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The NYPD has made two arrests in connection with a recent hate crime assault on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. The arrests follow an incident in which a female victim was attacked by two individuals while she was recording them removing Israeli missing person posters from a light pole. The incident took place at approximately 9:55 p.m. near Riverside Drive and West 82nd Street on Thursday, November 9, 2023. During the altercation, the victim, a 41-year-old woman, was physically assaulted by the two women, who also forcibly removed a Star of David necklace from her neck. The attackers knocked…

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Gigi Hadid added to her list of outrageous claims against Israel on Sunday sharing a video in which the person claims Israel illegally harvests the organs of dead Palestinians. By Shiryn Ghermezian, The Algemeiner Model Gigi Hadid made a series of false accusations about Israel and its treatment of Palestinians, while also promoting an antisemitic blood libel, to her more than 79 million Instagram followers over the weekend. On Sunday, the 28-year-old shared on her Instagram Story a reel in which a user named Umme Murtaza (umme_murtazaa) tells her followers to “watch this disturbing video, where health officials admitted that…

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(JTA) — Israel’s under-21 men’s national soccer team took the field on Friday for the first time since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that killed and injured thousands and brought much of Israeli life, including sports, to a standstill. The Union of European Football Associations, Europe’s football governing body, had reportedly rejected a request to hold an official moment of silence before the match between Israel and Poland. The two teams were facing off in a qualifying match in Lodz, Poland, for the 2025 European Under-21 Championships. The teams ignored UEFA and held a moment of silence anyway. For the first…

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The Israel Defense Forces have reported the successful interception of a cruise missile over the Red Sea, near the southernmost city of Eilat, Wednesday afternoon. It was reportedly shot down by an Israeli Fighter Jet. It is suspected that the missile was launched by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Importantly, the IDF has confirmed that the missile did not breach Israeli airspace. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

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WESTVILLE, NEW JERSEY – Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry is asking that Christians light a candle in their window at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, December 7, and keep it lit through sundown on December 15, to honor the Jewish community and to stand in solidarity with Israel during this time of crisis. Hannukah is known as the Festival of Lights when each candle on a menorah is lit for the eight days of the celebration. This year, Christians are asked to shine support for Israel and for their Jewish friends and neighbors by lighting a candle as…

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Democrat Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has taken action against a member of his own hate crime task force following the discovery of numerous antisemitic social media posts. Zainab Chaudry, who serves as the director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) Maryland office, posted the hateful messages in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, which resulted in over 1,200 casualties, including the beheading and burning of children and babies. In a press release, Attorney General Brown stated, “The Office of Attorney General learned last week about personal social media posts of a member of the Maryland Commission…

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A majority of New Yorkers believes Jews and Muslims are experiencing widespread discrimination and that such bigotry has increased since Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault on Israel, according to a poll released on Monday. The survey from the Siena College Research Institute also found that 25% of respondents said the attack was a result of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians, while condemning the murder of civilians. A slim majority said the attack left Israel with no choice but to launch a counteroffensive against Hamas. The study surveyed 803 registered voters in New York State and was conducted between November 12-15. The…

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On a sunny day in Washington, D.C. a massive crowd gathered on the National Mall for a “March for Israel” rally designed to counter recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London, Paris and throughout the United States. Published reports pegged the number of attendees at approximately 290,000. Organized by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the huge rally attracted government leaders and prominent pro-Israel activists. Israeli President Isaac Herzog made a live virtual appearance at Tuesday’s event. Speaking via satellite with the Western Wall behind him, Herzog stated: “Thank you to the…

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People from across the nation traveled to the ‘March for Israel’ in Washington DC. The huge crowd demanded a return of hostages and condemned anti-Semitism. The war has seen anti-Semitic incidents in the US soar by nearly 400%. This is the heartwarming moment 200,000 pro-Israel protesters chanted ‘bring them back’ as the family of a hostage kidnapped by Hamas spoke in Washington DC. Long Islander Orna Neutra said her son Omer was born a month after the September 11 terror attacks and has just had his 21st birthday in captivity in Gaza. ‘As a descendent of holocaust survivors on both sides, he understood the importance…

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US President Joe Biden on Wednesday evening asserted that Israel must continue its war in Gaza until “Hamas no longer maintains the capacity to murder, abuse, and do horrific things to the Israelis.” Speaking at a press conference after meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, Biden said: “Here’s the situation. A war crime is being committed by Hamas by having their headquarters hidden under a hospital – and that’s a fact – that’s what happened.” “Hamas has already said publicly that they plan on attacking Israel AGAIN – like they did before – cutting babies’ heads off, burning women and children…

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