As images from Gaza spread, US rabbis wrestle with war’s morality from the pulpit
More than a thousand rabbis have signed a public letter demanding Israel stop “using starvation as a weapon of war"
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Mamdani’s criticism of Israel and support for Palestinians attracted voters, new poll shows
Among voters who supported Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral primary, 62% said his support for Palestinian rights swayed their decision
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Donald Trump says US will distribute food in Gaza, where he says there is ‘real starvation’
Trump’s comments directly contradicted the position of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Regina Spektor responds to pro-Palestinian protester at concert: ‘You’re just yelling at a Jew’
“I’m being othered here, and it sucks,” Spektor said following the confrontation with audience members
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Rahm Emanuel lays blame on Israel for situation in Gaza: ‘They are responsible’
Emanuel’s comments come as the former Chicago mayor stokes speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid
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A video blaming Jews for the Holocaust went too far for Rumble, a right-wing hub for conspiracy theorists
A host of 'The Fresh and Fit Podcast' said Hitler ‘had to do what he had to do’
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Horst Mahler, one of Germany’s most prominent neo-Nazis, is dead at 89
Mahler came to his right-wing antisemitism and Holocaust denial after beginning as a left-wing activist who represented a Nazi hunter
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Israel announces daily ‘humanitarian pauses’ to allow Gaza aid distribution amid global outcry
The United Nations said it welcomed the pauses and other moves meant to address a hunger crisis in Gaza
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Tom Lehrer, satirist who sang about ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica,’ dies at 97
The song, commissioned by Garrison Keillor in 1990, was one of the first popular tunes about a Jewish holiday
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Trump administration promotes official with history of antisemitic ties to lead U.S. peace efforts
The earlier appointment of Darren Beattie, who is Jewish, to the state department drew concern from Jewish groups over ties to far-right individuals and white nationalist rhetoric
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7 major US Jewish groups decline meeting with French official after ‘premature Palestinian state recognition’
The groups said they were 'disappointed' to be asked to discuss a policy change after it was made
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