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Eliza Kanner is entering her third season as a cheerleader for the New England Patriots. (Courtesy of the New England Patriots/Dwight Darian)

Meet Eliza Kanner: Israel advocate by day, New England Patriots cheerleader by night

Her day job is senior development officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Boston-area Jewish federation. Since 2021, she’s also an NFL cheerleader

June 24, 2023, 3:18 am

Meet Eliza Kanner: Israel advocate by day, New England Patriots cheerleader by night

Her day job is senior development officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Boston-area Jewish federation. Since 2021, she’s also an NFL cheerleader

By jacob gurvis

An undated image of the George Washington University campus in Washington, DC. (Screen capture: YouTube)

April 7, 2023, 1:02 pm

GWU faces US federal probe after clearing professor accused of antisemitism

Pro-Israel group says investigation will examine complaints university disregarded student reports that educator made anti-Jewish remarks in class, hosted anti-Zionist speaker

By Andrew Lapin

The campus of George Washington University is seen as classes were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, DC, May 7, 2020. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)

March 28, 2023, 6:50 am

GWU clears professor of antisemitism charges brought by pro-Israel group

Findings by outside law firm criticize pro-Israel group StandWithUs for its ‘expansive view of definition of antisemitism,’ which report’s authors say stifles academic freedom

By Andrew Lapin

Illustrative: Empty desks at a junior high school in California, October 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

March 19, 2021, 2:46 pm

California approves school curriculum that became battle for Jewish narratives

Activists have mostly positive reactions to final draft that includes sections about the American Jewish experience, but some say improvements didn’t go far enough

By Ben Sales

'Isresilience' co-authors Dr. Naomi L. Baum and Michael Dickson (Courtesy)

November 18, 2020, 3:17 pm

LISTEN: How Israelis mastered the art of resilience to thrive against all odds

‘Isresilience’ authors Michael Dickson and Dr. Naomi L. Baum share the three keys to becoming resilient people and ‘bouncing forward’ under adversity

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

November 17, 2020, 5:15 am

Join the ToI Community to be inspired by Israelis who overcame dire odds

In this week’s Behind the Headlines, exclusively for ToI Community, ‘Isresilience’ authors Michael Dickson and Dr. Naomi L. Baum explain ‘What Israelis can teach the world’

By ToI Staff

January 30, 2020, 4:42 pm

Jewish nonprofit AJC puts ‘significant investment’ in new Arabic media platforms

Joining StandWithUs, American Jewish Committee launches social media and series of explainer videos on Thursday in new outreach efforts to increase ties with the Muslim world

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

US President Donald Trump unveils his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan during an event with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 28, 2020. (AP/Alex Brandon)

January 29, 2020, 2:48 am

Liberal Jewish groups denounce US plan; mainstream applauds Trump, urges talks

Left-wing organizations say peace proposal undermines two-state solution to conflict; AIPAC says it recognizes Israel’s ‘critical security needs’

By JTA and ToI Staff

The Focus Project was launched in 2017 to provide “weekly talking points on timely issues regarding anti-Semitism and de-legitimization of Israel.” (Getty Images/JTA Montage)

May 24, 2019, 7:30 am

What is anti-Semitism? The question divides a US Jewish coalition

Jewish Council for Public Affairs removes its name from masthead of joint newsletter with other groups over concerns it focuses too heavily on anti-Jewish hatred from the left

By Ben Sales

A picture taken on May 13, 2019, shows an anti-occupation billboard, by Israeli NGO Breaking The Silence, erected on a street in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

May 14, 2019, 3:14 am

Anti-occupation billboard greets Eurovision visitors to Israel

Sign by Breaking the Silence juxtaposes Tel Aviv beach with the security barrier and West Bank city of Hebron behind it

By Marcy Oster

Rose Asaf (Screen grab via Washington Square News)

December 8, 2018, 1:13 pm

Israeli co-authors NYU resolution to divest from companies with Israel ties

Rose Asaf says people listen when Israeli Jews speak up about the issue, but school says it won’t implement call as ‘endowment should not be used for making political statements’

By ToI Staff and JTA

The South Carolina State House. (Wikipedia/Florencebballer/public domain)

July 8, 2018, 8:18 pm

South Carolina becomes first state to adopt uniform definition of anti-Semitism

But law only on books for 1 year, as free speech concerns hinder passage of permanent version of legislation

By JTA

June 17, 2018, 2:07 pm

BDS is a dirty business. Those who battle it on Israel’s behalf must stay clean

After years of lousy PR, a new donor-backed firm is working with a well-funded ministry to thwart Israel’s detractors. They need to be careful where and how they spend their money

By David Horovitz

Prof. Hamid Dabashi. (Columbia University)

June 7, 2018, 2:13 am

Columbia U alums call for professor to be suspended over anti-Zionist posts

On Facebook, Iranian studies teacher Hamid Dabashi railed about ‘diehard Fifth Column Zionists working against the best interests of Americans’

By JTA

Banners hang from a building at Barnard College in New York, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

April 23, 2018, 9:03 pm

Barnard alumni call on college to reject student divestment referendum

Thousands of former students and two college trustees sign online petition saying they are ‘deeply disappointed’ over vote

By JTA