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Prominent Jewish American leader and Israel defender Abraham “Abe” Foxman has died at age 86.The Anti-Defamation League, the advocacy group he led for 28 years, confirmed his death on Sunday, calling him an “outspoken, passionate, and tireless advocate for the Jewish people and Israel“.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US-Iran ceasefire under strain as Gulf states report drone attackslist 2 of 3Trump says US will not allow Iran to reach enriched uraniumlist 3 of 3Gaza volunteers plant olive trees at devastated al-Shifa Hospitalend of listA Holocaust survivor, Foxman helped shape the conversation around Israel and anti-Semitism in the US for decades.ADL Board Chair Nicole Munchnik said Foxman helped build the “modern liberal era of America”, describing him as a “longtime adviser” to US presidents and world leaders.“To those of us who knew him, Abe was a warm friend, adviser, spirited antagonist and hugger – all over lunch,” Munchnik said.Foxman joined the ADL in 1965 and served as the group’s national director from 1987 to 2015.Under his leadership, the group – which presents itself as an anti-hate watchdog – became one of the most influential advocacy organisations in the country.Palestinian rights advocates have long condemned the ADL, accusing it of demonising pro-Palestine activists and conflating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism.Since the start of the genocidal war on Gaza, the ADL – under Foxman’s successor Jonathan Greenblatt – has intensified its campaign against Israel’s critics.Greenblatt, who has supported laws to penalise boycotts of Israel, compared the Palestinian keffiyeh to the Nazi swastika last year.Foxman also remained a staunch supporter of Israel and defended its conduct during the genocidal war on Gaza.“What is happening in Gaza is tragic. But it is not Genocide. And it is not illegal,” he wrote on X in July 2025 as Israel imposed a hunger crisis on the territory.“War is hell and inhumane, destructive and ugly. And nations must take all possible care to avoid civilian harm. And Israel has and is doing that. Having said this, Israel still needs to act with all deliberate speed and skill to provide maximum humanitarian aid to lessen the loss of innocent civilian lives.”Weeks before his death, Foxman backed the US-Israel war on Iran, voicing gratitude to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for attacking the country.“Thank you President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu for standing up to evil and jihadist extremism. The world hopefully will be a better and safer place in the future,” he said in a social media post on February 28 after the war broke out.In March, Foxman warned about what he described as the rise of anti-Semitism on the right and left of the political spectrum in the US, hitting out at liberal politicians publicly distancing themselves from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).“If a politician doesn’t want to take money from AIPAC, don’t take money from AIPAC, but don’t make taking money from AIPAC a morality test – because that continues to build the conspiracy theory that there is a Jewish lobby that controls America,” he told the Jewish Standard.AIPAC, which backs the war on Iran, has been spending millions of dollars on ad campaigns to defeat Israel’s critics in US elections.Last year, Foxman sounded the alarm about the dwindling support for Israel in the US, underscoring the importance of the alliance between the two countries for Israel.“We’re in a propaganda war, and to an extent, we’re losing the propaganda war, and I worry about losing America,” Foxman told Times of Israel.“It’s scary, looking at the polls, the Sunday television shows, the major newspapers – there is so much out there that is anti-Israel.”Despite his assertion, rights advocates often decry the absence of Palestinian perspectives on TV shows in the US media.In 2021, Foxman announced that he was cancelling his New York Times subscription after the new
London stabbing: The stabbing of two Jewish men in London has sparked outrage, with Prime Minister Starmer deeming it a terrorist act. Police are investigating, and a suspect faces multiple charges, reflecting a disturbing trend of rising antisemitic incidents in the UK since early October.A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing two Jewish people in north London's Golders Green | Representational imageDays after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London’s Golders Green on Wednesday, a man has been charged with attempted murder, with police describing the incident as a “terrorist attack,” CNN reported.The victims, aged 76 and 34, were attacked in the incident. Police said on Friday (local time) that Essa Suleiman has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place.The 45-year-old, from Camberwell in south London, also faces an additional charge of attempted murder in connection with a separate incident carried out the same day near Tower Bridge, several miles away.He has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, CNN reported.Two Jews attacked in LondonThe attack comes amid a rise in antisemitic incidents in the UK since the 7 October attacks, which triggered Israel’s military response in Gaza.Both victims were taken to the hospital. The 34-year-old has since been discharged, while the 76-year-old remains in stable condition, the police noted.Police declared it a terrorist attackPolice have classified the incident as a terrorist attack, and a counterterrorism investigation is underway. Separately, the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre raised the UK’s threat level from “substantial” to “severe,” meaning an attack is considered “highly likely.”Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said he has proposed additional resources to protect Jewish communities in London.In an interview, he warned of a “pandemic of antisemitism” and said more needs to be done to tackle such attitudes in society. He also noted a rise in racist and antisemitic hate crimes, adding that some individuals are being encouraged or even paid to carry out violent acts on behalf of foreign organisations.Antisemitic attacks in LondonThe stabbing comes after a series of attacks across the UK, where synagogues and other communal buildings were targeted, leaving London's Jewish community in a heightened state of anxiety.Earlier in March, arsonists torched four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity in Golders Green. The police subsequently charged four people. Weeks later, the former premises of a Jewish charity and a synagogue were targeted in north London.Earlier this week, a suspected arson attack targeted a memorial wall just a few streets from the site of Wednesday’s stabbings. The wall displayed photos of protesters killed by Iranian security forces during a brutal crackdown earlier this year, as well as images of victims of Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attacks in southern Israel.Iran rejects involvement in the attackFollowing the incident, speculations were raised over Iran's involvement in the attack. However, Iran's embassy in the UK rejected the claims over its involvement in “violent activities or incidents in the United Kingdom.”In a post on X, the embassy wrote, “Such baseless accusations… lack credible evidence and appear to serve narrow political agendas.”“Deeply concerning”: UK PM StarmerReacting to the incident on Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it “deeply concerning” in Parliament. He added the country needs to be "absolutely clear in our determination to deal with any of these offences, the likes of which we’ve seen too much recently."London's Mayor Sadiq Khan, in a post on X, described the incident as “appalling” and added that the city has been the target of a series of shocking antisemitic attacks.About the AuthorSwati GandhiSwati Gandhi is a digital journalist with over four years of exper
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