In New York… The FBI arrested an 18-year-old Egyptian college student in Virginia on charges that he plotted a terror attack against New York City’s Israeli consulate. (Times of Israel)
Mayor Eric Adams told a group of Jewish journalists that the city’s springtime response to a spate of pro-Palestinian campus protests was intended to send “a loud message.” (Forward)
On the Hill… A House of Representatives report, released Thursday, detailed the results of probes by seven congressional committees looking into campus antisemitism, and recommended cutting government funding to universities that boycott Israel. (JTA)
Around the world… Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed an antisemitic tirade during his annual press conference, saying “They’re tearing the church apart” — in reference to the Russian Orthodox Church — “but they’re not even atheists. These are people without any beliefs, godless people, they’re ethnic Jews, but has anyone seen them in a synagogue? I don’t think so.” (JTA)
Two teenage girls were sentenced for a series of antisemitic attacks in London, including an attempted robbery that left a woman unconscious. (Guardian)
Also in the United Kingdom, a neo-Nazi who shared antisemitic, racist and homophobic views with his nearly 28,000 social media followers faces a decade in prison after being found with an “armory” in his home. (BBC)
What else we’re reading ➤ “Studs Terkel’s classic Working turns 50” (Jacobin) “As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in.” (AP) “For thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn’t feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they’re leaving.” (AP) “The cost of lawlessness on the West Bank” (Atlantic) “The U.S. has no special panel for Nazi-loot claims. Could that change?” (New York Times) | 