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Minneapolis police chief resigns after he's accused of interfering with misconduct investigation

The probe into O'Hara's conduct was launched in 2025, after the mayor's office received a complaint claiming that the police chief had engaged in inappropriate sexual relationships.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara speaks at a press conference announcing the findings from the Department of Justice on the investigation into the Minneapolis police on June 16, 2023.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addresses the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.

At Jewish Democratic event, Minneapolis mayor says anti-Zionism can blur into antisemitism

Frey’s comments, which came in response to a question from the audience, were some of his most extensive on Israel.

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Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu

TIME names Netanyahu among 2026 Most Influential, calls his post-Oct. 7 comeback bigger than Trump

TIME editor-at-large Ian Bremmer wrote that the PM "once faced the political wasteland" after Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre, but has now engineered a "political comeback" that "may have exceeded Trump's."

|ByJAMES GENN
Police officers clear the street outside a federal building after a "No Kings" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's administration policies, in Los Angeles, California, US March 28, 2026.

'No Kings' protests sweep US as critics slam Donald Trump deportations, Iran war

More than 3,200 events had been planned in all 50 states, after the two previous nationwide events attracted millions of participants.

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Minneapolis immigration operation to conclude, Trump administration says - NBC

Over 4,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended by the DHS since the operation began in November 2025.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Law enforcement officials stand guard, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 17, 2026.

US synagogues face a terrible choice: Collaborate with ICE or risk our own safety - opinion

Synagogues must decide whether to comply with ICE's terms tied to DHS security grants or uphold their values by refusing to cooperate with enforcement actions.

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByRABBI ARI LEV FORNARI/JTA, JON ARGAMAN/JTA
Synagogue security funds and practices can come with tradeoffs, Jewish leaders say.

Trump says ICE could use a 'softer touch' in immigration enforcement - NBC

Trump said he had “learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch, but you still have to be tough. We’re dealing with really hard criminals."

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS
US President Donald Trump looks on after signing executive orders inside the Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, January 20, 2025.

Five-year-old detained by ICE returns home to Minnesota after detention in Texas

"Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack," Castro said. "We won't stop until all children and families are home."

FEBRUARY 2, 2026ByREUTERS
Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained with his father by immigration officers during a raid in Minnesota and then taken to a detention center in Texas, is back at home after a judge ordered their release, in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S., in this picture obtained from social media February 1, 2026