
Autumn foliage frame banners on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh campus in Pittsburgh, November 10, 2025. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
October 22, 2026, 1:04 pm
U of Pittsburgh now says some Jewish students were interviewed for antisemitism report
After working group publishes recommendations without citing any interviews with campus Jews, school claims it spoke with some but offers no details; claim immediately disputed
By Andrew Lapin
US President Donald Trump greets Republican Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas at a campaign rally at Heartland Credit Union Arena, October 19, 2026, in Park City, Kansas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
October 21, 2026, 4:16 am
Trump criticized for again using term ‘Shylock’ during speech at a rally
US president says ad portrays GOP senator from Kansas as a ‘Shylock-type guy’; ADL warns against ‘normalizing language that has long been used to target the Jewish community,’ without naming Trump
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Pro-Israel supporters attend the Republican convention in Dallas on September 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
October 17, 2026, 4:01 pm
America’s politically divided Jewish community braces for Israel’s elections
Some hope a change of government in Israel could help stem the tide of rising anti-Israel sentiment in the US, but most fear it would have very little effect on surging antisemitism
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
Israel Day on Fifth parade in New York City, May 31, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 8, 2026, 9:19 pm
‘Surge’ in US Jewish life has continued three years since October 7, survey finds
Jewish Federations of North America poll finds 38% of US Jews have increased their communal engagement since 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
By Luke Tress
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