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        <title>In AI-made Likud ad, Mamdani, Khamenei and Erdogan prematurely celebrate Netanyahu&#8217;s defeat</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-ai-made-likud-ad-mamdani-khamenei-and-erdogan-celebrate-netanyahus-expected-defeat/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recep Tayyip Erdogan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mojtaba Khamenei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Campaign clip posted by Netanyahu shows New York City mayor organizing party with Muslim leaders, only to be sorely disappointed by premier's election victory</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-ai-made-likud-ad-mamdani-khamenei-and-erdogan-celebrate-netanyahus-expected-defeat/">In AI-made Likud ad, Mamdani, Khamenei and Erdogan prematurely celebrate Netanyahu&#8217;s defeat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>War-weary Ukrainian students learn Yiddish to reclaim a Jewish past nearly erased at home</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/war-weary-ukrainian-students-learn-yiddish-to-reclaim-a-jewish-past-nearly-erased-at-home/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Non-Jews learn about region's history through language study with New York's YIVO Institute, while connecting with US Jews over national heritage decimated with help of some local collaborators</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/war-weary-ukrainian-students-learn-yiddish-to-reclaim-a-jewish-past-nearly-erased-at-home/">War-weary Ukrainian students learn Yiddish to reclaim a Jewish past nearly erased at home</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Roger Waters to headline 9/11 &#8216;truth&#8217; conference at NYC-owned museum</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/roger-waters-to-headline-9-11-truth-conference-at-nyc-owned-museum/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Roger Waters]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[9/11 attacks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Former Pink Floyd frontman and event organizers have falsely linked Israel to Sept. 11 attack; publicly subsidized El Museo del Barrio appears to be renting out the space for event</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/roger-waters-to-headline-9-11-truth-conference-at-nyc-owned-museum/">Roger Waters to headline 9/11 &#8216;truth&#8217; conference at NYC-owned museum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>US Jewish community security costs surpass $1 billion per year &#8212; study</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-community-security-costs-surpass-1-billion-per-year-study/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jewish American Security Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit Security Grant Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Jews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diaspora Jews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Jewish Federations of North America says record expenses amount to around $225,000 in annual costs per institution</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-community-security-costs-surpass-1-billion-per-year-study/">US Jewish community security costs surpass $1 billion per year &#8212; study</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Brad Lander, Jewish Mamdani ally, downplays being berated as a ‘Zionist’ at protest</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/brad-lander-jewish-mamdani-ally-downplays-being-berated-as-a-zionist-at-protest/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brad Lander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewish politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-Zionism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-Zionists]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>After leftist politician is hounded at rally against right-wing Hindu group, he says he will continue to 'build coalitions,' dismisses antagonists as 'a few loudmouths'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/brad-lander-jewish-mamdani-ally-downplays-being-berated-as-a-zionist-at-protest/">Brad Lander, Jewish Mamdani ally, downplays being berated as a ‘Zionist’ at protest</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Met Museum cancels planned John Galliano exhibit after backlash over antisemitism</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/met-museum-cancels-planned-john-galliano-exhibit-after-backlash-over-antisemitism/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Galliano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Menin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fashion design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Fashion designer says he decided 'it is best' not to hold event, apologizes for 'hurt I caused to the Jewish and Asian communities'; move welcomed by Jewish leaders</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/met-museum-cancels-planned-john-galliano-exhibit-after-backlash-over-antisemitism/">Met Museum cancels planned John Galliano exhibit after backlash over antisemitism</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>ADL says it surfaced mosque threat linked to FBI arrest in Florida</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-says-it-surfaced-mosque-threat-linked-to-fbi-arrest-in-florida/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADL Anti-Defamation League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-Muslim attacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online antisemitism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism reported online activity by 19-year-old charged for vow to 'shoot up a mosque'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-says-it-surfaced-mosque-threat-linked-to-fbi-arrest-in-florida/">ADL says it surfaced mosque threat linked to FBI arrest in Florida</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Jews at US teachers unions subject to discrimination, forced to self-censor: report</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-at-us-teachers-unions-subject-to-discrimination-forced-to-self-censor-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[antisemitism in the US]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antisemitism in schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADL Anti-Defamation League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-Zionism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Anti-Defamation League survey finds antisemitism, hostility to Israel's existence in union spaces, leading to alienation and fear among Jewish educators</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-at-us-teachers-unions-subject-to-discrimination-forced-to-self-censor-report/">Jews at US teachers unions subject to discrimination, forced to self-censor: report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Historian’s book on Nazi World War II propaganda targeting Arab world to be republished</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/historians-book-on-nazi-world-war-ii-propaganda-targeting-arab-world-to-be-republished/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Herf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nazi propaganda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nazi ideology]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3886047</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Jeffrey Herf says 'Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World' holds new relevance because it dispels 'falsehoods' about Hamas ideology; title to be distributed by Columbia University Press</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/historians-book-on-nazi-world-war-ii-propaganda-targeting-arab-world-to-be-republished/">Historian’s book on Nazi World War II propaganda targeting Arab world to be republished</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Study: Genocide claims on US campuses largely grew out of preexisting BDS activism</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-genocide-claims-on-us-campuses-largely-grew-out-of-preexisting-bds-activism/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amcha Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[academic boycott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genocide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2023-2025 Israel-Hamas war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Research by AMCHA Initiative links prior anti-Israel advocacy to genocide accusations, arguing that scholars gave political rhetoric academic legitimacy</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-genocide-claims-on-us-campuses-largely-grew-out-of-preexisting-bds-activism/">Study: Genocide claims on US campuses largely grew out of preexisting BDS activism</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Montreal city council walks back motion to cut ties with Israel</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/montreal-city-council-walks-back-motion-to-cut-ties-with-israel/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[B'nai Brith Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antisemitism in Canada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Municipal legislators vote to water down anti-Israel resolution, removing accusations of 'genocide' and 'apartheid,' instead passing a pro-Palestinian solidarity statement</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/montreal-city-council-walks-back-motion-to-cut-ties-with-israel/">Montreal city council walks back motion to cut ties with Israel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>NY governor encourages Mamdani to focus on New York City instead of Israel</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-governor-encourages-mamdani-to-focus-on-new-york-city-instead-of-israel/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Hochul]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Asked about mayor's anti-Israel rhetoric, Hochul, who is running for reelection against a pro-Israel Republican, says his priority should be on city government</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-governor-encourages-mamdani-to-focus-on-new-york-city-instead-of-israel/">NY governor encourages Mamdani to focus on New York City instead of Israel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>NY judge says Columbia University did not discriminate against pro-Hamas professor</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-judge-says-columbia-university-did-not-discriminate-against-pro-hamas-professor/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Court dismisses Mohamed Abdou's case alleging discrimination in university president's Congressional testimony and by pro-Israel instructor</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-judge-says-columbia-university-did-not-discriminate-against-pro-hamas-professor/">NY judge says Columbia University did not discriminate against pro-Hamas professor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>NY man who struck woman at synagogue insulted Jews, ‘identified as Jewish,’ feds say</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-man-who-struck-woman-at-synagogue-insulted-jews-identified-as-jewish-feds-say/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Central Synagogue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synagogue security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Larry Montes called Jews 'swine' and denigrated synagogues in US and Israel, but also expressed affiliation with Judaism, according to prosecutors</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-man-who-struck-woman-at-synagogue-insulted-jews-identified-as-jewish-feds-say/">NY man who struck woman at synagogue insulted Jews, ‘identified as Jewish,’ feds say</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Jews targeted in 63% of all religious hate crimes in US last year — FBI data</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-targeted-in-63-of-all-religious-hate-crimes-in-us-last-year-fbi-data/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[antisemitism in the US]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Antisemitism accounts for 14% of all bias incidents in 2025; anti-Jewish crimes decrease by 21% compared to 2024</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-targeted-in-63-of-all-religious-hate-crimes-in-us-last-year-fbi-data/">Jews targeted in 63% of all religious hate crimes in US last year — FBI data</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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