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NY Daily News Opinion: Jews, Israel and antisemitism - Biden plan is a good start
JFREJ Executive Director Audrey Sasson reflects on Biden Antisemitism Plan in the New York Daily News

What happened with the NYC Budget?
After weeks of negotiation with Mayor Adams, the New York City Council voted on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget on Friday, …

The Forward: Behind CUNY graduation speech furor, a university divided over Zionism
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, which has lobbied on the issue, balked at the way some New York City politicians …

Reflections on Juneteenth & Black Liberation
A message from JFREJ member Kofi Robinson

Haaretz: Biden Battles Antisemitism and the Jewish Right Freaks Out
Some sectors of the Jewish right have apparently decided that fighting antisemitism isn’t worth it if it means giving D…

NY1: Coalition launching advertisements opposing mayor's budget cuts to social services
A coalition of community groups is taking aim at Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed cuts to some social services by launching a…

City & State: Adams mocks Lander as ‘loudest person in the city’
The comptroller should be advocating for federal asylum-seeker funding, the mayor said in an outburst at an unrelated p…

The Riverdale Press: Budget cuts are just not necessary
A letter to the editor from JFREJ member Naomi Sharlin

972 Magazine: ‘A moment of disillusionment’: American Jews torn as Israel turns 75
Grappling with a far-right government and growing awareness of the Nakba, American Jews revealed mixed feelings marking…

Middle East Eye: 'Smear campaign': Academics and Jewish organisations condemn targeting of pro-Palestine student
A wave of support from academia and civil society is backing Fatima Mohammed while demanding City University of New Yor…

Jewish Currents: National Plan Reflects the Debate Over Antisemitism
The Biden plan signaled in multiple ways that progressive groups have succeeded in making Jewish politics a contested s…