🥯 A Detroit bagel shop and deli was forced to close down after staff quit over the new owners’ pro-Israel views. (JTA)
🎶 Three Taylor Swift concerts were canceled in Vienna after police charged two men with planning a terror attack. One of the suspects, an Islamic State sympathizer, was allegedly focussing his efforts on attacking her stadium shows this week. (AFP)
🇬🇧 There have been nearly 2,000 antisemitic incidents in the U.K. during the first half of 2024, according to a local Jewish group. (Times of Israel)
🇨🇿 And in the Czech Republic, the local Jewish federation says antisemitic incidents rose there by 90% in 2023, with 41% of those incidents happening after Oct. 7. (AP)
⚖️ A Pittsburgh man who sprayed antisemitic graffiti on a sidewalk has agreed to one year of probation and 20 hours of community service with a Jewish nonprofit. (CBS)
😲 A city councilwoman in Raleigh, North Carolina, who recently filed for re-election, is facing criticism for repeatedly making incendiary comments about Israel and Jews. (Algemeiner)
🛫 Flights to Israel often have coffins in the cargo hull to accommodate Jews who wish to be buried in Israel. That has made it difficult for strictly observant kohanim, who follow a rule that prohibits them from being in the presence of dead people. Now, El Al is testing out offering coffin-free flights from JFK to Tel Aviv through the end of September. (Lakewood Scoop)
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