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Mamdani's Democrats: New York City's primary results bode ill for US-Israel relations - editorial

What happened in New York is being played out in other areas of the United States, providing evidence that the anti-Israel tremors in the Democratic Party extend beyond the biggest US city.

CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City.
Luigi Mangione appears at an evidence suppression hearing at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York City, US, May 18, 2026.

Mangione, accused CEO killer, withdraws mental health defense plans for now

“Psychological growth typically unfolds through repeated reflection rather than a single moment of insight.”

Why weekly psychotherapy is gaining attention: Insights from Manhattan Mental Health Counseling

The Jerusalem Real Estate Expo, hosted at the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, May 28, 2026.

NY GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman attends Israeli real estate expo


New York City announces return of stolen Nazi art to Austrian Jewish owners

The piece was purchased by Gustav “Gus” Papanek, an Austrian Jew who fled the Nazis in 1938 and was reportedly unaware that the artwork had been stolen.

 Seated Nude Woman was originally owned by Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum, whose art collection was stolen by the Nazis.

Meteor explodes over NYC after flying 58 times faster than Boeing jet - NASA

A meteor was spotted in New York, flying over the Statue of Liberty before exploding above Manhattan. However, NASA if it, or military activity, caused the loud booms.

The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island

Heather Conn Hendel, 48, teacher, caregiver, matchmaker and newlywed, dies days after giving birth

Heather Conn Hendel, cherished teacher and matchmaker in Manhattan and Toronto's Jewish communities, died at 48, leaving a newborn daughter and a profound legacy of kindness.

 A MEMORIAL candle is lit for a deceased loved one.

At a Manhattan synagogue, ‘normie’ pro-Israel liberals stage a last stand

"Normie" evolves from alt-right insult to represent political centrism. Progressive Jews navigate shifting support for Israel amidst generational divides and ideological complexities.

 West Marble Synagogue in London

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's conviction overturned by NY's top court

The conviction was overturned on a 4-3 decision in the New York Court of Appeals.

Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York Criminal Court during his ongoing sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Columbia extends protest deadline after students agree to dismantle some tents

The deadline was pushed back to 8 a.m., with students amassing at the university in response to a possible confrontation with police.

 A man passes by as demonstrators attend a protest outside Columbia University, as the protest encampment continues in support of Palestinians, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Most potential jurors rejected in Trump trial within minutes, said they couldn't be impartial

At least 50 jurors were rejected from the trial from the overall number of 96 of the potential jurors.

 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Richmond, Virginia, on March 2.

Two Orthodox Jews in NYC pelted with objects by passing car

The men, aged 19 and 65, were waiting to cross a street when they were struck “by multiple small objects” that came from a passing white vehicle, according to the NYPD.

 Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City.

NYPD arrests 13 pro-Palestinian protesters who backed-up Manhattan traffic during morning rush hour

It's not clear who organized Monday morning's protest. 

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest as they take part in the ‘Biden: Stop supporting genocide!’ rally in New York City on January 20.

‘Shame on you’: Pro-Palestinian protesters shout at NY cancer hospital

Pro-Palestinian protestors took their demonstration to a cancer hospital in New York City.

 People attend a protest in solidarity with the Palestinians as police stand guard, New York, December 25, 2023