GOP state senator aligns with rabbi who blames Zionism for the Holocaust
Pennsylvania’s Doug Mastriano referenced the Oct. 7 attack as a reason for introducing the bill to enhancie Holocaust education in public schools
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Itay Chen, 19, American-Israeli soldier missing since Oct. 7, is confirmed dead by IDF
Chen’s parents had become two of the most visible advocates for those being held hostage by Hamas
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Kathy Goldman, NYC’s ‘most important food activist,’ dies at 92
She founded the Community Food Resource Center in 1980 — which provided food to hundreds of thousands of low-income New York City residents — and was its executive director for its 23 years of existence
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‘Nearly impossible’: Canadian Jewish groups raise alarm about threat to kosher slaughter
Three of the country’s five kosher butchers have ceased operating since the country’s food agency began enforcing new regulations last year
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US religious freedom commission leaves Saudi Arabia after rabbi co-chair is told to remove his kippah
“No one should be denied access to a heritage site, especially one intended to highlight unity and progress, simply for existing as a Jew"
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Netanyahu downplays tensions with US after weekend of sniping with Biden over Gaza
Both men also commented on a quip by Biden, caught on a hot mic following his State of the Union address last week, that he and Netanyahu would have a 'come to Jesus' conversation.
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Jewish Berkeley students are confronting pro-Palestinian protesters. Their professor is staging a sit-in instead.
The administration has taken advantage of Jewish and pro-Israel students' unwillingness to retaliate when pro-Palestinian protesters harass them, they say
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Politics ‘Reject AIPAC’ launches to counter pro-Israel spending in 2024
'Now is the time for the whole of the Democratic Party to Reject AIPAC once and for all,' reads the group’s statement
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Pro-Palestinian protesters target Dutch Holocaust museum opening ceremony attended by Israeli president
Amnesty International activists installed “detour” signs directing Israel's president, who spoke at the opening, to the International Court of Justice.
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Politics AIPAC to increase pressure on House Republicans to pass Israel aid bill
Congressional leaders are expected to address AIPAC’s national gathering in Washington this week
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How Israeli hostages in Gaza wound up on display outside an Academy Awards afterparty
A display outside the prestigious Vanity Fair party is part of an advocacy effort to call attention to the more than 130 hostages still in Gaza
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