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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 370

Luke Tress

Luke Tress

Luke Tress is a JTA reporter and a former editor and reporter in New York for The Times of Israel.
An New York Police Department (NYPD) car is seen in New York, on January 12, 2024. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
October 9, 2024, 6:36 am
Police data shows antisemitic hate crimes have surged in NYC this year
Jews have been targeted in over half of all hate incidents in 2024, according to NYPD; mayor says city will ensure Jewish New Yorkers can ‘celebrate and congregate free of fear’
By Luke Tress
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus in New York City to mark a year since the Hamas terror group's onslaught on southern Israel that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, October 7, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP)
October 9, 2024, 5:39 am
Columbia student group retracts apology of member who said ‘Zionists deserve to die’
Day after Oct. 7 anniversary, Columbia University Apartheid Divest issues explicit endorsement of violence as Khymani James claims he ‘never wrote neo-liberal apology’ in April
By Luke Tress
Illustrative. A person in handcuffs. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 3, 2024, 6:36 am
Teacher at Baltimore Jewish school receives 23-year prison sentence for sex crimes
Bnos Yisroel, an all-girls high school, fires William ‘Zev’ Steen after he pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of a child
By Luke Tress
The Manhattan office of New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti, September 27, 2024. (Ben Sales/JTA)
September 28, 2024, 4:55 pm
Congressman’s office vandalized as pro-Palestinian protests reignite across NYC
Democratic politician’s windows defaced with anti-Israel graffiti, including inverted red triangle, a symbol Hamas uses to mark its targets in propaganda videos
By Luke Tress
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, second right, exits Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor, September 26, 2024, in New York. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
September 27, 2024, 11:54 am
NYC mayor’s indictment sparks mixed reaction among Jewish allies, opponents
Eric Adams has built strong bonds with local Jewish community over decades in local politics, but some Jewish progressives say he can’t run the city while fighting criminal charges
By Luke Tress
Anti-Israel activists march outside of the CUNY Grad Center on July 22, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
September 24, 2024, 11:30 pm
Report on antisemitism at CUNY college system calls for ‘complete overhaul’ to approach
Independent evaluation ordered by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul finds that many students ‘do not feel safe on campus due to antisemitism and other forms of hate’
By Luke Tress
Protesters with NYC 4 Kaplan attend a rally on Manhattan's Upper West Side on September 1, 2024, against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Rabbi Jill Jacobs/Courtesy T'ruah)
September 10, 2024, 9:04 am
In letter, liberal NY rabbis urge UJA to support ceasefire, hostage deal
‘The hostages need your voice,’ rabbis write, adding that ‘we have seen the tragic consequences of Netanyahu’s recalcitrance’ after Hamas execution of six Israeli hostages
By Luke Tress
Students and demonstrators lock arms to block access to Hamilton Hall on Columbia University's campus on April 30, 2024 in New York City. (Alex Kent/Getty Images/AFP)
September 10, 2024, 5:23 am
Protester, 40, charged over flag-burning at Columbia anti-Israel protest
James Carlson, unaffiliated with school, faces accusations of arson, trespassing and more after setting stolen Israeli flag on fire, helping break into Hamilton Hall
By Luke Tress
Ronen and Orna Neutra, parents of Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra on September 5, 2024. (Luke Tress/JTA)
September 7, 2024, 3:49 am
Parents of Omer Neutra tell Jewish Republicans politicians are failing the hostages
Ronen and Orna, whose son Omer, a dual-US-Israeli citizen, is held by Hamas, denounce lack of urgency from political leaders to reach a deal to bring home remaining captives
By Luke Tress
Shabbos Kestenbaum speaks during the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
September 6, 2024, 11:11 am
Shabbos Kestenbaum, high-profile campus antisemitism critic, endorses Trump
Plaintiff in Harvard discrimination suit, a former Bernie Sanders supporter, says Democrats won’t do enough to protect Jewish students
By Luke Tress
Rep. David Kustoff of Tennessee addressing the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual convention in Las Vegas, Sept. 4, 2024. (Luke Tress/JTA)
September 5, 2024, 8:41 pm
Republican Jewish confab kicks off in Vegas, focusing on domestic antisemitism spike
Speakers repeatedly link Biden and Harris to Oct. 7 massacre and subsequent fallout for American Jews, mourn the six captives executed by Hamas
By Luke Tress
Anti-Israel activists block Jewish students from walking down a street near Columbia University, February 2, 2024. (Luke Tress)
August 31, 2024, 5:26 am
Columbia task force reports ‘crushing’ discrimination against Jews and Israelis
University’s Task Force on Antisemitism says students driven out of dorms and campus, ostracized by peers and denigrated by faculty
By Luke Tress
Anti-Israel signs are seen posted on windows as The New School faculty set up a pro-Palestinian encampment on the university's campus May 08, 2024 in New York City (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)
August 30, 2024, 4:03 am
NY’s New School senate blocks funding to clubs in bid to demand Israel ‘divestment’
Manhattan university student body’s announcement doesn’t specify how it expects university to carry out divestment; school indicates move will be circumvented
By Luke Tress
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel students at Columbia University on October 12, 2023 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
August 29, 2024, 8:01 am
Two anti-Israel groups at NYU, Columbia say Instagram removed their accounts
Columbia’s Students for Justice in Palestine and NYU’s People’s Solidarity Coalition likely violated Meta’s new rules, which ban use of word ‘Zionist’ to promote antisemitism
By Luke Tress
Joshua Leifer and his new book, "Tablets Shattered." (Courtesy/Dutton Publishing via JTA)
August 23, 2024, 10:38 pm
Brooklyn book launch rescheduled after cancellation over ‘Zionist’ rabbi moderator
Event for Joshua Leifer’s ‘Tablets Shattered’ back on as owner of bookstore blames rogue employee for ‘hideous’ incident, fires her
By Luke Tress
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