Israel’s ambassador to France resigns to protest Netanyahu government
In letter on Twitter, Yael German cites new government's ‘extremist positions’ going against her conscience
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Hasidic schools are exploiting special education funding, says latest New York Times probe of yeshivas
Private companies serving Hasidic and Orthodox schools receive millions in government money for services that are not always needed or even provided, according to the paper
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Biden emphasizes two-state solution in congratulations to Netanyahu’s coalition
Netanyahu, who is taking office with the help of far-right extremists, has essentially abandoned the two-state solution in recent years
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Netanyahu swears in new government, giving far-right figures key roles
His stunning return to power is complete, with the help of figures once relegated to the far-right fringes of Israeli politics
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Cheers on TikTok for a woman who tried to tear down antisemitic signs in Iowa
Police spoke to two masked man on the scene but made no arrests were made
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Jamie Raskin, Jewish Democrat who took lead in impeachment and Jan. 6 hearings, has cancer
Raskin says he has a 'a serious but curable form of cancer'
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In Turkey, Orthodox drama ‘Shtisel’ is being adapted for a Muslim audience
Despite a lack of available plot details, Turkish media are noting similarities between 'Ömer' and 'Shtisel'
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Coalition deals finalized in final step before far-right Israeli government is sworn in
The deals followed a legislative blitz to satisfy the right-wing parties’ leaders
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Rabbi Chaim Druckman, giant of Israeli settlement and Religious Zionist movements, dies at 90
Druckman, whose mission was to unite the people of Israel, was father to a movement now poised to sow some of its deepest divisions in decades.
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Document reveals Santos boasted of being ‘proud American Jew’ during campaign
Congressman-elect George Santos did not hedge on his religion in a position paper on Israel.
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George Santos maintains Jewish heritage claim even as he admits to lying about resume
'That was always the story I grew up with,' Santos said about his grandparents allegedly fleeing the Nazis. 'And I’ve told it the way it was told to me.'
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