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Five things Jews can do to stop climate change
If we as humans get climate change wrong, it will make very little difference what we as Jews get right
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Bomb threats and ‘swatting’ campaign hits dozens of synagogues
At least 26 institutions have experienced incidents since late July as online trolls work together to harass Jews and other religious minorities
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The only Jew in remote Greenland sometimes feels like ‘the last person on earth’
Paul Cohen says the territory’s few Jewish visitors tend to find him. “My name just screams ‘Judaism’”
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Meet Jack Lew, Biden’s front-runner to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel
If nominated, Jack Lew, the 67-year-old Orthodox Jewish New Yorker who served as treasury secretary under Obama, will likely face fierce questioning in the Senate confirmation hearing about his role in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal
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Here are the front-runners to be the new U.S. ambassador to Israel
Tom Nides’ replacement is sure to face a bruising confirmation hearing in the Senate, or a 'sh*tshow,' as one Biden official described it
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‘They have nowhere to go’: On Maui, a Chabad outpost gives safe harbor to dozens of Jews
One family lost their vacation. Others lost everything.
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Protests? What protests? Israel’s tourists enjoy nightlife and holy sites, uninterested in the country’s political strife
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, tourists continue to flock to holy sites, falafel stands and bars with little care for the mass demonstrations filling streets
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Politics Analysis: With an eye to 2024, Biden takes a ‘passive-aggressive’ approach to Israel
The president walks a fine line between embracing Israel and criticizing its prime minister
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Benjamin Netanyahu is on vacation — these protesters followed him there
Heavy police forces met protesters at Neve Ativ, a moshav in Israel's northern mountains where the prime minister is vacationing
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Politics GOP megadonor Bernie Marcus gives $1m to AIPAC SuperPAC, likely to fuel friction with Democrats
Last year, progressive groups were furious that AIPAC allowed Republican supporters to influence Democratic elections
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In antisemitism discourse around Jamie Foxx’s ‘Jesus’ post, evidence of a ‘culture clash’
Foxx’s posts, and the responses to them, showcase the delicate nature of adjudicating accusations of bigotry in real time
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