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Hecklers urge Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu at American Zionist Movement conference in NYC
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Prominent rabbi and fierce Mamdani critic turns his criticism toward Jews and Israel
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Left-wing Argentine lawmakers pledge allegiance to ‘free Palestine’ in their oaths of office
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Frank Gehry, renowned architect who began life as Frank Goldberg, dies at 96
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Trump’s new White House ballroom architect is a Jewish immigrant who has advocated for refugees
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Jewish New Yorkers rally outside Park East Synagogue, 2 weeks after anti-Israel protest there
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JD Vance rejects claims that antisemitism is growing inside the GOP, breaking his silence on the topic
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