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Senior diaspora affairs and Jewish world correspondent for the @Jerusalem_Post. October 7 War veteran. Opinions are my own.

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Michael Starr
2 months
🔴🧵The United States and Canada were supposed to have sanctioned Samidoun as a proxy for terrorist organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine -- but of you follow the tangled web, you'll see Samidoun is still operating in both countries under new groups. 👇
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The Jerusalem Post
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A New York Jewish day school was vandalized with spray-painted swastika graffiti Tuesday night. Republican politicians blamed mayor-elect Mamdani for normalizing antisemitism in the city. ✍️@StarrJPost https://t.co/eDGtOI4LqF
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The NYPD became aware of the graffiti on a Magen David Yeshiva school in Brooklyn in the morning after the election.
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The Jerusalem Post
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A Jewish day school in Brooklyn was vandalized with swastika graffiti on Tuesday night, sparking condemnation. Written by @StarrJpost https://t.co/eDGtOI4LqF
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The NYPD became aware of the graffiti on a Magen David Yeshiva school in Brooklyn in the morning after the election.
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Michael Starr
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Anti-Israel activists allegedly stormed a building on Wednesday where a Toronto student group was hosting a lecture by IDF veterans. When one of the guest speakers held a door shut, one activist allegedly smashed the glass with a drill bit. The vet received cuts from the glass.
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The Jerusalem Post
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Anti-Israel activists allegedly stormed a building where a Toronto student group was hosting a lecture by IDF veterans, according to Students Supporting Israel, wounding one of the guest speakers. @StarrJpost reports https://t.co/vqtWMWSC15
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The Jerusalem Post
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Anti-Israel activists allegedly stormed a building where a Toronto student group was hosting a lecture by IDF veterans, according to Students Supporting Israel, wounding one of the guest speakers. @StarrJpost reports https://t.co/vqtWMWSC15
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SSI had organized a meeting with IDF soldiers in a private venue that was interrupted by a group of pro-Palestinian protesters.
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Tesla
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Model 3 and Model Y battery packs retain 85% of their capacity on average after 200K miles of driving We also offer an 8 years or 120,000 miles battery warranty, whichever comes first
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Michael Starr
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Instead, Yesh Atid Leader Yair Lapid is calling for the nationalization of the National Institutions, starting with JNF-KKL.
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Michael Starr
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After three separate World Zionist Congress coalition agreements on the National Institutions, a convention that had to be technically extended for two weeks, and a delegate vote that was made obsolete, Yesh Atid is withdrawing from involvement in the enterprise.
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The Jerusalem Post
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Yesh Atid withdrew from involvement in the WZC coalition agreements, Yair Lapid announced. Instead, the party would submit a bill to the Knesset to nationalize the JNF-KKL. @StarrJPost reports https://t.co/ono4JDeoVF
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The Jerusalem Post
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Yesh Atid withdrew from involvement in the WZC coalition agreements, Yair Lapid announced. Instead, the party would submit a bill to the Knesset to nationalize the JNF-KKL. @StarrJPost reports https://t.co/ono4JDeoVF
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"This evening I want to announce that Yesh Atid has decided it will not be part of any of the agreements in the Zionist institutions," Lapid said.
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Michael Starr
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What is going on here?
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Michael Starr
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Many Jewish groups have expressed concern about the election of Zohran Mamdani, while progressive Jewish groups are celebrating the victory. https://t.co/EzBrN1toFl
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Major Jewish organizations issued a joint statement calling on the mayor-elect to govern with respect for the city's diverse views.
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The Jerusalem Post
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New York City Jewish organizations and leaders expressed concern and celebration after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor on Tuesday, following a campaign that worried many Jewish residents about anti-Israel radicalism. Reporting by @StarrJpost https://t.co/KGSP48LheR
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Major Jewish organizations issued a joint statement calling on the mayor-elect to govern with respect for the city's diverse views.
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Michael Starr
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Toronto vandal smashes synagogue windows, in attack that the synagogue believes was done by the same person that defaced the site last April and May.
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The Jerusalem Post
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A vandal smashed the windows of a Canadian synagogue with a hammer on Tuesday, according to police and the congregation, marking the tenth time that the Toronto synagogue has been defaced in a year and a half. Reporting by @StarrJpost https://t.co/QeSeHPy7sq
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The Jerusalem Post
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A vandal smashed the windows of a Canadian synagogue with a hammer on Tuesday, according to police and the congregation, marking the tenth time that the Toronto synagogue has been defaced in a year and a half. Reporting by @StarrJpost https://t.co/QeSeHPy7sq
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Vandal smashes windows at Kehilat Shaarei Torah. The 10th attack since Oct. 7 highlights a relentless pattern of hate, forcing the synagogue to spend $160K on security.
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Michael Starr
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A Toronto synagogue’s windows were smashed with a hammer on Tuesday morning, marking the tenth time that it has been vandalised in a year and a half.
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Michael Starr
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More details on the issue:
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The Jerusalem Post
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Linda Sarsour claims that the Council on American–Islamic Relations political action committee was Zohran Mamdani's largest institutional donor. Written by @StarrJpost https://t.co/E7KwLCTVAg
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The Jerusalem Post
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Linda Sarsour claims that the Council on American–Islamic Relations political action committee was Zohran Mamdani's largest institutional donor. Written by @StarrJpost https://t.co/E7KwLCTVAg
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Sarsour asserted during a panel that the Unity and Justice Fund was controlled by Council on American–Islamic Relations and was a significant donor to Mamdani's campaign.
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Michael Starr
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The PAC and CAIR Action didn't respond to queries about their ties, but the legal concerns expressed in the video by Elkarra may be because the PAC engages in types of political advocacy that is not permitted to CAIR Action as a non-profit.
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Mark Cowart
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Your thoughts can wage war against your peace. But when you resist the devil and rest in the Lord, even your memories start to heal. Rest is not an escape—it’s spiritual warfare won through peace.
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Michael Starr
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While CAIR Action's director was quick to organizationally disassociate the NGO from the PAC, Elkarra was also listed by as the PAC's treasurer in a 2024 statement of organization filed to the FEC. Elkarra was replaced in 2025 FEC filings by Eric Sunderland.
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Michael Starr
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"It's not a CAIR super PAC," said Elkarra, who then went on to relate that Unity and Justice would be launching a second major campaign for Mamdani's election.
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Michael Starr
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At the end of the panel, CAIR Action national executive director Basim Elkarra interjected a "legal disclaimer to protect CAIR," insisting that Unity and Justice was merely endorsed by CAIR Action.
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