Frustrated with Israel for not stopping settler violence, Biden administration bans entry to extremists
Most of the statement focuses on Biden’s frustration with Israel for ignoring his pleas to rein in extremist settlers
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UCLA newspaper fires Jewish student reporter who spoke at pro-Palestinian rally
The paper’s editor said its ethical standards prohibit attending rallies. The reporter, Eli Nachimson, is seeking legal counsel
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Sylvan Adams, philanthropist known for boosting cycling in Israel, gives $100M to help Ben-Gurion U after Oct. 7
The gift is the largest ever to an Israeli university and on par with the biggest to any university anywhere
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Rabbi Laurie Phillips, founder of a Manhattan ‘synagogue without walls,’ dies at 55
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Virginia cultural festival says it won’t hold a menorah lighting due to Israel-Hamas war
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An IDF soldier killed a civilian who shot at terrorists, raising hard questions about vigilante culture in Israel
The civilian's death has drawn scrutiny to the ways in which Israel’s right-wing government has encouraged everyday Israelis to own guns and fight terror themselves
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Despite bus driver boycott, thousands attend pro-Israel rally in Ottawa
Local Jewish leaders called the event, organized by Jewish federations across Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, a historic gathering
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At the UN, a call to recognize Oct. 7 victims of rape
Rallygoers said that far too many have ignored or excused Hamas' rape of women and girls in Israel
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Shlomo Avineri, dovish Israeli political philosopher and public intellectual, dies at 90
Avineri applied his historical perspective as a frequent commentator in the Israeli and foreign media, and as a regular columnist for the Israeli daily Haaretz
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How an Israeli TikToker’s little-known song became the soundtrack to emotional wartime reunions
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