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On podcast, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy gets friendly with Alex Jones, who complains he’s more censored than Hamas
Ramaswamy’s interview with Jones, a far-right conspiracy theorist, included a discussion of Israel and criticism of 'globalist' donors
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‘Very much a family thing’: US Jewish summer camps mourn Israeli alumni killed in Hamas war
Four Israelis who spent time at Camp Tel Yehudah died on Oct. 7.
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Politics Could Biden’s support of Israel’s Gaza war cost him the 2024 election?
Arab and Muslim communities in swing states are threatening not to vote for Joe Biden in next year’s presidential election, with Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib leading the condemnations
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‘Ripped in half’: American Jews grapple with how to donate to Israel and Gaza
Many Jews believe Palestinian civilians also deserve help from American Jews — others find such claims offensive or even traitorous
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US Jewish day schools are enrolling Israeli children who have been displaced by war
“Our parents are tripping over each other to try to make these families feel welcome,” one school leader said
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Reporter's Notebook From a kabbalist’s grave to a destroyed kibbutz: Inside an IDF press tour
The stench of burned bodies stuck to my hair for two days, and I was uncomfortable parachuting in and out
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Politics ‘The feeling is, wow’: Orthodox attitude toward Biden shifts amid show of support for Israel
Regardless, recent polls show Orthodox Jews leaning heavily toward the Republican presidential candidate by a wide margin
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As Israel wages war on Hamas, colleges and companies take flak over their responses
Jewish groups see “both-sides-ism” when institutional leaders decline to condemn Hamas terrorism — full stop
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American hostages released by Hamas: This is their story
Judith and Natalie Raanan visited their mother and grandmother for her 85th birthday on kibbutz Nahal Oz, which Hamas attacked on Oct. 7
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Cornell professor apologizes for saying he was ‘exhilarated’ by Hamas attack, as campus Israel battles continue
A professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago also apologized for writing, "Israelis are pigs. Savages," on social media this week
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What’s happening in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza? The latest and what could come next, explained
A recap and a look ahead
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