Jews and Judaism

• Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel - Mr. Mamdani, a staunch critic of Israel and its treatment of Palestinians, knew he would not extend the orders, but he had to decide how and when he would rescind them.
• Israeli Government Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism Over Canceled Orders - Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York canceled executive orders issued by his predecessor that had barred city agencies from boycotting Israel and defined some criticism of Israel as antisemitic.
• Zero Hour for the Middle East - After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?
• Long Before Bondi Massacre, Australian Jews Lived With a Sense of Peril - Armed guards, bollards and secretive precautions became part of life amid antisemitic attacks and blurred lines between anger at Israel and hatred of Jews.
• Australia Announces Plan to Buy Back Guns in Wake of Bondi Attack - The program is expected to take hundreds of thousands of firearms out of circulation, the prime minister said on Friday.
• Australia Mourns the Youngest Victim of the Bondi Beach Shooting - Sydney’s devastated Jewish community gathered for the funeral of “Matilda Bee,” an ebullient, smiling 10-year-old girl.
• Grief Mixes With Anger at Funeral of Rabbi Killed in Bondi Beach Attack - The funeral for Rabbi Eli Schlanger on Wednesday was the first held for one of the 15 people killed in a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration in Sydney, Australia.
• Australia, After a Mass Shooting During Hanukkah, Looks for a Path Forward - The Bondi Beach massacre has people fearing more anti-Jewish violence — and an Islamophobic backlash. But there are reasons to think stability will prevail.
• At a Dark Moment, Jews in New York Celebrate the Festival of Lights - After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community.
• How the Bondi Beach Shooting Unfolded - Two men toting long guns opened fire on hundreds of people who were celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, the core of the Australian city’s Jewish community.