Swedish man abandons Torah-burning, saying it was a stunt: ‘We have to respect each other’
Israeli and Jewish leaders had decried the planned burning, which follows a Quran-burning in Stockholm earlier this month
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Netanyahu ousts Likud party activist for telling protesters he wishes ‘another 6 million would burn’
His comments, which were condemned by a wide range of senior Likud politicians, were a crude allusion to a perceived ethnic split in Israel between supporters and opponents of the judicial overhaul
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Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to hospital after fainting, office says he’s in good condition
Hospital sources say Netanyahu is conscious and is walking independently, after apparently suffering dehydration
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Right-wing trolls misidentified young Jewish man as government agent, leading to fears for his safety
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Sweden grants permit to burn Torah outside Israeli embassy, drawing widespread criticism
Swedish officials say freedom-of-speech law includes the right to the demonstration as planned.
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The Jewish Sport Report: 18 Jewish players in the MLB is a likely — and fitting — record
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Jewish camp alums cheer ‘Theater Camp,’ Ben Platt movie shot at former Kutz Camp
Former leaders of the camp known as an incubator of Jewish arts talent said the film 'really hit home for us'
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‘Funny Girl’ national tour casts non-Jewish actor as Fanny Brice, reigniting ‘Jewface’ criticism
The production had advertised that it was 'specifically seeking actors of Jewish heritage'
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Broadway had a very Jewish year, but there is more to the Jewish story than antisemitism and the Holocaust
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Jamaal Bowman becomes 2nd Democrat who will skip Israeli president’s speech to Congress
'I don't think Israel has gone far enough in protecting and uplifting Palestinian rights and Palestinian lives,' the progressive New York House rep was quoted as saying
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This ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ star just got engaged
Fans of the show will recall the 29-year-old Jerusalemite for her intelligence, independence and zingy one-liners like 'No abs, no Cindy' and 'Putting on tefillin is hot'
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