The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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Israel’s global image is deteriorating. Why isn’t it a bigger issue in the election?

With anti-Israel sentiment rising abroad and ties with allies under strain, voters are focused on security, Oct. 7 and whether Netanyahu should remain in power. -- The post Israel’s global Learn more

Israeli-Arab influencer behind ‘Nas Daily’: Anti-Zionism is antisemitism

Viral video creator Nuseir Yassin talked to JTA at a conference aimed at combatting hatred of Jews. -- The post Israeli-Arab influencer behind ‘Nas Daily’: Anti-Zionism is antisemitism appeared first Learn more

A Chabad Jew was stabbed in NYC. He returned the next day to continue wrapping tefillin.

He told JTA that "we need more mitzvahs in the world, we need more light.” -- The post A Chabad Jew was stabbed in NYC. He returned the next day Learn more

Jewish institutions face pressure from increased security costs

Plus, High Line Publishing launches a line of Jewish-focused books at a party in Manhattan. -- The post Jewish institutions face pressure from increased security costs appeared first on Jewish Learn more

A new survey finds that a majority of Israeli voters support canceling the Oslo Accords and establishing a new framework for relations with Arabs living in Judea and Samaria. Learn more

Experts to address antisemitism, community security, journalism and Zionist advocacy at Nov. 15 event in Manhattan. Learn more

A senior Iranian lawmaker threatened on Saturday night that Israel could be made "uninhabitable" in less than an hour.Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Learn more

Unidentified individuals spray-painted Nazi symbols on a wall of a synagogue in Blackpool, north of Liverpool, on Tuesday night, police said."We received a report that racist graffiti had been sprayed Learn more

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