Luke Tress
By Luke Tress
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Fast Forward Yechiel Leiter, American-Israeli former settler leader who lost a son in Gaza, to serve as next Israeli ambassador to US
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls Yechiel Leiter, a former settler leader who lost a son in Gaza, a “highly capable diplomat”
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Politics These Jewish New Yorkers are celebrating Trump’s win
The incoming president’s Jewish fans cite domestic, foreign and Jewish issues as their reasons for supporting him
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Politics Crown Heights get-out-the-vote activists aim to turn election into a show of Chabad’s local force
“Anti-semitism is on the ballot. October 7th is on the ballot,” read postcards that encourage Orthodox Jews to vote
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Politics Trump and Harris both tell Michigan voters they’re aiming to end the war in Gaza
Meanwhile, some leading pro-Palestinian critics of Harris are urging voters in swing states to cast ballots for her
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Fast Forward Columbia paid $395,000 in settlement after suspending Jewish student for using ‘fart spray’
House investigation reveals a gap between university’s public and private messaging about the incident at a campus protest
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Politics Shock jock Sid Rosenberg has become one of Trump’s most aggressive Jewish surrogates
It was through his radio career that Rosenberg first encountered Trump — but the Republican did not win his vote in 2016
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Fast Forward Hezbollah strikes kill 7 in northern Israel as ceasefire talks advance
Thursday was one of the deadliest days for the country since the start of its multi-front war last year
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Politics Ahead of election, Jewish security groups are monitoring conspiracy theories, Jewish polling sites and foreign interference
Already on alert, Jewish institutions gird for new threats from election deniers and other bad actors
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