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Virginia governor signs bill adopting IHRA antisemitism definition
Definition of antisemitism will be used as a tool by state's public service to combat and prevent antisemitic hate crimes.
Virginia Jewish community center defaced with antisemitic graffiti
College town's Jewish community receives outpouring of support after JCC popular with Jewish students vandalized with anti-Jewish symbols.
Reformed neo-Nazi endorsed by Holocaust Museum banned by Virginia school
Talk by motivational speaker who warns kids of dangers of white supremacist movement canceled by school after pressure from parents.
Amid rise in antisemitism: Virginia legislature adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to sign bill passed by the legislature adopting IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.
Richmond, VA Mayor asks fellow Mayors to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month
Over 50 mayors across US sign on to Mayor Stoney's letter to combat rising antisemitism by marking Jewish American Heritage Month in May.
Jewish staff boycotts Virginia university's Holocaust day event
Alleging exclusion, Jewish faculty boycott James Madison University’s Holocaust commemoration event
Virginia attorney general calls on educators to combat campus antisemitism
Jason Miyares says campus harassment of Jewish students is un-American, anti-constitutional, and against 'very core of our ideals.'
Virginia antisemitism commission blasts Israel boycotts, indirectly critiques Trump
Virginia Commission to Combat Antisemitism issues slew of recommendations to combat antisemitism in the state.
Multiple deaths in Virginia Walmart shooting
Manager of Walmart branch in Chesapeake, Virginia enters store and opens fire, killing and wounding employees and shoppers.
University of Virginia shooting suspect arrested, three students dead
Lengthy 13-hour search for shooter who killed three football players and injured two others leads to arrest of classmate.
US Dept. of Education to investigate school district's response to antisemitic harassment
ZOA prompts federal investigation into Fairfax, Virginia, school district's response to antisemitic harassment.
Elaine Luria, Jewish Democrat on the Jan. 6 committee, loses House race in Virginia
Virginia congresswoman Elaine Luria defeated in close race against former Navy helicopter pilot.
Virginia school district apologizes for Nazi-like logo on T-shirts
Hanover County Public Schools apologizes after shirts featuring logo resembling swastika created for staff members attending conference.
Virginia Tech Jewish leaders slam campus speech by anti-Zionist ex-academic
Jewish leaders urge cancellation of keynote address by ex-academic with a “long history of targeting the Jewish community."
Swastika spray painted on Virginia overpass
Latest incident of antisemitic vandalism on a highway overpass occurs in Manassas, Virginia.
Gov. Youngkin: Virginia will be leader for religious freedom, combating hatred
Virginia governor discusses steps in wake of Texas synagogue hostage incident in his first television interview since taking office.
Virginia Lt. Governor-elect Winsome Sears: Why I took that photo with a gun
Virginia Lt. Governor-elect Winsome Sears talks about Second Amendment and reacts to attacks against her in mainstream media.
The media slipped up in Virginia - and Youngkin outsmarted them
From print to broadcast, too much power, it surely seems, is in the hands of the wrong people. But Virginia leads us to hope. Op-ed.
On Youngkin, Biden, the Land of the Free and the Home of the Braves
There are so many take-aways from the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections on the night the World Series also concluded. Op-ed
Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia governor race
Youngkin was endorsed by former US President Donald Trump, and his victory is a major upset to Democrat incumbent Terry McAuliffe.
Neo-Nazis are not a political metaphor
A dirty trick backfired in the Virginia election. Misusing Charlottesville as a partisan ploy makes fighting antisemitism a joke. Op-ed.
Anti-Trump protesters posed as neo-Nazis to target GOP nominee in Virginia’s governor race
Activists from anti-Trump Republican group pose as neo-Nazis to implicate Republican gubernatorial campaign in Virginia.
Neo-Nazi who spoke of killing Jewish Virginia politician gets 9 years in jail
U.S. prosecutors had asked for 25 year sentence for ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist who plotted to start race war.
Virginia Tech graduate student senate blasted for adopting BDS motion
Campus Jewish group says that the student body's anti-Israel resolution puts the "campus environment at risk."
Virginia Democratic delegate blames Israel for ‘fossil fuel’ wars
Ibraheem Samirah also said "It’s anti-Semitic to confuse Judaism, a whole religion, with Zionism, an ethno-religious supremacist ideology."
Glenn Youngkin, GOP nominee for Virginia governor, hits George Soros over school boards
Glenn Youngkin, GOP nominee for Virginia governor, accuses George Soros of filling school boards with ‘disguised’ political operatives.
Prosecutors seek domestic terrorism jail terms for neo-Nazis targeting Jewish politician
Jewish speaker of the Virginia House Eileen Filler-Corn was among the targets discussed by two members of a neo-Nazi group.
In Virginia, elections flier invokes age-old anti-Semitism
GOP flier in Virginia House race shows Jewish Democrat and a pile of gold coins.
Virginia Republican apologizes for criticizing Democrat's nose - but not for anti-Semitism
Virginia Republican Hahns Copeland apologizes, but not for anti-Semitism, after mocking Jewish House speaker’s nose.
'Being a conservative teacher is like being a Jew among Nazis'
Virginia history teacher running for Virginia legislature comes under fire for comparing conservative teachers to Jews in the Holocaust.
Over 50 swastika flyers discovered in Virginia shopping center
Anti-Semitic flyers featuring swastikas and the phrase "We are everywhere" glued to the outside of stores.
Virginia school board targeted by anti-Semitic KKK flyers
Approximately 30 hate flyers targeted Fairfax Country school board members last week.
FBI agents shoot intruder near entrance to CIA headquarters
Intruder tries to drive into the CIA facility in Virginia without access, stopped by armed guards.
Virginia Republicans reverse decision, will accommodate voting for Shabbat observers
Reversing previous decision, Virginia Republican Party to allow voting before Shabbat, to accommodate Orthodox Jews and 7th Adventists.
Virginia Republicans won’t move convention voting off Shabbat
Virginia Republican Party will not allow religious exemption to voting at May convention, State Central Committee decides.
Virginia abolishes the death penalty
Virginia becomes the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty and the first in the south to do so.
Enroute to inauguration? Virginia resident arrested with weapons fake ID and weapons
Man reportedly attempted to pass through police checkpoint with fake inaugural credentials, loaded handgun, over 500 rounds of ammunition.
FBI: Michigan armed militia also targeted Virginia governor
FBI agent says right-wing militia that plotted to kidnap Michigan's governor also discussed similar action against Virginia's governor.
Jewish and Black historical cemeteries vandalized in Virginia with Nazi symbol
White nationalist symbols spray-painted at Jewish and African American cemeteries in Virginia.
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