Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward Tensions mark Memorial Day ceremonies in Israel as Netanyahu urges unity
Yom Hazikaron is treated with solemnity and reverence in Israel, but this year included departures
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News Long-delayed Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial to kick off Monday, igniting pain, fear and hopes for closure
The trial is expected to take at least three months and starts Monday with jury selection
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Fast Forward Jewish chair of Florida’s Democratic Party arrested at abortion rights protest
The protest on Monday night was against a proposed six-week abortion ban in Florida that the state senate passed Monday evening
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Fast Forward Israel advances plan for 2,000-member national guard demanded by far-right minister
Itamar Ben-Gvir said the force would 'act to restore personal security and governance in all parts of Israel,' but current and former Israel Police commissioners have called it unnecessary, divisive and dangerous.
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Fast Forward A court ruling has transformed — and limited — the way New York state can regulate yeshivas
A judge in Albany ruled that the state no longer has the power to effectively force yeshivas to close for not teaching secular studies in a way that is 'substantially equivalent' to education in public school.
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Fast Forward Protests and strike rock Israel as future of Netanyahu’s judicial reforms falls into doubt
Thousands of protesters blocked Tel Aviv’s main highway Sunday night, filling lanes that are usually clogged with traffic and lighting a bonfire on the asphalt.
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Fast Forward Netanyahu vows more active role in Israel’s judiciary fight following a day of tense protests
Netanyahu’s speech came soon after lawmakers passed a law that shields him being removed from office on court order
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News ‘The gun is on the table’: Both sides of Israel’s debate say that a constitutional crisis is coming
Israelis are facing the prospect of a dramatic breakdown in their 75-year-old democracy
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