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Spike Lee, Kyrie Irving wear pro-Palestinian outfits to NBA All-Star Game featuring first Israeli player

Cleveland Jewish News 17 Feb 2026
Deni Avdija scored five points and made four assists and one dunk in his first NBA All-Star Game — the first All-Star appearance ever for an Israeli player ... .
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US ambassador demands that Belgium drop ‘ridiculous and anti semitic’ investigation of mohels

Cleveland Jewish News 17 Feb 2026
The U.S. ambassador to Belgium is demanding that Belgium end an investigation into mohels who may have been using unsafe practices while circumcising Jewish babies ... .
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Frederick Wiseman, social institution documentary filmaker, dies at 96

The Jerusalem Post 17 Feb 2026
Wiseman directed 45 films and some theatrical productions in France. His experiences of antisemitism greatly influenced his documentary career ....
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JTA dismisses ‘fake’ media release claiming 50% salary increase for teachers - Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer 16 Feb 2026
Although the document bears the JTA logo, it is fraudulent and did not originate from the Association ... The president of the JTA will in due course update the membership using the appropriate channels,\u201d it added.
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NYC new antisemitism czar says she aims to ‘expand the communal table by pulling up ...

Cleveland Jewish News 16 Feb 2026
Phylisa Wisdom says she is ready to show the world what “a real, progressive commitment to combating antisemitism” looks like ... .
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Spike Lee, Kyrie Irving wear pro-Palestinian outfits to NBA All-Star Game featuring Israeli player

The Jerusalem Post 16 Feb 2026
Lee wore a keffiyeh-patterned sweater and flag badges while Irving wore a Wear the Peace "PRESS" shirt, which was "dedicated to our beloved journalists in Gaza, showing the world the truth." ....
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What it means to live without security as an Arab citizen in Israel - opinion

The Jerusalem Post 14 Feb 2026
Gunfire in broad daylight, soaring murder rates, and collapsing trust in policing reveal how Arab citizens in Israel are being left without basic personal security ....
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Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games

Cleveland Jewish News 14 Feb 2026
The governing body for the Olympics is defending its sale of a limited-edition T-shirt commemorating the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin under Adolf Hitler’s Germany ... .
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Mamdani headed to Albany for questions about his budget. He got grilled on antisemitism.

Cleveland Jewish News 13 Feb 2026
A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it in ... .
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Netanyahu draws criticism after asking to excise the word ‘massacre’ from title of Oct. 7 ...

Cleveland Jewish News 13 Feb 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignited outcry after his office requested to remove the word “massacre” from the title of a bill commemorating the Oct. 7 attacks ... .
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We backed Birthright. Now it’s time for more big ideas for a post-Oct. 7 world.

Cleveland Jewish News 13 Feb 2026
For more than two decades we have sat across the same tables — in Jerusalem conference rooms, Montreal board meetings, New York offices and plenty of late-night conversations — asking the same question. How do Jews feel more connected to ... .
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Homeland Security hires social media manager whose posts raised alarm for promoting ‘white-nationalist rhetoric’

Cleveland Jewish News 13 Feb 2026
The Department of Homeland Security has hired a new digital communications director whose social media content for the Labor Department reportedly raised alarm bells inside the department and beyond for promoting white supremacist rhetoric ... .
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International social workers group set to vote on expelling Israeli union for ‘not acting to ...

Cleveland Jewish News 13 Feb 2026
The Israeli Union of Social Workers could be booted from a global federation after at least three countries called for a vote on its expulsion on allegations of ethical breaches ... .
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Jewish researchers say to try talking to anti-Zionist Jews

The Jerusalem Post 13 Feb 2026
While anti-Zionists remain a minority of US Jews, the results of last week's JFNA survey show that engagement has never been more important ....
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