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Iran vows missiles and nukes taunts Trump
Court blocks deportation for Columbia student protester
British woman convicted in hostage poster theft

The time is now 12:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Iran’s Supreme Leader once again threatened the United States, dismissed its military presence in the region, and reaffirmed Iran’s refusal to limit either its missile program or its nuclear ambitions, speaking with an air of confidence that underscored the regime’s defiance. He warned that while a warship is dangerous, the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea is even more dangerous, directing a personal taunt at Donald Trump as he framed US claims of eliminating the Islamic Republic as a confession. Separately, the ongoing buildup of US military aircraft in Europe and the Middle East has coincided with a rising prospect of renewed Israeli strikes against Iran, with the chance by the end of June put at 56%.

In the US Policy Concerning Israel, a United States immigration judge rejected the Trump administration’s bid to deport Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested following his participation in anti-Israel protests on campus in New York. Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based Immigration Judge Nina Froes ruled that the Department of Homeland Security failed to prove he was removable, citing an unauthenticated document allegedly signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The administration has the option of challenging the decision before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and a DHS spokesperson characterized the judge as an activist while criticizing the ruling.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, a British woman married to a Jewish anti-Zionist activist was convicted of theft for removing a hostage poster from a memorial in 2024 and discarding it. Fiona Monro, 58, of Brighton, was given an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay about $1,637 in prosecution costs. The case centered on a large laminated poster of deceased hostage Tsachi Idan, which was returned to the memorial site after Monro disposed of it, and on her later act of writing “Pray for the 30,000 murdered Palestinians” on the memorial, for which she was acquitted of vandalism charges. The incident occurred amid a broader pattern of hostages’ posters being vandalized during the Gaza war, which began in October 2023 and saw Idan’s remains later returned to Israel during a ceasefire.

In Uplifting News, rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in the rugged Northern California mountains to reach six backcountry skiers trapped after an avalanche, as the danger of additional slides remained high and ten other skiers were missing.

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