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‘We know time is running out’: Meet the Israeli filmmakers working to free the hostages
The poignant #BringThemHomeNow videos, produced pro bono, have racked up 150 million views on social media
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‘I’m screaming for help’: Jewish students face violence at UC Berkeley Israel talk
Police seemed overwhelmed by about 200 anti-Israel protesters who broke into a building where an IDF reservist was scheduled to speak
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Politics How the war in Gaza impacted Michigan’s primary — and what that portends for the general election
Organizers of the protest vote in the swing state primary say the president now knows he can’t count on thousands of key voters if he continues to support Israel
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Jenni Asher is set to become first ordained Black woman cantor
Asher will be one of only two Black cantors in the country
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For thousands of Israeli soldiers wounded in Gaza, a long journey to recovery of body and mind
The Defense Ministry estimates that the number of wounded soldiers could rise to as many as 20,000 by the end of 2024
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Politics Father of lone soldier killed in Jerusalem stabbing attack running for Georgia state Senate
David Lubin was inspired to run against a Democratic incumbent who abstained from voting for an antisemitism bill
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Outside the Israel Embassy, tears for the ‘martyr’ who set himself on fire there
Aaron Bushnell killed himself ‘to stir the conscience of this country,’ said one woman at a gathering outside the Israeli Embassy Monday
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Biden is assured victory in Michigan primary, but the state’s large Arab American population wants to send a warning
‘Any effort to deflect or divert Democratic support from President Biden in this election is effectively a vote for Donald Trump,’ said a Jewish Democratic strategist
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Will the US recognize a State of Palestine? The Biden-Netanyahu gap deepens over plans for Gaza’s future
It's unclear whether any plans are actually afoot for the United States to recognize a Palestinian state — but even the prospect of recognition is rattling the Israelis
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Embryos ‘held hostage’: An Alabama court decision panics Jews relying on IVF
Many Jews consider the Alabama Supreme Court ruling a violation of their religious rights
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine inadvertently sparks a Jewish renaissance — in Armenia
Jews from both Ukraine and Russia made their way to Yerevan, Armenia’s biggest city. Many are staying
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