Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward Keir Starmer, who prioritized fighting antisemitism in Labour Party, set to lead Britain after landslide win
Starmer, whose wife, Victoria, is Jewish, worked to pull the party more to the center
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Fast Forward Israel without a chief rabbi for first time in a century
The government has failed to set a date for their successors’ election
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Fast Forward Israel’s Labor and Meretz parties merge into new left-wing alliance called the Democrats
The new party is the latest attempt to stem the more than 20-year decline of the Israeli left
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Fast Forward Far-right party with antisemitic roots projected to lead after first round of French vote
Projections of Sunday’s vote showed that National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, got some 34% of the vote, followed by a coalition of left-wing parties, which got 29%. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party, Renaissance, came in third
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Fast Forward Netanyahu disbands war cabinet after centrist party’s exit, returning Israel to pre-Oct. 7 governance
Israel’s government has returned to its shape before the war — consisting of a mix of right-wing and religious parties
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Fast Forward 10 Israeli soldiers killed in separate incidents in Gaza in deadliest day for military since January
The incidents came on the first day of a humanitarian pause Israel announced that will stop fighting along a key southern Gaza road every day to enable the delivery of aid
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Fast Forward 42% of Jews have felt unsafe wearing Jewish symbols in public since Oct. 7, study finds
The survey demonstrates American Jewish discomfort in social settings since Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on July 24
Netanyahu, who has served as Israel’s prime minister longer than any other person, has addressed Congress thrice previously
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Opinion The Christian right wants schools to teach the Bible — but doesn’t understand what the Bible is about
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News UK’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, observes Shabbat, supports Israel and vows to fight antisemitism
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Opinion Steve Bannon wants Jews to ‘hard weld’ to Christian nationalists. Not so fast
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Fast Forward Some imagine a ‘President Josh Shapiro.’ Here’s what he said about Biden after the debate.
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 45 antisemitic incidents last month, 57% of all hate crimes in the city
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Fast Forward 7 arrested in Greece following attacks on a synagogue and Israeli-owned hotel
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News After antisemitism scandals, the U.K.’s Labour party regained the Jewish vote. What’s next?
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Fast Forward Hostage posters ripped off the wall outside Brad Schneider’s office a week after his house is picketed after midnight