Asaf Elia-Shalev
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Fast Forward Citing ‘the Jewish imperative’ to act, UJA-Federation pledges $1M for Gaza aid
The donation from New York’s Jewish federation will go to IsraAID, an Israeli disaster relief organization that operates abroad
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Fast Forward Inside one man’s quixotic quest to preserve 200,000 Israeli tchotchkes
Boris Gorbis spent a life time scouring garage sales, thrift shops and eBay for discarded souvenirs. Now, he’s determined to secure their future
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Fast Forward UCLA settles antisemitism lawsuit with $6.13M payout, including donations to Jewish groups
The settlement is the largest of its kind in a campus antisemitism case and includes funding for Hillel, the ADL and others
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Fast Forward Israeli settler arrested after fatal shooting of Palestinian activist featured in ‘No Other Land’
The suspect was sanctioned by the United States for alleged violence against Palestinians but had his penalties lifted by the Trump administration in January
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Fast Forward As images from Gaza spread, US rabbis wrestle with war’s morality from the pulpit
More than a thousand rabbis have signed a public letter demanding Israel stop “using starvation as a weapon of war"
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Fast Forward The largest Reconstructionist synagogue is set to cut ties with the movement over Israel tensions
Kehillat Israel’s move exemplifies fractures in progressive Judaism after Oct. 7.
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Fast Forward Top leaders resign from Friends of the IDF amid internal reckoning
The leadership change comes after donors retreated amid concerns from within the group supporting Israeli soldiers
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Fast Forward Judge in Trump-Harvard case questions tie between antisemitism allegations and federal funding cuts
Judge Allison Burroughs, who noted in court that she is Jewish, said she would aim to rule quickly in the case
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