As the Antisemitism Awareness Act heads to a Senate committee for a crucial vote, 10 progressive Jewish organizations have signed a letter opposing the legislation for representing an endorsement of the Trump administration’s “efforts to weaponize antisemitism.”
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a progressive Jewish candidate for city mayor, laid out his plans for combating crime and antisemitism this week as the mayoral race formally began and he vies for position in a crowded field.
In Brooklyn race for Congress, a chorus of candidates condemns BDS. Out of eight candidates, State Rep. Yuh-Line Niou was the only one to defend the BDS movement at a public forum
Dozens of rabbis, Jewish leaders and activists gathered on the steps of City Hall Tuesday morning to present an open letter to Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul, urging them to protect immigrants in New York and resist the Trump Administration’s mass deportation plans.
Progressive Jewish groups in New York demand that local leaders oppose US President Donald Trump’s plans to deport undocumented immigrants.
Niou reiterates BDS support at NY-10 forum. The other seven candidates opposed the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israel.
A Lander primary campaign could split the city’s large population of Jewish Democratic voters at a time when antisemitism has spiked in New York, and when the streets have been filled with protests over the Israel-Hamas war
Asaf Zamir, the former Israeli consul, said he offered to return to his old job to help with public diplomacy after Oct. 7. Now he’s got some tough words for liberal New York Jews.
Niou reiterates BDS support at NY-10 forum. The other seven candidates opposed the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israel.
In Brooklyn race for Congress, a chorus of candidates condemns BDS. Out of eight candidates, State Rep. Yuh-Line Niou was the only one to defend the BDS movement at a public forum