Shower, shelter, swipe: Israel’s ‘startup nation’ meets Iran war with a wave of apps
Israelis are downloading apps to calculate the risk of showering — and to look for love in bomb shelters
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Senate rejects effort to rein in Trump’s power to fight Iran alongside Israel
The move comes as polling shows most Americans oppose the war on Iran.
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Gavin Newsom says some ‘appropriately’ call Israel an ‘apartheid state’ while questioning US military aid
The comments from Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate, come shortly after the California governor said he “never will” take money from AIPAC
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Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60
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Jewish artist expelled from Argentinian street fair after dispute over Palestinian flag: ‘Zionists out’
An Argentine Jewish lawmaker later announced he had filed a legal complaint against the vendors
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How Germany’s unusual approach to fighting antisemitism is ensnaring Jews who are critical of Israel
Jewish critics of the Israeli government say they will be punished by a proposed ban on pro-Palestinian slogans
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Pastor who embraced Farrakhan wins Texas Dem primary, as Nazi-gun enthusiast advances to GOP runoff
Also, a Democratic primary in North Carolina pivoted on Israel and ended in recount territory
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A war-weary Jerusalem marks Purim one day after the rest of the world, a tradition born in what is now Iran
A missile attack from Iran briefly halted the festivities, but then the party went on
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Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis
This marks the first time Poland has repatriated cultural property held under its care that was illegally taken from another country
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Israel shoots down Iranian fighter jet; Iranian drone targets Turkey as war enters 5th day
'Iran cannot outlast us,' said U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
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Toronto synagogue hit by gunfire hours after Purim event
No injuries were reported in the shooting at Temple Emanu-El of Toronto
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