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Decoding Israel’s vote: Electorate divided, Netanyahu resilient, Arabs rising Record turnout underscores faith in the democratic process as the results reshape the political landscape. Analysis by David Isaac

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc won 53 Knesset seats in Tuesday’s national election, ahead of Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc with 48, according to final results published Friday by Israel’s Central Elections Committee. FULL ARTICLE IN COMMENTS

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Macklemore Faces UK Entry Ban Push Over Terror-Linked Charity Claims British lawmakers seek to stop the rapper's sold-out London "Free Palestine" concert, citing concerns about money raised for the Palestine Youth Movement. 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬▸ Link in comments (Photo by Kieran Frost/Redferns)

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According to Ruthie Blum, Gadi Eisenkot faces sharp criticism over his post-election speech, with commentators accusing him of prematurely declaring victory and questioning his remarks about Israel's security establishment. Amid speculation over renewed U.S.-Israeli military action against Iran, the speaker argues that Eisenkot's comments raise serious concerns about military obedience, political interference and Israel's national security.

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he swirl of polls surrounding Israeli elections, especially the Oct. 27 exit polls that proved woefully inaccurate, exposes a problem beyond sampling quality or pollsters’ professionalism. Polls are limited tools, but the greater problem often lies with their readers: the public, politicians, and commentators who turn every numerical shift into a historic verdict. by Ronen Itsik ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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With the latest Israeli election’s regular ballots now fully counted, the arithmetic already defines the power dynamics of the day after, even as the remaining double-envelope ballots are still to be tallied. by Brian McDonald ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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A new House Committee on Education and the Workforce report on Jew-hatred in the American Psychological Association found that anti-Israel and anti-Jewish activists have “successfully co-opted” the association, which has about 190,000 members. by Jessica Russak-Hoffman ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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NYPD drops no-bid contract for Israeli company after criticism from Mamdani allies An NYPD spokesman told JNS that “the department explored different cell-site simulators and determined that this device best met the needs of the NYPD.” by Rikki Zagelbaum ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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A government’s most fundamental responsibility is the safety and security of its citizens. Yet Bondi has left many Jewish Australians questioning whether political considerations have taken precedence over that duty. by Shane Shmuel ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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Canoga Park Senior High School, a 112-year-old public school in the Los Angeles area with about 1,400 students, has taken sufficient action to comply with a Los Angeles Unified School District deadline to correct a “hostile” environment against Jews and Israelis, according to Nidia Castro, the school’s principal since 2024. by Aaron Bandler ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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Police probe Nazi swastika on Jewish NY candidate’s campaign sign as hate crime “I unfortunately do see reports of these markings over the years, but I never thought it would happen in my town,” Scott Manley, a Jewish Republican running for town supervisor in Newburgh, told JNS. by Rikki Zagelbaum ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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🇮🇱 Netanyahu's Likud came out on top but Israel's next government could depend on the Arab parties. 🔥 On "Israel Undiplomatic", Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum examine the election results, the coalition battle and the controversy surrounding Gadi Eisenkot's remarks about military orders during a caretaker interim government.

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Russian woman charged with stabbing Jews in NYC previously arrested near Brooklyn yeshiva by Jessica Russak-Hoffman ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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🐪 Not the election story you expected. Surging Arab turnout. 19 projected Knesset seats. Khaled Abu Toameh calls it a vote of confidence in Israel's democracy.

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Foreign reporters: Covering elections in Israel shows how ‘complicated’ politics are by Rikki Zagelbaum ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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A democratic society cannot defeat foreign propaganda by abandoning the freedoms that distinguish it from its adversaries. It can, however, recognize when old prejudices have been repackaged in fashionable political language and refuse to lend them legitimacy. Dr. King understood that antisemitism was not made less immoral by the ideology in which it was cloaked. by Mark Kelton ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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Antisemitism is often described as the canary in the coal mine: a warning that a society’s protections are failing. France’s looted shops and burned public buildings do not prove that antisemitism caused the wider unrest. They show that the safety of the broader public is already at stake. by Nira B. Worcman ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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A Boston Jewish leader received the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for helping to prevent violence and addressing hate crimes and threats to civil rights. Daniel E. Levenson, senior director of the communal security initiative at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, received the award on Wednesday from Ted Docks, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston division. ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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Jew-haters using GoFundMe campaigns to deal with aftermath of their antisemitism, watchdog says. “Allowing these campaigns to remain active only rewards hateful behavior and creates a dangerous incentive for others to follow the same path,” Liora Rez of Stop Antisemitism told JNS. by Aaron Bandler ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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“Gaza’s media ecosystem has been contaminated by proximity to Hamas and its allies,” HonestReporting told JNS. “This is something CPJ simply refuses to admit despite being shown, repeatedly, to be complicit in helping the system to perpetuate while placing the blame on Israel.” by Rikki Zagelbaum ARTICLE LINK IN COMMENTS

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