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Deni Avdija, the league’s only Israeli player, is entering his first season with the Portland Trail Blazers
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Biden ambassador: Blindly supporting Israel is not friendship
‘I have no problem saying that with my middle name being Israel,’ U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel told CNN
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Will Sinwar’s death end the Gaza war? The US hopes so, but Hamas and Netanyahu say they’ll keep fighting.
What we know and what we don’t about the impact of the Hamas leader’s killing
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Israel reportedly kills Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar
Sinwar’s removal could accelerate the hostages’ release and an end to the war in Gaza even as it has intensified in Lebanon and the threat of an Iran war still looms
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Miriam Adelson donates $100M to Trump campaign, making good on reported promise
Adelson’s gift dwarfed the $75 million that Trump received from Elon Musk, until recently the world’s richest person
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Shai Davidai, outspoken Israeli Columbia professor, barred from campus
A Columbia spokesperson said Davidai’s access to campus had been temporarily limited, and the scope of the ban is unclear
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Former KKK leader David Duke endorses Jill Stein for president
Duke cited Stein’s opposition to Israel, and former president Trump’s ‘subservience to Israel and to the Jewish lobby,’ as the explanation for his endorsement
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UK group urges families to ‘save a seat in the sukkah’ for hostages in Gaza, in a new take on a Jewish tradition
The initiative riffs on “ushpizin,” the practice of inviting symbolic guests to the temporary huts built for the Sukkot holiday
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Lufthansa ordered to pay $4M penalty for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers in 2022
The airline penalty is the largest issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation for discrimination
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Biden warns Israel to allow humanitarian relief into Gaza or face cuts to military aid
The warning comes after the number of aid trucks entering Gaza fell sharply
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Adam Abeshouse, Jewish producer of classical recordings, dies at 63
His resume included three Grammy Awards as well as a side gig setting up his synagogue’s sound system
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