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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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Amid war, 1,000 Israeli civilians form the National Drone Patrol
Hobbyists and commercial drone company workers have volunteered to boost civil defense
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Was Sandra Day O’Connor the Supreme Court’s first rabbi?
O'Connor, who died Friday at 93, embodied the rabbinic principal of compromise
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Camping, crafts and Zionism: How an Israeli-American scouting program has changed since Oct. 7
In 26 chapters across the U.S., Israeli and Israeli-American scouts say they have a place to be themselves
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Henry Kissinger, influential first Jewish secretary of state, dies at 100
Regarded as a brilliant diplomatic strategist, Kissinger was one of the most influential Jewish figures of the 20th century
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‘Awakening of unity’: Hamas attack, war spark outpouring of support for Israel in haredi communities
“The outrage and sheer brutality of the October 7th attacks has united the Jewish community in common cause in a way I personally have never seen before,” said one community leader
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Most child hostages are back in Israel. Redheaded brothers Kfir and Ariel Bibas are still in Gaza.
Hamas handed Kfir, 10 months; Ariel, 4; and their parents to a different terrorist group, the IDF said Monday
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Are Haredi Jews in the IDF the new normal?
‘Sitting at home is the worst thing you can do in these times,’ said Ari Goldberg, a Haredi reservist who joined the IDF last month
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People are filing to trademark the phrase ‘From the river to the sea.’ Will that make it any less common?
If the goal of such applications is to curtail anti-Israel sentiments, they're unlikely to succeed
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Sponsoring Israeli missiles doesn’t fly for everyone in a Facebook group for ‘Kosher Restaurant Foodies’
“If somebody said, ‘Do you consent to being part of this?’ I would have said, ‘absolutely not,’" one group member said
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‘House of Lev’: A former hip hop dancer and makeup artist document their new Orthodox life online
Akiva and Chava Hart and their 6 children converted to Judaism Nov. 5, but have been creating Jewish content online for a year
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‘A warm hug from grandma’: In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, families contemplate the expected release of 50 hostages
Relatives of those held captive in Gaza say even if their loved ones are freed, they will continue to press for those who remain captive
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