Amid budget cuts, Congress boosts funding for antisemitism envoy
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‘Shame!’ On a prayer mission at the Israeli embassy, a Christian faces pro-Palestinian protesters
Wrapped in the Israeli flag, a Christian prays for Israel as protesters accuse it of committing genocide in Gaza
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Israel says its strike killed 7 World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid workers in Gaza
The incident has prompted World Central Kitchen to suspend its operations at a time when food is scarce across Gaza
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White House ‘concerned’ after Netanyahu pledges to use new law to shutter al Jazeera in Israel
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Bert Pogrebin, attorney and partner to leading feminist Letty Cottin Pogrebin, dies at 89
“We need people like Bert more than ever,” Hillary Clinton said in a eulogy
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Officials condemn antisemitic and anti-Israel vandalism at 2 Philadelphia-area synagogues
A swastika and “From the river to the sea” were spray-painted onto two Conservative congregations in the area in recent weeks
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Marvelous day for a moon dance? Eclipse parties, talks and trips at JCCs, synagogues
Rabbi says watching together will be ‘something joyous and celebratory'
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‘Willing to pay that price’: Netanyahu adviser says clash with US may be unavoidable to vanquish Hamas
Mark Regev, a longtime international spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister, said a ‘business as usual’ relationship with the US was no longer an option with UN move
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Michigan congressman says he wasn’t advising nuclear war after telling Israel to approach Gaza ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’
Tim Walberg’s comment elicited criticism from both supporters and opponents of Israel, one of whom called it “despicable"
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Maurice El Medioni, Algerian Jewish pianist revered among Jews and Muslims, dies at 95
The pioneer of the “pianoriental” style remained busy into his ninth decade
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Israel’s antisemitism envoy lambasts US Sen. Jeff Merkley for linking Easter and Israel criticism
Citing Jesus’s saying , “Blessed are the peacemakers,” the Oregon Democrat said, “let’s push Team Biden to do better. More aid. No bombs"
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