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Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class prompts new row over academic freedom

After JTA published the president’s correspondence, faculty accused him of inappropriate scrutiny.

Voting stickers at a polling station in Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 2, 2024. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

One month after Election Day, here’s what we know about how Jews voted

Donald Trump won a higher percentage of Jews than in 2020, but not by the margins he predicted.

Trump names Adam Boehler, former Abraham Accords negotiator as top hostages official

Adam Boehler got the nod just days after Trump vowed there would be “all hell to pay” if Israeli hostages in Gaza are not released by the time he takes office.

Chuck Schumer reelected head of Senate Democrats — but this time as minority leader

Trump picks Jewish space adventurer Jared Isaacman to head NASA

Allegations of Christian influence surface as World Zionist Congress election heats up

A hostages rally in midtown Manhattan, Sept. 20, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Trump promised ‘all hell to pay’ if the hostages aren’t freed. What does that mean?

A police car pictured in Chicago on April 13, 2024. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Suspect in October hate crime shooting of Orthodox man found dead in Chicago jail

‘Words alone have no power to comfort’: Family of hostage Omer Neutra, killed by Hamas, calls for deal to save living captives

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump visits The Great Commoner cafe on November 1, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump promises ‘all hell to pay in the Middle East’ if hostages are not released by Inauguration Day

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