Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator who drove a tank through its fence, dies at 98
(JTA) — David Dushman, the last surviving soldier who liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp, died at 98. Dushman, who was Jewish, died on Saturday, according to the International Olympic Committee. Dushman drove a tank for the Soviet Army when his division arrived at Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp in Poland where more than a million…
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Fast Forward Three teens charged in murder of Israeli in Baltimore
(JTA) — An 18-year-old and two teenage minors have been charged for the murder of an Israeli man who was visiting relatives in Baltimore last month. Efraim Gordon, 31, was shot while walking to his aunt and uncle’s house on May 3, according to the Baltimore Sun. He was in the United States for his…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu’s rivals are getting death threats as they prepare to replace him
(JTA) — In the days before Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival lawmakers announced that they had formed a government to replace the longtime prime minister, one fled her home with her partner and baby after receiving what she called “severe threats” against their safety. The threats to Tamar Zandberg of the left-wing Meretz party included a fake…
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News Everything you need to know about the Israeli government that will replace Benjamin Netanyahu
(JTA) — After 12 straight years as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is losing power — and the government that’s about to replace him is remarkable in its own right. Netanyahu’s ouster is a huge deal on its own. Over the past decade-plus, as the country’s longest-serving leader, he has become nearly synonymous with Israel…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu’s opponents announce that they have formed a coalition to replace him
(JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu will no longer be Israel’s prime minister, as his political opponents announced that they have formed a coalition that will replace him. Netanyahu has led Israel for the past 12 years. The new coalition, dubbed the “change bloc,” is an ideologically broad alliance that spans the Israeli political right, center and…
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Fast Forward ‘Virtual rally’ to denounce antisemitism unites Pelosi, Schumer, McCarthy and McConnell
(JTA) — A “virtual rally” to combat antisemitism exhibited rare agreement between the leading Republicans and Democrats in Congress on the need to fight hatred of Jews. The Zoom event, which approximately 23,000 people attended Thursday, was held in the wake of an increase in antisemitism nationwide surrounding the recent conflict in Israel and Gaza….
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Fast Forward Hundreds rally for Israel in NYC following spate of antisemitic attacks
NEW YORK (JTA) — Hundreds of people rallied for Israel in New York City days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and following a string of antisemitic assaults and harassment in the United States. The demonstration on Sunday in downtown Manhattan, organized by the Israeli-American Council and other pro-Israel organizations, principally featured…
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian protesters shout ‘F–king Zionist’ and one person is burned in NYC altercation
NEW YORK (JTA) — One person was burned when two fireworks were thrown from a car amid an altercation with anti-Zionist protesters in a heavily Jewish New York City business district, according to police. The fight came on Thursday evening, on what appeared to be the final day of the conflict between Hamas and Israel,…
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