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Man pleads guilty to hate crime in 2021 arson that damaged Austin, Texas, synagogue
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One killed, 7 wounded in Tel Aviv terror attack, suspect shot dead
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2 Israeli sisters, ages 16 and 20, killed in West Bank shooting
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A group of Israeli emissaries toured a Palestinian museum in DC, and came away with questions
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Israeli air strikes hit Gaza and Lebanon in retaliation for rocket attacks
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Thousands at Washington pro-Palestinian protest, with some chanting ‘Intifada’ and rushing White House fence
The protest, which began at 2 p.m. on Saturday and lasted into the evening, called for a ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, a demand Israel and the Biden administration have rejected
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Now translated into 49 Jewish languages: the Jewish spring ritual of counting the Omer
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