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Israel and Islamic Jihad reach cease-fire after three-day escalation
44 Palestinians killed, nearly 600 rockets fired into Israel. Lapid says goals of the operation 'have been achieved'
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Israel kills Islamic Jihad terror leader in new Gaza offensive that could foreshadow large-scale conflict
Iron Dome batteries have been activated, and an Islamic Jihad official said the group will "have martyrs" in a "campaign"
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Russia’s most prominent dissident has placed a rabbi on his sanctions list
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UN investigator apologizes for ‘Jewish lobby’ remark and other comments deemed antisemitic
“It was completely wrong for me to describe the social media as ‘being controlled largely by the Jewish lobby,'" wrote Miloon Kothari, who has been investigating alleged human rights abuses in Israel and the Palestinian territories
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New York’s former hate crimes czar has a new mission: teaching the Holocaust
Deborah Lauter discussed what she improved on in New York City and the "distressing" rise in antisemitism
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Lawmaker who withdrew endorsement from pro-BDS candidate backs Jewish contender for Brooklyn seat
NY Assemblymember Brian Cunningham endorsed Dan Goldman, former lead counsel for the House Democrats during Trump’s impeachment, in crowded race for Congress
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DeSantis suspends ‘Soros-backed’ state attorney over stance on abortion, trans youth
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of several GOP politicians to invoke George Soros this week
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In U.S. speech, Viktor Orbán invokes Holocaust, attacks George Soros
The Hungarian prime minister suggested the Jewish billionaire believes Christian values ‘led to the horrors of the 20th century’
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Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom is hosting an interfaith basketball clinic in Jerusalem
Former Division I college basketball star Tamir Goodman — once known as the “Jewish Jordan” — will be on hand as well
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This American rabbi fights Jewish stereotypes via China’s version of TikTok
With almost 180,000 followers, his videos have accumulated nearly 700,000 likes
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