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Alexander Stepnowsky allegedly raised the banner above the Steinhardt School during graduation week, prompting his arrest nearly a month later on the Lower East Side.

Under the resolution approved overnight, the president will be required to secure congressional approval to continue the military campaign in Iran. The resolution has no binding legal force that would lead to the actual withdrawal of troops, since legislation of this kind requires the president’s signature or a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress to override a presidential veto.

Theophilos III – head of one of Christianity's oldest institutions – will present Trump with a senior decoration tied to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in what marks their second meeting.

Facing cheap Iranian explosive drones, the US military found itself intercepting targets with missiles costing $1 million apiece. A new Marine Corps exercise reveals the shift in approach: moving to tactical vehicles armed with special proximity-fuse shells, reducing the cost of each shootdown to just a few thousand dollars.

A battle of narratives and psychological warfare followed Trump's announcement on an emerging memorandum of understanding in the Persian Gulf. While the US president is declaring tough demands regarding the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear issue, reports by Al Jazeera and Fars claim the move is a false presentation.

Hours after a stormy vote in which the required majority threshold was lowered, all Israeli products were removed from the shelves at Park Slope Food Coop. Jewish members of the food cooperative are threatening a counter-boycott and mass resignations.

A new report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy claims that Qatar Foundation International invested more than $65 million in hundreds of education programs in the United States. According to the findings, the organization influenced teaching materials, teacher training and content about the Middle East, including cases in which Israel was replaced by “Palestine” on maps.

AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby, was once the most powerful lobby in Washington, and has now become toxic, with candidates boasting that they reject its donations. The narrative that Israel "dragged" the US into war is gaining ground and young Evangelicals, historically a pillar of pro-Israel support, are also losing interest. "Another government with Ben Gvir and Smotrich will destroy the relationship," warns David Makovsky, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute.

On the brink of a decision on the regime of the ayatollahs, the US president will hold an emergency meeting at the presidential retreat, with outgoing intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard also set to attend. But first, Trump, 79, who has recently raised concern over bruising and swelling, will undergo an annual checkup at Walter Reed.