Making good on campaign vow, Netanyahu government introduces bill to diminish Israel’s top court
Critics of the proposed legislation say it would eliminate Israel’s system of checks and balances
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Half of Israelis believe democracy is in grave danger, poll shows
Leftists and centrists are worried but the same isn't true of those on the right
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Jewish extremists appear to vandalize Christian graves in Jerusalem’s Old City
Christian sites in Israel have been frequent targets of vandals roundly determined to be Jews
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George Santos, now starring in ‘Fibber on the Roof’ — and other hilarious memes
The internet is having fun with the congressman-elect’s false claims of Jewish heritage
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Robert Kraft’s $18,003 donation to fundraiser for NFL player who suffered cardiac arrest has symbolic meaning
The donation includes nods to the Hebrew chai and to Damar Hamlin’s jersey number
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Oman, once thought to be next Abraham Accords signer, criminalizes relations with Israel
One expert said that the move is meant to appease Iran, and that unofficial relations between Israel and Oman will carry on quietly behind the scenes
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Neil Spears, former JCC leader in LA, to head Jewish LGBTQ Donor Network
Founded during the pandemic, the organization provides support for the Jewish queer community
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Judge slashes Charlottesville penalties by 90%, from $26M awarded by jury to $2.35M
The Jewish attorneys behind the case say they might appeal the judge’s decision to hew to Virginia’s law capping damages
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Jewish attorneys implore NY legislature to confirm Hochul’s top court pick amid stiff opposition
At least 14 Democratic members oppose the nomination of Judge Hector LaSalle for chief judge of New York’s highest court
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Romanian city council votes down plan to remove bust of pro-Nazi government official
The Elie Wiesel Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania said that “war criminals” such as Mircea Vulcanescu continue “to be treated as civic models by authorities"
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Moscow’s former chief rabbi: ‘The best option for Russian Jews is to leave’
He argued that Russia’s floundering invasion of Ukraine is starting to foster an environment in which Jews could be scapegoated
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