Friday, August 14, 2026

Friday, August 14, 2026

Friday, August 14, 2026

Friday, August 14, 2026

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ court during the 2024 NBA Cup, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Nov. 29, 2024. Credit: Troutfarm27 via Wikimedia Commons.

World

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Joshua Kushner, Bob Iger to buy Los Angeles Lakers for record $12.5 billion

Both buyers of the Lakers are Jewish, and the reported $12.5 billion price would set a new NBA sale record pending league approval.

JNS

Aug 13, 2026

Hasan Piker, a far-left streamer, speaking at a re-election campaign rally for former Rep. Cori Bush, the Missouri Democrat who lost her position in 2024, in St. Louis, Mo., May 1, 2026. Photo courtesy of Poisonwithahawkseye via Wikimedia Commons.

World

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University of Washington cancels event with anti-Semitic streamer Hasan Piker

The University of Washington scrapped plans to host far-left streamer Hasan Piker after a review of the event process.

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

Aug 13, 2026

A knife. (Illustrative image. Credit: Aetb/Magnific.)

World

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Man wearing kippah stabbed in NYC on Tisha B’Av by attacker who, witnesses say, yelled ‘Allahu akbar’

A man wearing a kippah was stabbed near a Manhattan synagogue on Tisha B’Av, and witnesses say the attacker shouted ‘Allahu akbar.’

Menachem Wecker

Jessica Russak-Hoffman

Jul 29, 2026

Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, on July 4, 2026. Photo courtesy of the Office of the New York City Mayor.

World

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The lies behind Mamdani’s Netanyahu stunt are the real threat

Jonathan Tobin says Mamdani’s empty threat against Netanyahu points to a deeper problem: algorithm-driven hatred reshaping views on Israel.

Jonathan S. Tobin

Jul 23, 2026

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Aug. 28, 2025. Credit: Flash90.

World

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Lindsey Graham, 71, remembered for ‘deep personal connection’ to Israel, Jews

Jewish and Israeli leaders remember Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died at 71, as one of Israel’s most steadfast friends in the U.S. Senate.

Menachem Wecker

Jul 13, 2026

An illustration of Haym Salomon, a major Jewish financier of the American Revolution. Photo courtesy of National Archives/Public Domain at College Park via Wikimedia Commons.

World

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The new nation could not have happened without the financial genius of Haym Salomon.

He may have kept the young republic afloat. The largely forgotten story of patriot financier Haym Salomon.

Ferne Hassan

Jul 2, 2026