In a year filled with high-profile celebrity breakups — including Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s split after 19 years of marriage and Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet’s separation after nearly two decades together — a few long-term…
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They devoted their lives to Israel. They've been jailed for weeks for an act of protest
Four middle-aged men – veterans who’ve spent their lives serving their country and community – have been held in detention for more than a month, with no release in sight. The charge: setting fire to recycling bins near the prime minister’s…
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How the US command center in Israel operates — and why it worries Jerusalem
For years, Israel’s greatest fear was that the conflict with the Palestinians would become international. That has now happened — quietly, over the past month, under the cover of the ceasefire and the Trump Plan, right under everyone’s…
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Highlighting Diaspora rift, Israel rejects US immigration applicant over Zoom-era conversion
JTA — When Isabella Vinci stepped out of the mikvah on November 11, 2021, she thought she had done everything that would be required to become Jewish. A beit din, or rabbinic court, had approved her conversion after nearly a year of study…
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Kan 11’s ‘Kfar Aza – 95% Heaven’ – trauma and rebuilding
Kan 11’s ‘Kfar Aza – 95% Heaven’ – trauma and rebuilding | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Culture The new Kan 11 documentary series follows the experiences of several families who lost close relatives in the massacre…
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Palestinian Reports: Israeli Settlers Set Vehicles on Fire in West Bank – Israel News
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Illustrator of ‘Sammy Spider’ Jewish children’s books dies at 83
JTA — More than 30 years ago, a colorful little eight-legged spider named Sammy made his picture book debut and scurried into the homes of Jewish families across the country.
Sammy Spider and his mother live in a house with a young Jewish…
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Emotional Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity after Andrew Cuomo’s ‘racist’ jab
Following a face-off with former governor Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pledged on Friday to further embrace his Muslim identity in response to growing attacks by Cuomo and his associates that he…
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Early voting begins in NY mayoral race dominated by Trump foe
Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO: President Donald Trump was geared up for a show of federal force…Continue Reading
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Advocates decry ‘pogrom on the playground’ after Jewish kids attacked in Chicago suburb on Oct. 7
JTA — A heavily Jewish suburb of Chicago has condemned antisemitism after an investigation confirmed reports that a group of Jewish children were attacked with pellet guns and subjected to antisemitic rhetoric in a public park earlier…
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