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FBI confirms that Temple Israel attacker was ‘Hezbollah-inspired’ and sought to kill Israelis
"God willing, I will kill as many of them as I possibly can," Ayman Ghazali said in a video the FBI said he made before the attack
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Israeli-American soldier Moshe Katz, killed in Lebanon rocket strike, laid to rest on Mt. Herzl
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A second poll of US Jews finds the same result: Most oppose the war in Iran
That's despite nearly wall-to-wall opposition for the Iranian regime, according to the poll commissioned by J Street.
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IDF suspends unit that detained CNN crew in the West Bank, as Herzog condemns settler violence
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expects Israel to act against the violence.
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Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks against Israelis
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Canadian progressive party picks Jewish anti-Zionist politician as its leader
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Netanyahu orders Church of the Holy Sepulchre open after Palm Sunday closure flares tensions
Israeli police turned back Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa on Sunday, citing wartime safety rules
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Most American Jews disapprove of US military action against Iran, new poll shows
And a survey of "connected" American Jews detected declining support
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Milwaukee rabbi and son ordered to pay $1,000 to muralist who reportedly praised Hamas in court
The father and son pled guilty to destroying a mural by the artist that depicted the Star of David transforming into a swastika
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