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Michigan congressman says he wasn’t advising nuclear war after telling Israel to approach Gaza ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’

Tim Walberg’s comment elicited criticism from both supporters and opponents of Israel, one of whom called it “despicable.”

By Ron Kampeas April 1, 2024 1:20 pm

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Sen. Jeff Merkley invokes Easter to condemn ‘Netanyahu’s indiscriminate bombing of Gaza,’ drawing condemnation

Citing Jesus’s saying , “Blessed are the peacemakers,” the Oregon Democrat said, “let’s push Team Biden to do better. More aid. No bombs.”

April 1, 2024 9:32 am

Thousands attend an antigovernment protest outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 31, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Protests against Netanyahu escalate in Israel as thousands mass in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

The protests took aim at the Knesset’s decision to begin a six-week recess while Israelis are still held hostage in Gaza.

April 1, 2024 7:35 am

Should haredi Orthodox Jews serve in the Israeli army? The debate could collapse Israel’s government.

By Ben Sales March 29, 2024 4:23 pm

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Some Jewish summer camps are facing pressure to rethink — or even fully scrap — their Israel activities

By Jacob Gurvis March 29, 2024 2:52 pm

White House: Biden and Netanyahu are rescheduling DC talks on Rafah

By Ron Kampeas March 27, 2024 5:05 pm

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant emphasizes importance of US-Israel ties as Netanyahu criticizes Biden administration

By Ron Kampeas March 27, 2024 3:38 pm

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Howard Kohr, longtime AIPAC director, announces retirement

By Ron Kampeas March 27, 2024 9:23 am

The view of a campus from across a lagoon

UC Santa Barbara, where Jewish student president was accused of supporting ‘genocide,’ is subject of new Title VI investigation

By Andrew Lapin March 26, 2024 5:52 pm

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Ben Shapiro’s split with Candace Owens reflects how Israel and antisemitism are also dividing the right

By Andrew Lapin March 26, 2024 4:27 pm

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