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Gov. Hochul said she had directed the New York State Police and the state’s national guard to be on high alert and step up patrols of at-risk sites for Hanukkah, following the firing of shots at an Albany synagogue on Dec. 7, 2023. (Photo: Jason Lawrence/Wikimedia Commons/New York Jewish Week.)
December 8, 2023, 11:39 am
Shots fired at New York synagogue with preschool, suspect in custody
The suspect reportedly shouted “Free Palestine” during the incident.
By LUKE TRESS 
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters, September 20, 2023. Photo: AP/Craig Ruttle
September 21, 2023, 1:17 pm
Meeting Guterres, Netanyahu demands UN ‘change attitude’ toward Israel
Prime minister accuses United Nations of ‘baseless criticism’ of Jewish state; secretary-general discusses ‘ending occupation’ in talk with Palestinian president
By LUKE TRESS 
Israeli protesters in New York City's Times Square on September 19. Photo: Luke Tress/Times of Israel
September 21, 2023, 9:18 am
Hundreds protest as Bibi meets world leaders
"If there won't be equality, we'll take down the government, you came down on the wrong generation."
By LUKE TRESS  and TOI STAFF
Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley speak during a Republican presidential primary debate. Photo: AP Photo/Morry Gash
September 3, 2023, 6:36 am
Haley lashes Ramaswamy at Republican debate
"You want to go and defund Israel," Haley said. "You have no foreign policy experience and it shows."
By LUKE TRESS 
Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania on July 29. Photo: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File
August 4, 2023, 12:25 pm
Trump campaign compares indictment to Nazi persecution
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt decries comparison as 'factually incorrect, completely inappropriate and flat out offensive'
By LUKE TRESS 
Roseanne Barr on Fox & Friends. Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
July 11, 2023, 6:59 am
Comedian Roseanne Barr draws fire for remarks
Barr also highlighted Jewish contributions to the entertainment industry, said Hollywood was largely Jewish, and criticised Dave Chappelle's Saturday Night Live monologue against Jews in entertainment.
By LUKE TRESS 
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 1, 2023. Photo: Richard Pierrin/AFP
July 7, 2023, 12:13 pm
UN chief: Israel used excessive force in Jenin
Guterres dodges question on UN war crimes allegation, blames Israel for ‘worst violence’ in West Bank in years; UN envoy Erdan: ‘Shameful’ statements ‘detached from reality’
By LUKE TRESS 
Marchers in the Celebrate Israel Parade in NYC on June 4. Photo: Luke Tress/Times of Israel
June 12, 2023, 7:10 am
New York holds annual Israel parade
US Congressman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat who is Jewish, joined the group, saying he was "proud to march and fight for Israel's democracy".
By LUKE TRESS 
Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the UN 'Nakba' event. Photo: Screenshot
May 23, 2023, 6:38 am
Abbas calls on UN to oust Israel
Israel harshly opposed the event, calling it a "distortion of history" and said it had convinced dozens of other countries to boycott the commemoration.
By LUKE TRESS 
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan (2R) and other Israeli delegates hold a moment of silence for terror victims brothers Yaakov and Asher Palley during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on February 20, 2023. Photo: Yuki IWAMURA/AFP
April 26, 2023, 9:27 am
Israel’s UN envoy walks out of Security Council to protest Memorial Day session
Gilad Erdan reads out names of fallen Israelis to council members, lights memorial candle in chamber, says UN rejected requests to move session to another day.
By LUKE TRESS 
Photo: AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill via Times of Israel
February 15, 2023, 9:07 am
US sees dozens of Kanye-linked antisemitic attacks
ADL extremism researchers report at least 30 incidents targeting Jews tied to rapper in recent months, along with widespread online campaign amplifying his message.
By LUKE TRESS 
Gene Simmons of Kiss performs at the Riverbend Music Centre in Cincinnati. Photo: Amy Harris/Invision/AP
January 30, 2023, 2:36 pm
Kiss front man Simmons wants to rock Holocaust memorials
Gene Simmons has called on the Jewish community to get other groups involved in Holocaust awareness and activities.
By LUKE TRESS 
Itamar Ben Gvir at the Temple Mount on January 3. Photo: Courtesy Minhelet Har Habayit
January 12, 2023, 9:34 am
Wave of international criticism after Temple Mount visit
Far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits flashpoint site.
By TOI STAFF and LUKE TRESS 
Israeli UN ambassador Gilad Erdan at UN headquarters last November. Photo: AP/Jeenah Moon
January 12, 2023, 9:32 am
UN asks ICJ to weigh in on Israeli ‘occupation’
15 anti-Israel resolutions last year, 13 for rest of world
By LUKE TRESS 
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaking at the UN General Assembly in September. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
December 8, 2022, 11:58 am
UN votes in favour of commemorating ‘Nakba’
The resolution calls for a "commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, including by organising a high-level event at the General Assembly Hall" in May 2023.
By LUKE TRESS 
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