National News A spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday that the organization’s chapters and national office had received 774 reports of bias-related acts between Oct. 7 and Oct. 24. An NYPD patrol car is parked outside a synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer By CLAUDIA … [Read more…]
Local News Some Jewish Bostonians are calling for a ceasefire. But those beliefs come at a cost when it comes to family. IfNotNow Boston hosted an event that saw about 45 people seeking ways to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict with family. Courtesy of IfNotNow Boston After more than a month of reeling from the Oct. … [Read more…]
National News The episode occurred in a suburb outside Los Angeles amid pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. By Jill Cowan and Sergio Olmos, New York Times Service updated on November 7, 2023 | 9:14 AM LOS ANGELES — A 69-year-old Jewish man died Monday from injuries he suffered during a weekend altercation in Southern California over … [Read more…]
Local News The student allegedly confronted someone with an Israeli flag and shouted, “You think you’re so tough waving a flag, Zionist s—bag, let’s see how tough you are when I’m out here!” An aerial view of the UMass Amherst campus in April 2020. Blake Nissen for The Boston Globe, File A University of Massachusetts … [Read more…]