October 2019
- With the last hostage released, is American Jewish unity over?When the remains of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza returned to Israel this week, Scott Spindel, a lawyer in Encino, Calif., finally took off the thick steel dog tag he had put on after the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023. His friend Lauren Krieger, an orthopedic surgeon, did the same. And he pulled... […]
- How a law used to protect synagogues is now being deployed against ICE protesters and journalistsAfter a pro-Palestinian protest at a New Jersey synagogue turned violent in October, the Trump administration took an unusual step — using a federal law typically aimed at protecting abortion clinics to sue the demonstrators. Now, federal authorities are attempting to deploy the same law against journalists as well as protesters against Immigration and Customs... […]