North Carolina

BDS bagels? A bagel shop backed out of a Jewish food festival over Israel, then regret set in

After backlash for pulling out of a Jewish festival, a bagel shop owner apologizes, acknowledging his mistake and pledging to rebuild trust.

 A bagel store in Durham, North Carolina, found itself in hot water after backing out of a Jewish food festival over Israel.
 A side by side of Richard McCoy and the description of D.B. Cooper.

Siblings claim mysterious hijacker D.B. Cooper is their father

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on the UC Berkeley campus on Monday.

UNC chants of 'no more Hillel' met with cheers on campus - opinion

 A helicopter flies near damaged buildings following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Bat Cave, North Carolina, U.S., September 30, 2024.

Building a sukkah doesn’t make sense this year in Asheville, North Carolina - opinion


What to know about Josh Stein, the Jewish attorney outpolling Mark Robinson in NC governor’s race

Stein would be North Carolina’s first Jewish governor, and a groundswell of support for him could prove to be a potential obstacle for Donald Trump’s bid to retake the White House.

 Josh Stein, then a candidate for North Carolina attorney general, speaks during Get Out the Vote at The Fillmore Charlotte on Nov. 6, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

RNC chair denies antisemitism in Republican party after viral Carlson holocaust revision interview

Republican National Convention Chair Michael Whatley defends the GOP against antisemitism allegations, despite controversy surrounding Tucker Carlson's interview.

 Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Top 7 North Carolina Small Business Insurance Options

Discover the top 7 small business insurance options in North Carolina for 2024. Protect your business with the best coverage tailored to your needs.

Jpost_Image

Anarchists mob allegedly beats three pro-Israel activists in North Carolina

Monica Buckley, David Moritz and eighty-year-old veteran Bob Campbell shared on social media and with the police that they attended the “Strategic Lessons from the Palestinian Resistance” seminar.

 Protesters wave Palestinian flags as students and workers hold a pro-Palestinian rally outside MIT's Stata Center, demanding MIT divest from Israel, among other demands, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. May 9, 2024.

Six neo-Nazis stalk journalist to his home after they were investigated

The report cited a sign that one of the neo-Nazis held, which said: “Freedom of the press does not equal freedom from consequences.”

 Neo-Nazis wave swastika flags outside of Georgia synagogue this past June

Governor race pits Jewish Democrat against Republican accused of antisemitism

Robinson has repeatedly said that the left focuses too much on the threat of violent right wing extremism in the form of Nazis, and that the threat is overstated.

 North Carolina AG Josh Stein speaks at a rally in North Carolina, US, May 13, 2023.

Feds to probe University of North Carolina’s response to harsh anti-Israel speech

The DOE’s civil rights office has doubled down on antisemitism- and Islamophobia-related complaints.

 University of North Carolina seal

Synagogue bomb threats continue despite arrest of a suspect

Since the summer, dozens of Jewish institutions across America have been targeted with fake bomb threats, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

 NEW JERSEY police officers stand guard in front of the United Synagogue of Hoboken in New Jersey, last year.

Meet Mark Robinson, allegedly antisemitic Republican frontrunner in North Carolina governor’s race

Mark Robinson, who made comments Jewish leaders called antisemitic in 2021, is running for governor of North Carolina.

 North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson, pictured in 2022.

Why big cat species should not be declawed - study

Such big cats include lions and tigers that should not go through the process of onychectomy, researchers say.

A lion and a lioness play inside the Nairobi National Park, Kenya, January 6, 2021.

Convicted 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski dead at 81

Ted Kaczynski, who was convicted of killing three people and wounding more than 20 others as the "Unabomber," died in a North Carolina federal prison on Saturday.

 Ted Kaczynski poses in his booking mugshot from April 1996. The FBI is asking for DNA samples from "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski in connection with unsolved 1982 murders involving Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide, FBI officials said on May 19, 2011.