Jewish groups mobilize to help victims of #HurricaneMatthew

British anti-Zionist Jewish group calls to oust Jewish Labour Movement from party.

A group of New York lawmakers and Jewish communal leaders came together earlier this week to launch a coordinated effort to condemn Hamas for holding the bodies of two deceased Israeli soldiers and two Israeli civilians currently being held captive.

A Jewish group supporting Donald Trump for U.S. president said he’s right about Israel’s use of profiling to protect against terrorist attacks something the U.S. should also do to keep its citizens safe.

Republican U.S. senators announced on Tuesday plans to revise the landmark $38 billion defense aid deal with Israel, claiming Israel should receive more money. http://buff.ly/2d9gnWF

The UN on Monday adopted a declaration aimed at protecting the rights of 21.3 million refugees and migrants.

#Mideast issues remain top priority in 2nd presidential #debate

A first-of-its kind study, conducted by independent researchers, found that Chabad on university campuses has a significant, long-term impact on Jewish students, especially Reform Jews.

OPINION: With the off-again on-again University of California, Berkeley course, "Palestine: A Settler Colonial Analysis," credits are awarded based on "assignments, group presentation and participation" – which means that if you attend a demonstration and burn an Israeli flag, you'll be on your way to an "A" grade, writes JNS columnist Ben Cohen.

#Iran threatens Tel Aviv and Haifa, ‘if Israel missteps’.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury criticizes anti-Israel exhibit in British church.

News that Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet refusenik, will leave the Jewish Agency next year has fueled discussion of the continuing relevance of the quasi-governmental entity, whose role in the wider Jewish world has come under fire in some quarters, following a series of high-profile financial and political setbacks during his tenure.