A Jewish Georgia legislator named Esther helped pass a law on antisemitism on the eve of Purim
Opponents criticized the bill on free speech grounds before it was passed with an overwhelming majority
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White House officials will not attend Israel Bonds conference headed by far-right Israeli minister
Israel Bonds refused to cancel the appearance of Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, who recently said a West Bank Palestinian village should be ‘wiped out'
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Six Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid in Jenin, including Hawara terrorist
At the same time as the deadly raid, Israel also conducted an operation in a refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus
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Former IDF intelligence chief warns of dire foreign policy consequences for Israel over judiciary crisis
The Israeli government's focus on a controversial judiciary overhaul could compromise the nation’s foreign policy priorities, Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman said in an interview
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Biden administration to reverse Betsy DeVos-era rule on campus religious clubs
The free inquiry rule was touted as a defense of religious freedom but critics said it promoted discrimination
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Pro-palestinian activist sentenced to 18 months for attacks on Jews in New York City
Saadah Massoud committed multiple attacks on Jews, including assaulting a man wearing an Israeli flag at a protest in 2022
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In Orthodox communities where women don’t read Torah, Purim offers a rare opportunity
According to the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, at least 105 women-led megillah readings, for both mixed-gender and women-only audiences, are taking place worldwide this year
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Reports: US considering denying entry to far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich
Smotrich has requested entry to address a meeting of Israel Bonds
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House Speaker McCarthy visits Hasidic communities in Rockland County
'I will always defend you,' Kevin McCarthy promised the Orthodox community on his first NY trip as speaker
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Mike Bloomberg: Israel’s judicial reforms could make Brexit’s economic effects look like ‘bubkes’
Bloomberg said Netanyahu’s planned reforms were harming the economy that he helped open up in his previous terms as prime minister
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Netanyahu government advances judicial reforms as protests intensify to include IDF reservists
El Al might be unable to fly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a state trip to Rome this week because too few employees are willing to work the trip
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