The plot to kill Joe Biden
Ben Sales, JTAOct 29, 2020
NEW YORK — The 19-year-old man alleged to have plotted to kill Joe Biden was the son of a prominent Jewish attorney who helped broker the first meeting between a...
Facebook bans Holocaust denial
Ben Sales, JTAOct 15, 2020
WASHINGTON — Facebook announced that it will now ban any posts that deny or distort the Holocaust, a landmark change from its previous policy. For years, Facebook and...
Who are the ‘Proud Boys’?
Ben Sales, JTAOct 01, 2020
NEW YORK — Who are the Proud Boys, the far-right group that Donald Trump name-checked at the first presidential debate this week? And do they hate Jews? At the debate...
How Judaism animated Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life
Ben Sales, JTASep 24, 2020
WASHINGTON — In its obituary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Guardian wrote that the late Jewish Supreme Court justice “abandoned her religion.” While Ginsburg, who...
QAnon: anti-Semitism repackaged?
Ben Sales, JTASep 24, 2020
NEW YORK — Scott Wiener, a California state senator, has been barraged with anti-Semitic attacks online, including one falsely accusing him of promoting “Jewish...
Who is George Soros?
Ben Sales, JTASep 10, 2020
NEW YORK — A Republican Congressional candidate, Marjorie Taylor Greene, has repeatedly called George Soros an “enemy of the people.” Rudy Giuliani said Soros is...
BLM: Israel not in new platform
Ben Sales, JTASep 03, 2020
NEW YORK — Four years ago, the Movement for Black Lives put out a platform that, among a list of detailed policy recommendations, accused Israel of genocide. On...
Israel-UAE peace: Winners & losers
Ben Sales, JTAAug 20, 2020
JERUSALEM — The treaty between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, announced Aug. 13 in a joint statement from the White House and called the Abraham Accord, means...
ICE releases Jewish woman
Ben Sales, JTAAug 13, 2020
A Jewish woman who was in ICE custody and was scheduled to be deported has been released following a push by Jewish advocates, immigration activists and local...
Day schools expect an uptick
Ben Sales, JTAJul 30, 2020
NEW YORK — In the last academic year, Syracuse Hebrew Day School had a grand total of 34 students enrolled in grades K-6, down from a high-water mark of 165 […]
