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Illustrative: New York Governor Kathy Hochul at the state Capitol in Albany, New York, July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

November 22, 2022, 11:37 pm

NY governor signs anti-hate crime bill days after synagogue attack foiled

Law mandates hate crime prevention training, statewide tolerance campaign; Hochul: ‘No young Jewish boy should ever have to look over his shoulder as he’s walking to a yeshiva’

By Jacob Henry

In this file photo taken on March 14, 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)

November 21, 2022, 4:22 am

In new, free-for-all version of Twitter, Kanye West is back and Musk trolls the ADL

Recent developments signal a no-bigots-barred future for the platform; Trump’s account reinstated but former president blasé about rejoining

By Ron Kampeas

Police stationed outside a synagogue after threats to the Jewish community, in New York City, November 4, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

November 20, 2022, 12:45 am

New York police arrest 2 men, seize weapons over ‘threat to Jewish community’

NYPD, FBI recover illegal pistol, 30-round magazine, large knife and Nazi armband as suspects detained at Penn Station

By Luke Tress

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray prepares to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 15, 2022 in Washington, DC (CHIP SOMODEVILLA / Getty Images via AFP)

November 19, 2022, 6:10 pm

FBI director says US Jews under threat ‘from all sides’ amid rise in antisemitism

According to Christopher Wray, some 63% of religious hate crimes are motivated by Jew-hatred; hate crimes and domestic terrorism warnings raised to ‘national priority’

By TOI staff

Dave Chappelle hosts 'Saturday Night Live,' November 12, 2022. (NBC Universal via JTA)

November 18, 2022, 6:54 pm

Jewish comedians weigh in on Chappelle’s controversial SNL monologue

Hannah Einbinder says skit was ‘littered with antisemitism’; Jon Stewart defends comedian, urges people to consider it ‘from a Black perspective’

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Illustrative: A hand-drawn swastika is seen on the front of Union Station near the Capitol in Washington, DC, January 28, 2022. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

November 18, 2022, 8:36 am

Antisemitic graffiti in DC suburb seen as part of growing trend

‘No mercy for the Jews’ scrawled alongside hangmen and swastika along Maryland walking trail, in second such display since August; Jewish leaders say incidents now routine

By ASHRAF KHALIL

President of Adidas North America Rupert Campbell speaks at an Anti-Defamation League summit in New York City, November 10, 2022. (Courtesy, ADL/Jen Liseo)

November 10, 2022, 11:30 pm

Adidas says will work with ADL against antisemitism after Kanye West uproar

Athletics company pledges at least $1 million to partnership weeks after harsh criticism from Anti-Defamation League, which also announces acquisition of investor network JLens

By Luke Tress

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving looks out during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP/Jessie Alcheh)

November 8, 2022, 7:04 am

Amazon under pressure to remove antisemitic film promoted by Irving as sales soar

ADL, American Jewish Committee call on company to take action against movie shared on social media by NBA player after it becomes site’s top-selling documentary

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

Twitter headquarters on 10th Street on November 4, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (David Odisho/Getty Images/AFP)

November 5, 2022, 5:00 am

United Airlines joins Pfizer, Audi in move to suspend Twitter ads amid Musk takeover

Firms pause ad spending as hate speech, antisemitism, extremism proliferate on platform

By TOI staff and Agencies

From left to right: Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben Gvir, opposition leader and Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, and Religious Zionism head MK Bezalel Smotrich. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

November 4, 2022, 7:43 am

More US Jewish groups publicly fret over far-right showing in Israeli election

ADL, National Council of Jewish Women call out Religious Zionist members’ history of ‘racism, homophobia and misogyny’; across the pond, UK Jewry strikes a milder tone

By Judah Ari Gross

Attendees of a Morningstar investment conference walk beneath banners at the McCormick Center in Chicago, on June 24, 2010. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

November 4, 2022, 6:45 am

Investment ratings giant Morningstar to step up efforts to weed out anti-Israel bias

Company says it will stop referring to ‘occupied’ territory and sourcing from UN Human Rights Council after campaign by Jewish groups and GOP officials

By Luke Tress

November 4, 2022, 3:13 am

Nets suspend Kyrie Irving over refusal to disavow antisemitism

Brooklyn basketball team says player ‘unfit to be associated’ with it after he declines to apologize for promoting anti-Jewish film; ADL backs removal, rejects promised donation

By AP and TOI staff

File: US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides (L) and opposition chairman Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Knesset on December 9, 2021. (US embassy in Israel)

November 3, 2022, 9:57 pm

US envoy congratulates Netanyahu on win, says he will enjoy ‘working together’

Leaders of Italy, Hungary, India, Ukraine send well-wishes to presumptive PM, as Anti-Defamation League criticizes expected inclusion of Ben Gvir, Smotrich in next cabinet

By Amy Spiro

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving looks for help against Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Oct. 29, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

November 3, 2022, 4:21 am

Nets’ Kyrie Irving ‘takes responsibility’ for promoting antisemitic film

In joint statement with ADL and Brooklyn team, basketball player says he is aware of negative impact toward Jews, will donate $500,000 to anti-hate groups

By Brian Mahoney

Tesla CEO Elon Musk smiles as he addresses guests at the Offshore Northern Seas 2022 (ONS) meeting in Stavanger, Norway, on August 29, 2022. (Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP)

October 28, 2022, 9:28 am

ADL sounds alarm over Musk Twitter control as Kanye tweets put antisemitism in focus

Developments at social media platform ‘have been troubling,’ says ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, as Jewish groups mark synagogue shooting anniversary with warnings over hate speech

By TOI staff