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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is investigating the American Psychological Association over allegations of antisemitic discrimination and anti-Israel bias.
The probe follows a complaint filed by the Brandeis Center which details allegations by Jewish and Israeli psychologists who say the APA cultivated an extreme anti-Israel environment, including promoting “Decolonizing Therapy,” which casts Zionism as a mental illness.
No one should face discrimination in their profession because they’re Jewish, and no patient should ever have to deal with hatred just because of who they are.
38-year-old San Diego resident Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi has been charged with conspiring to provide material support to Hamas.
According to the Department of Justice, prosecutors allege that funds raised through purported charitable campaigns were diverted both to Hamas and for his own personal use, leading to charges including terrorism-related offenses, money laundering, wire fraud, and sanctions evasion.
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared this footage from Majdal Zoun, south of the Litani River.
According to Israel’s MFA, the video shows Hezbollah weapons discovered in an area where armed groups and unauthorized weapons are prohibited under UN Security Council Resolution 1701— the framework meant to secure southern Lebanon.
Resolution 1701 was intended to help keep the area between the Blue Line and the Litani River free from armed militias and weapons that endanger civilians.
If Hezbollah weapons caches remain embedded in southern Lebanon, that is not “resistance.”
It is a direct threat to Lebanese civilians, Israeli civilians, and regional stability.
A week after the murder of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a message of solidarity to the people of Israel.
At a moment of profound grief, Rubio reaffirmed America’s support for Israel, and emphasized it’s importance in sustaining and protecting the Jewish people.
As antisemitic violence continues to rise around the world, Secretary Rubio’s words ring louder than ever.
May the memories of Sarah and Yaron forever be a blessing, and may their families find strength in knowing that people around the world stand with them.
An Arab citizen of Israel says he’s tired of being told he’s “oppressed.”
Ali Shaa’ban points to the educational opportunities, government support, and resources he received growing up in Israel.
Ironically, one of the top comments on his original video comes from a Palestinian who says he grew up in Saudi Arabia unable to own property or start a business because he is Palestinian.
The people shouting the loudest are often the ones listening the least. Facts and lived experiences matter.
🎥: ali.shaa.ban
If all sorts of flags, including the Palestinian flag, is allowed inside FIFA World Cup stadiums, why is the Israeli flag prohibited?
A fan at a World Cup match was reportedly told he could not have an Israeli flag in the stadium.
His flag was confiscated because, as he was told, it violated stadium policy. Yet, fans right behind him freely waved Palestinian flags.
Singling out the flag of the Jewish state for exclusion while allowing all others to fly sends a frightening message to Jewish fans that their identity is somehow more controversial, more political, and not welcome.
If FIFA is going to allow national symbols, the rules must apply equally to everyone. If Palestinian flags are permitted, Israeli flags should be too.
Equal treatment is all Jews ask for.
At a rally against BDS in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, Mustapha Ezzerghani, a Muslim from Morocco, gave a rousing speech in which he pointed out that tens of millions of Moroccans benefit from Israeli technology and innovation, even as activists in the United States push to boycott the Jewish state.
BDS is not a movement for peace. It’s a campaign of exclusion that singles Jews out and treats connection to the Jewish state as something to be punished.
The persecution of Jews doesn’t begin with physical violence. It begins by normalizing discrimination and double standards.
Standing against BDS means standing for the belief that Jews should never be excluded from economic or civic life because they are Jewish.
Smith College has declined to advance an Israel divestment proposal pushed by Students for Justice in Palestine and Smith Alums for Justice in Palestine, concluding that the proposal did not meet the criteria required to move forward to the Board.
The school’s advisory committee cited concerns around mission alignment, societal impact, community consensus, financial impact, fiduciary responsibility, and practical implementation.
BDS campaigns are not sound institutional policy. They single out the world’s only Jewish state, divide campus communities, and pressure universities to adopt ideological positions that often deepen hostility toward Jewish and pro-Israel students.
Colleges have a responsibility not to bend to pressure campaigns rooted in demonization and division.
Rejecting divestment is also a rejection of the growing effort to turn campuses into platforms for isolating Israel rather than educating students.
