Sam Sokol
By Sam Sokol
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Fast Forward Netanyahu warns Jewish pilgrims not to visit Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah
There are only enough shelters in the small Ukrainian city of Uman for around 11,000 people, creating a potentially perilous scenario for the tens of thousands of Jews who are expected to make the pilgrimage this year
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Fast Forward Netanyahu minister wants to revoke credentials of journalists critical of Israel
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s allies have advocated steps to put pressure on the independent media in Israel. Distal Atbaryan’s past attacks on the international press 'could endanger reporters in Israel,' says the foreign press association
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Fast Forward Female mayor attacked by Haredi mob in religious Israeli city
The incident in Beit Shemesh occurred while Mayor Aliza Bloch was visiting a school belonging to the Vizhnitz Hasidic sect, and is the second such mob assault against her in two months
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Fast Forward Israeli reporter shamed by United Airlines staff after refusing to change seats for ultra-Orthodox men
In recent years, male ultra-Orthodox passengers on flights to and from Israel have refused to sit next to women, pressuring them to switch seats
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Fast Forward In Jerusalem, DeSantis says U.S. shouldn’t ‘butt in’ to Israel’s judicial overhaul debate
While visiting Israel, Ron DeSantis criticized the Biden administration's record on Israel and stressed the need to boost bilateral trade
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News Israel’s ultra-Orthodox are carrying more guns, but not everyone thinks it’s kosher
Following deadly terror attacks, Israel's ultra-Orthodox community is debating the merits of gun ownership, leading to a significant increase in applications for gun permits
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Fast Forward Sharansky: Despite the war, there is more hope for Jews in Ukraine than in Russia
More Russian Jews have made aliyah than Ukrainian because there is a 'feeling that the iron curtain is coming back' in Russia, said ex-Jewish Agency chief Natan Sharansky
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Fast Forward Despite Ukrainian, Israeli warnings, Uman expects thousands of pilgrims on Jewish New Year
'We expect people to come,' local Jewish official says. 'Not so many as every year, but anyway there are people who want to come' despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war
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