The Focus Project

Dr. King’s Pro-Jewish Legacy Is Under Attack

Posted on January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS Activists Distort Civil Rights to Justify Anti-Jewish Hatred On the day that honors the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., some anti-Israel activists have exploited his memory to promote their own political agendas – many that […]

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Scapegoating Jews as a Political Strategy

Posted on January 13, 2026

January 13, 2026 BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS From Tehran to Times Square: ‘Blame the Zionists’ Goes Global A dangerous narrative is accelerating worldwide in the wake of deadly repression in Iran, fever-pitch political activism and rising violence against Jewish communities. World leaders, activists and influencers are increasingly […]

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Mamdani’s First Moves Are Raising Alarms

Posted on January 6, 2026

January 6, 2026 BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS NYC Mayor Mamdani’s First Moves: Rolling Back Protections for Jews The newly elected NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s early actions have heightened fears that protections against antisemitism are being weakened as hostility toward Jews escalates. New York City is home to […]

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What Made 2025 Impossible to Ignore

Posted on December 30, 2025

December 30, 2025 BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS Hope but Vigilance for the Jewish Community in 2026 The Jewish community enters the new year with renewed clarity and determination despite the significant and deadly challenges faced in 2025. This past year has stripped away any remaining illusions: anti-Jewish […]

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Choosing Light in a Time of Darkness

Posted on December 23, 2025

December 23, 2025 BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – VOICES – STORIES Communities Choose Courage Amid Escalating Hate This Holiday Season As more than 2 billion Christians around the world celebrate Christmas and billions more celebrate their own winter holidays, extremist rhetoric and violent attacks have caused heightened security, canceled events and […]

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Jewish Light and Life Targeted During Hanukkah

Posted on December 16, 2025

December 16, 2025 BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – VOICES – STORIES Hanukkah Under Fire: Gunned Down for Jewish Identity Hanukkah is the story of the Jewish people who refused to abandon their identity, faith and history in the face of persecution. From ancient Jerusalem to the present day, the lighting of […]

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Safe Spaces for Jews: Targets for Violence

Posted on December 9, 2025

December 9, 2025 BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS Safe Spaces for Jews Become Targets for Violence Jews are being targeted in the very places they gather to feel safest. Recent attacks at synagogues in Los Angeles, New York and Manchester, England, now join the wave of assaults on […]

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Identity Tests Target Jews

Posted on December 2, 2025

December 2, 2025 BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS Purity Tests Target Jewish Identity to Segregate Jews A growing number of Jews are being told they may only eat at certain restaurants, participate in organizations and even attend a soccer game if they abandon a core element of their […]

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Jews Told to ‘Be Scared’ Outside Synagogue

Posted on November 25, 2025

November 25, 2025 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS Anti-Israel Protesters Aggressively Target Jews at Synagogue ‘We need to make them scared’ – Protesters Chant Outside Synagogue Anti-Israel protestors in the hundreds recently shouted hateful slogans outside a historic house of worship in NYC, threatening Jews who tried […]

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Wildfire of Words: Dangerous Rhetoric Spreads

Posted on November 18, 2025

November 18, 2025 BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS Anti-Jewish Rhetoric: Fringe Narratives Reenter American Discourse Overt hatred of Jews is now being mainstreamed from both the left and the right. A dangerous spike in right-wing antisemitism – once confined to fringe corners of the internet – has now […]

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