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Will Israel go to war in Lebanon? Saturday’s attack and what might come next, explained
While Israel has signaled that its response will be limited, the sides are edging toward a war that could put vast swaths of Lebanon as well as Israel — including the Israeli airport and its power plants — under rocket fire
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Jewish fencers make up nearly a third of the 2024 US Olympic fencing team in Paris
Three of the six Jewish fencers were knocked out of individual competition in early rounds
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Politics Who is Brad Lander, who just jumped in the New York City mayor’s race?
A Lander primary campaign could split the city’s large population of Jewish Democratic voters at a time when antisemitism has spiked in New York, and when the streets have been filled with protests over the Israel-Hamas war
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Politics Angry about Gaza, will uncommitted voters commit to Kamala Harris?
“She is more progressive and sees the humanity of Palestinians more than Biden ever did,” said one
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Politics Shapiro’s position on Gaza tests close bonds with Arab, Muslim community
The Democratic governor cultivated unprecedented ties with an oft-overlooked demographic in Pennsylvania. Now some feel 'betrayed' over Shapiro's stance on the Gaza war
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Politics Is Doug Emhoff hot? It may matter more than you think
Attractiveness, for better or for worse, can help win elections, particularly in a meme-driven election cycle
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He was a Jewish hostage in Iran. Now he’s advocating for captives in Gaza
Barry Rosen opens up about Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli captives and his 444 days of darkness
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Politics Kamala Harris condemns antisemitic slogans among protesters of Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech
The statement is Harris’ first on antisemitism since she launched her bid this week for the presidency
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Politics In its first ad targeting Kamala Harris, Republican Jewish Coalition slams her absence from Netanyahu speech
The voice-over in the ad mispronounces Harris’s first name four times. RJC’s CEO said focusing on the pronunciation of her name was “inside baseball nonsense"
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Sarah Levy’s great-grandfather faced a Yom Kippur rugby dilemma. She’s playing in the Paris Olympics.
Levy, who celebrated her bat mitzvah in Israel, was active in the San Diego Jewish community growing up
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Politics Is Kamala Harris a Zionist?
Unlike Joe Biden, the vice president has never embraced the term. But her statements and actions align with common understandings of the term
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