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IDF loosened rules of engagement after Oct. 7, fueling high death toll in Gaza: Report

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Tree of Life murderer is one of 3 death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order

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JD Vance appears to defend Germany’s far-right AfD party

By Ron Kampeas December 23, 2024 8:59 am

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Israel hits Yemen as conflict escalates with Houthis, Iran’s strongest remaining proxy

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RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.

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Timothée Chalamet doesn’t talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an important Jewish writer from the Bronx.

By Jackie Hajdenberg December 22, 2024 10:17 am

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Department of Ed resolves Title VI antisemitism complaints against 5 U of California campuses, U of Cincinnati

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Israel investigating suspected settler attack on West Bank mosque

By Ben Sales December 20, 2024 2:57 pm

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Bais Chaya Mushka, a Jewish girls' school in Toronto, was hit with gunfire on Shabbat. (Screenshot)

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Toronto Jewish girls’ school targeted by gunfire for 3rd time this year

By Joseph Strauss December 20, 2024 1:48 pm

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The Jewish Sport Report: This Israeli star led Vermont to its first-ever NCAA soccer championship

By Jacob Gurvis December 20, 2024 1:30 pm

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Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather drafted a Nazi-era antisemitic law, is writing a novel about the rise of fascism

By Andrew Lapin December 20, 2024 1:09 pm

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Elon Musk endorses far-right German party: ‘Only the AfD can save Germany’

By Ron Kampeas December 20, 2024 11:35 am

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IDF loosened rules of engagement after Oct. 7, fueling high death toll in Gaza: Report

From ‘A Real Pain’ to ‘The Brutalist’ and beyond, Jewish movies were everywhere in 2024. What does it mean?

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8 candles, 80 opinions: The many meanings of an American Hanukkah

What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught me about observing Hanukkah

What’s everybody reading? Readers suggest the defining Jewish books of the 21st century

Tree of Life murderer is one of 3 death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order

JD Vance appears to defend Germany’s far-right AfD party

Guatemalan authorities take 160 minors from extremist Lev Tahor sect after abuse allegations

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Israel hits Yemen as conflict escalates with Houthis, Iran’s strongest remaining proxy

US ambassador to Israel calls Gaza famine warning ‘inaccurate,’ prompting review

RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.

Timothée Chalamet doesn’t talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an important Jewish writer from the Bronx.

Department of Ed resolves Title VI antisemitism complaints against 5 U of California campuses, U of Cincinnati

Israel investigating suspected settler attack on West Bank mosque

Toronto Jewish girls’ school targeted by gunfire for 3rd time this year

The Jewish Sport Report: This Israeli star led Vermont to its first-ever NCAA soccer championship

Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather drafted a Nazi-era antisemitic law, is writing a novel about the rise of fascism

Elon Musk endorses far-right German party: ‘Only the AfD can save Germany’

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