Mike Wagenheim

3 days ago | jns.org | Mike Wagenheim

(June 4, 2025 / JNS)Former University of Michigan president Santa Ono’s bid to take over the same role at the University of Florida was rejected on Tuesday, as he faced backlash over his handling of anti-Israel protests in Ann Arbor. The Florida state university system’s Board of Governors voted 10-6 against a motion to confirm Ono, the only candidate for the job, after grilling Ono earlier in the afternoon over his handling of pro-Hamas encampments on the University of Michigan campus.

3 days ago | jns.org | Mike Wagenheim

(June 4, 2025 / JNS)The Trump administration proposed crippling cuts to the United Nations on Tuesday as it sent a package of rescission requests to Congress in an effort to claw back billions of dollars in foreign aid appropriations. Among the proposals forwarded to Capitol Hill was a rescission request for nearly $437 million, representing the entirety of fiscal year 2025 funds for international organizations and programs, known as IOP.

3 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Mike Wagenheim

An American Zionist Movement tribunal upheld a ruling that the Reform Judaism movement did not mislead the public or violate rules of the World Zionist Congress election by stating that those who self-identify as Jews could vote. The case was brought by the Eretz Hakodesh slate, which purports to represent the more Zionist wing of Haredim, and joined by the Zionist Organization of America.

3 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Mike Wagenheim

Members of both houses of Congress are pushing for the Muslim Brotherhood to be designated as a terror organization after an Egyptian man yelled antisemitic things while attacking Jews in Boulder, Colo., with what the FBI described as a “makeshift flamethrower” and an incendiary device on Sunday. The suspect in the attack expressed support for the Muslim Brotherhood on social media, CNN reported, but there is no reference to that in the criminal complaint. Rep.

3 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Mike Wagenheim

Former University of Michigan president Santa Ono’s bid to take over the same role at the University of Florida was rejected on Tuesday, as he faced backlash over his handling of anti-Israel protests in Ann Arbor. The Florida state university system’s Board of Governors voted 10-6 against a motion to confirm Ono, the only candidate for the job, after grilling Ono earlier in the afternoon over his handling of pro-Hamas encampments on the University of Michigan campus.