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Arab Americans and Israel hawks battle for influence in Trump’s second term
Massad Boulos, the Lebanese-American father-in-law of Tiffany Trump, may play a role in mediating a ceasefire in Lebanon
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No more hostage posters: Colleges rewrite rules on speech because of Israel-Hamas war
Lawsuits alleging antisemitism have prompted universities to change policies in unexpected ways
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Rabbi Art Green, prominent scholar of Hasidic Judaism, is barred from Hebrew College following sexual misconduct allegation
In interviews and a public email, Green acknowledged that he had behaved inappropriately but said he did not believe the incident merited his ouster from the seminary he started
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Sports Meet Abbey Levy, rising Jewish star in the brand new Professional Women’s Hockey League
Levy, who plays for the New York team, said she appreciates the importance of Jewish representation in hockey
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‘A kangaroo court’: Israelis await Hague genocide decision with outrage, anxiety
The mood in Tel Aviv was contentious on the eve of the International Court of Justice's first ruling on genocide charges brought by South Africa
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BDS movement targets Standing Together over ‘normalization’
A wing of the international boycott movement said that Standing Together, one of the leading voices in Israel opposed to the war in Gaza, sought to 'whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide'
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Romi Gonen, Itay Chen, Kfir Bibas. Every Israeli Jew holds a particular hostage in their heart
They yearn for the release of all 132 remaining in captivity, but focus on individual faces and stories
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Why would anyone convert to Judaism after Oct. 7?
Despite rising antisemitism, interest in conversion is up and those already on the path are sticking with it
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Citing safety, dozens of Jewish families are leaving Oakland public schools
At least 30 Jewish families’ requests for transfer out of OUSD have been approved specifically due to issues related to the Israel-Hamas war
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California regents to vote on measure prompted by anti-Zionism on university websites
Hundreds of professors called on the University of California Board of Regents to stem ‘indoctrination’ in ethnic studies programs
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How a new group is convincing Democrats to separate Israel criticism from antisemitism
An academic task force that has been quietly lobbying Democrats over Israel and antisemitism has found traction with the White House and Congress — now it’s staffing up
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American campuses aren’t the only ones erupting over Gaza. Welcome to Haifa University.
The war has torn apart an institution that has been a rare oasis of shared society between Israeli Jews and Arabs
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