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Hamas says ceasefire deal is still on as negotiations continue

Israel has not confirmed that its dispute with Hamas was resolved

By Ben Sales Feb 13, 2025 | 2 min read
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Macklemore’s latest anti-Israel music video, ‘F—ed up,’ places the West Bank and Holocaust side-by-side

The song, posted Tuesday, has garnered more than 14 million views on X alone

By Ben Sales Feb 12, 2025 | 3 min read
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JD Vance to visit Dachau on Thursday, the latest VP to tour the Nazi camp

He’s the latest in a string of senior U.S. officials to travel to the former Nazi camp

By Ben Sales Feb 12, 2025 | < 1 min read
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Google Calendar no longer shows Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month

Google says the changes predate President Donald Trump’s directives against diversity initiatives

By Ben Sales Feb 12, 2025 | < 1 min read
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Prominent Israeli writers and US Jewish leaders rally behind east Jerusalem bookstore that was raided by police

“Our people should not be in the business of banning books,” posted one Israeli English-language author

By Ben Sales Feb 11, 2025 | 3 min read
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Netanyahu: ‘If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end’

An anonymous Israeli official said Netanyahu, like Trump, was demanding that Hamas release all remaining hostages by Saturday at noon

By Ben Sales Feb 11, 2025 | 2 min read
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3 of the largest Jewish denominations are suing the Trump administration over immigration raids

During Trump’s first term, a number of synagogues sheltered immigrants at risk of deportation

By Ben Sales Feb 11, 2025 | 2 min read
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HIAS sues Donald Trump over refugee freeze

The lawsuit is a return to the refugee aid group’s playbook during Trump’s first term

By Ben Sales Feb 11, 2025 | < 1 min read

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