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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amplified claims that the fires were due to arson, an accusation the fire department downplayed
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Argentina declassifies more than 1,800 files on Nazi escape via ‘rat-lines’ to South America
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Betar USA founder banned from World Zionist Congress over feud with Israeli firebrand Shai Davidai
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As Supreme Court considers religious charter schools, Justice Kagan speculates about publicly funded yeshivas
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A Jewish city attorney is going after pro-Palestinian protesters. Her Oct. 7 tweets are making it complicated.
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Kehlani responds to Cornell concert cancellation: ‘I am not antisemitic’
Some Cornell students are organizing an alternative concert in response to the cancellation
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David Horowitz, ’60s radical turned right-wing firebrand and critic of Islam, dies at 86
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Senate committee approves amendment to Antisemitism Awareness Act stating criticism of Israeli government isn’t antisemitic
Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed the amendment as well as two others
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Mohsen Mahdawi, who led Columbia pro-Palestinian protests, freed from detention
The federal government will continue to press its case against Mahdawi
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