In historic move, Israel accepted into U.S. Visa waiver program
After decades of setbacks, U.S. officials say they anticipate Israelis to be able to travel to the United States without visas by the end of November
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As Democrats urge Menendez to resign, pro-Israel PACs stand by him
AIPAC and NORPAC said they are acting out of appreciation for the New Jersey senator’s support for Israel
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Daniel Lurie, Jewish Levi Strauss heir and philanthropist, is running for San Francisco mayor
Lurie’s father is a prominent rabbi who was a president of the New Israel Fund
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Ethiopian Jews fleeing war stuck in Addis Ababa, await local security checks
Sixty-three Ethiopian Jews are waiting for Ethiopian authorities to complete security checks before they can receive approval to leave the country and make Aliyah to Israel
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More than 120 Jewish activists call on advertisers and app stores to drop Twitter/X
“We have watched in horror as a new stage in antisemitic discourse has spread like wildfire on one of America’s largest social media networks,” said the letter
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Biden’s new book ban czar is a longtime progressive Jewish leader
Matt Nosanchuk has been tapped to combat book bans that the Education Department has said can violate civil rights laws
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Ohio high school football coach resigns after players use ‘Nazi’ in play calls
His Cleveland-area school was facing off against a school in a heavily Jewish area
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Juan Bradman, Cuban-Jewish exile whose life inspired a novel, dies at 90
A new life in Brooklyn haunted by the country he and his family were forced to flee
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Books Jewish writers, Bible stories and Holocaust history are on new list of every banned book in the US
3 Jewish writers are among 10 most-banned authors on PEN America report documenting 33% increase in book bans
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Newly acquitted Texas attorney general blames George Soros for his troubles
Without evidence, Ken Paxton accused the Jewish billionaire of influencing his state’s all-Republican high court to limit his powers
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A suburban NJ megamall is offering gender-segregated swimming to accommodate its Orthodox clientele
American Dream Mall has held separate swimming hours before — but Sukkot will be the first time that mixed swimming is canceled
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