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Israeli spies running for office? Missouri attorney general candidate adopts conspiracy theory, derails own campaign
‘They’re so far down the rabbit hole even the rabbits think they’re crazy'
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That 98-year-old man on drums at the White House Hanukkah party? A Holocaust survivor fulfilling a dream
President Joe Biden has a history of elevating Holocaust survivors
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As Israel fights Hamas, activists on the right are calling to rebuild settlements in Gaza
Politicians on the far right have long called for reestablishing Gush Katif, but the war has brought those demands squarely into the mainstream
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A leading Religious Zionist rabbi says Israelis have reconnected with Judaism after Oct. 7. He hopes it will stick.
Rabbi David Stav says Jewish Israelis who are not observant have been turning to their religion and marshaling it to create a sense of solidarity during the fighting
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Departure of Jerusalem Post’s top editor comes after years of turmoil at newspaper
Avi Mayer left the English-language Israeli newspaper this week, less than a year after he was appointed editor-in-chief despite scant experience in journalism
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Rachel Goldberg doesn’t know if what she’s doing will bring her son Hersh home. But she won’t stop trying.
In trying to free her son Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other hostages, Goldberg has spoken to the pope, Elon Musk, Joe Biden and more
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Politics Ethiopian-Israeli mom of 7 could be the next New Yorker in Congress
Mazi Melesa Pilip, an Ethiopian-born Orthodox Jewish county legislator, will vie for former US Rep. George Santos’ seat
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Rabbi invited to discuss controversial ‘Israelism’ film says he was ‘heckled, interrupted and yelled at’
Filmmakers say students at Hunter College event felt they'd been 'censored' and were angered by Rabbi Andy Bachman’s questions
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Jewish groups confront new questions: What counts as calling for genocide? And how should it be punished?
What, exactly, counts as a call for genocide? And how should students be punished if those rules are broken?
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From Kibbutz Be’eri to the White House, menorahs retrieved from Oct. 7 wreckage light up for Hanukkah
Joe Biden called a menorah from Kibbutz Kfar Aza “a symbol of the Jewish people that not only survive but heal, rebuild and continue to shine their light on the world"
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In Israel, armed neighborhood-watch groups proliferate since Oct. 7
Civilians are also rushing to purchase guns, easing fear for some, and worsening it for others
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