More US police patrols at Jewish sites, ‘abundance of caution’ cited after Sydney attack;FBI arrests five in ‘credible’ pro-Palestinian plot to bomb LA, New Orleans on New Year’s Eve; A painful reminder of the true meaning of Chanukah

 

The Daily Syndicate   Monday, December 15, 2025

from the editor-in-chief     Jonathan S. Tobin   A painful reminder of the true meaning of Chanukah   The Bondi Beach massacre is the result of incitement rooted in demonization of Israel. The only response must be a defiant refusal to let the antisemites and their enablers prevail.       FBI arrests five in ‘credible’ pro-Palestinian plot to bomb LA, New Orleans on New Year’s Eve   "They had everything they needed to make an operational bomb," the U.S. Justice Department said. "We disrupted this terror plot before buildings were demolished or innocent people were killed."   Andrew Bernard, Aaron Bandler       More US police patrols at Jewish sites, ‘abundance of caution’ cited after Sydney attack   “They usually do this during these times,” the CEO of a private security company told JNS. “Then they go back to being complacent like normal.”   Jessica Russak-Hoffman           latest news         ZAKA team deploys to Sydney to handle victim remains post-shooting         Knesset speaker makes case that being pro-Israel is ‘America first’   Mike Wagenheim       NYC Jews celebrate Chanukah publicly and ‘this year will be no different,’ NYPD head says   Rikki Zagelbaum       Leaders must do better battling Jew-hatred, say all 25 Jewish House members   Jonathan D. Salant       Jewish comedian draws big applause thanking security at Brooklyn gig, after Sydney, Providence attacks   Debra Nussbaum Cohen       Israeli deputy FM: Line from Canberra’s silence on Jew-hatred to deadly attack   Etgar Lefkovits       Celebrities react to Sydney Chanukah massacre: ‘Some lights cannot be extinguished’   JNS Staff       Secret Elbit deal with foreign state among the largest in company’s history   JNS Staff       ‘Deep lineage of Judaism in Hollywood,’ film producer Matt Baer says   Jessica Russak-Hoffman       Modern-day Maccabees   Ethel G. Hofman       In Jerusalem, Netanyahu, US special envoy Barrack discuss regional matters   JNS Staff       ‘Mentally unstable’ Israeli shot after attempting to stab troops in Samaria   JNS Staff       Zamir: IDF protecting Israelis on Chanukah, ‘holiday of light and strength’   JNS Staff       Arkia flight delayed at JFK due to on-ground collision   JNS Staff           opinion             opinion     Daniel S. Mariaschin   The list is getting longer               column     Stephen M. Flatow   Not just for Chanukah: A weekly anthem of Jewish resilience         Rabbi Yossy Goldman Religious freedom-fighters         Warren H. Cohn No day at the beach

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