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The Holocaust wasn’t fueled by antisemitism, Hitler hated Jews for their money, says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Speaking at a conference, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas voiced an antisemitic justification for Hitler and the Nazis
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Politics Vivek Ramaswamy is guest of a podcaster who says Jews ‘own almost everything’
Ramaswamy said he was unaware of the YouTuber’s views on Jews going into the interview
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An Israeli flag football team forfeited a game on Shabbat. It won the European championship anyway.
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Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in near perfect condition found in cave near Dead Sea
The swords, three with their iron blades still in their scabbards, may have been hidden in this remote cliffside crevice by Jewish rebels during the Bar Kochba revolt
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‘Tatami,’ a film inspired by Iran’s Israeli athlete boycott, is making movie history
It is being billed as the first major film co-produced by Israeli and Iranian filmmakers
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams, refusing to pick a side, says Netanyahu and protesters both ‘love Israel’
Adams spoke to Jewish leaders ahead of the High Holidays and following Israel trip
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Makeup artist apologizes over prosthetic nose worn by Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’ film
Kazu Hiro, who has won two Oscars for transforming actors into their characters, said he was not expecting the swift and intense backlash
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Jewish sailor Bill Pinkney, first Black person to circle the globe solo, dies at 87
The barrier-breaking cosmetics executive and ship’s captain chose to be Jewish when he was 12
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Books A Florida JCC canceled a Jewish author’s talk because her novel mentions slavery
The JCC cited the state’s ‘political climate’ in canceling a talk about Rachel Beanland’s book, set in 1811 in Virginia
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Border police officer lightly wounded in West Bank attack, Palestinian assailant shot dead
According to the Israel Police, a Palestinian shot at the soldiers, who returned fire and killed him
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