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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 648

Luke Tress

Luke Tress

Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.
UN commissioners Chris Sidoti, left, Navi Pillay, center, and Miloon Kothari, right, discuss their probe into Israel and the Palestinians at the United Nations in New York, October 27, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
July 15, 2025, 3:17 am
All three members of UN commission investigating Israel resign amid Trump crackdown
Resignations, including of former UN rights chief, come as the US imposes sanctions on international anti-Israel investigators
By Luke Tress
July 14, 2025, 7:46 pm
NYC mayor feuds with comptroller over Israel bonds investments
Eric Adams accuses Brad Lander of divesting from Israel in line with BDS policies; comptroller says decision was apolitical, city has hundreds of millions in other Israeli assets
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: Anti-Israel activists block Jewish students from walking down a street near Columbia University, February 2, 2024. (Luke Tress)
July 12, 2025, 6:37 am
Israel studies programs on US campuses are at a crisis point, report warns
Study by Jewish People Policy Institute says field threatened by hostile campus activism, funding and strategy issues; leading scholar acknowledges challenges but says the discipline remains healthy
By Luke Tress
Beth Joseph Synagogue in Tupper Lake, New York, July 28, 2024. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
July 11, 2025, 3:33 am
NY’s rural 120-year-old ‘Peddlers’ Synagogue’ charts new path — without a congregation
Beth Joseph in the Adirondack Mountains is a monument to Jews’ role on the American frontier. Those with ties to its former Jewish community will gather on July 13 to honor its birthday
By Luke Tress
In this April 9, 2019, photo, pedestrians walk on the campus at Stanford University in Stanford, California (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
July 10, 2025, 11:55 pm
Israeli postdoc sues Stanford for discrimination; university denies it
Researcher says lab tampered with his findings, falsely accused him of sexual harassment; Stanford says investigation found claims ‘unsubstantiated’
By Luke Tress
New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani is seen speaking through the viewfinder of a camera during a press conference on July 9, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
July 10, 2025, 9:46 pm
NYC hopeful Mamdani’s vow to arrest Netanyahu likely oversteps what US mayors can do
US federal law largely handcuffs local authorities when it comes to cooperating with the ICC. ‘It would be akin to a publicity stunt,’ says expert
By Luke Tress
Israeli professor Shai Davidai speaks to reporters outside Columbia University in New York, April 22, 2024. (Luke Tress/JTA)
July 10, 2025, 4:03 am
Shai Davidai, outspoken Israeli professor at Columbia, leaves the university
Controversial advocate for pro-Israel Jewish students says he is departing voluntarily as school closes investigation against him, plans to continue his activism from New York
By Luke Tress
Anti-Israel activists protest outside Columbia University, January 21, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
July 8, 2025, 12:48 am
New York’s Barnard College settles antisemitism lawsuit filed by Jewish students
College affiliated with Columbia University agrees to install a discrimination coordinator, voice a zero-tolerance policy toward anti-Jewish hate, reject Israel boycott demands
By Luke Tress
New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani responds to a question during the New York City Mayoral Candidates Forum at Medgar Evers College, April 23, 2025, in New York. (AP/Frank Franklin II)
July 4, 2025, 10:11 am
Nearly 1/3 of New York voters support Mamdani’s statements on BDS, intifada — poll
30% say they’re more likely to vote for mayoral candidate due to his refusal to condemn phrase ‘globalize the intifada,’ while 52% say it makes them less likely to support him
By Luke Tress
Columbia University acting president Claire Shipman speaks during a commencement ceremony on Columbia's main campus, in Manhattan, May 21, 2025, in New York. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)
July 2, 2025, 11:29 pm
Acting Columbia president sorry for calling to remove Jewish board member after Oct. 7
Claire Shipman apologizes for leaked texts calling Shoshana Shendelman a ‘mole,’ as US university seeks to restore federal funding in talks over response to anti-Israel protests
By Luke Tress, ToI Staff and JTA
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani takes selfies with supporters after speaking at his primary election party, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
July 2, 2025, 2:36 pm
Daily Briefing July 2: Day 635 – How did an anti-Israel candidate win NYC’s primary?
New York reporter Luke Tress discusses Zohran Mamdani, the NYC mayoral Democratic primary winner, and what’s next in this contentious election campaign
By Jessica Steinberg and Luke Tress
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 1, 2025, 11:39 pm
Trump threatens to arrest anti-Israel New York City mayoral candidate Mamdani
US president suggests that the state assembly member is in the country illegally, throws support behind incumbent Eric Adams, whom he says he ‘helped out a little bit’ in the past
By Luke Tress
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at his primary election party, in New York City, June 25, 2025. (AP/Heather Khalifa)
June 27, 2025, 8:33 pm
Jewish political organizers grapple with fallout from Mamdani’s NYC primary victory
Implications of Israel critic’s success remain unclear as activists work to navigate turmoil after his stunning win over the pro-Israel Cuomo
By Luke Tress
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at his primary election party, in New York City, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
June 26, 2025, 4:54 am
Do Zohran Mamdani’s opponents have a path to defeating him in NYC mayoral election?
The far-left critic of Israel will be the heavy favorite in November vote, which could end up as a 5-way race if Cuomo runs as an independent after losing the Democratic primary
By Luke Tress
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, left, speaks on stage with fellow candidate New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at his primary election party, in New York City, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
June 25, 2025, 8:28 pm
After NYC primary upset, anti-Israel activist Mamdani vows not to ‘abandon my beliefs’
Beating Cuomo in Democratic mayoral primary, ‘globalize the intifada’ advocate who’d arrest Netanyahu says he’ll work to ‘understand the perspectives’ of those he disagrees with
By Luke Tress
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