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They love Donald Trump — and hate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal he demanded

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They love Donald Trump — and hate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal he demanded

An Israeli singer and AI entrepreneur dares to visualize peace in the Middle East — Taylor Swift included

IDEAS

‘Just things’ — like what my LA neighbors have lost — are what makes houses into Jewish homes

Celebrating Shabbat in Los Angeles: Amid the fires, a still, small voice

What an obituary writer learned by saying goodbye to hundreds of people

Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84

Jared Kushner set to double stake in leading Israeli financial firm

ISRAEL

For many Israelis, prospect of hostage release is tempered by concerns about freeing terrorists

Pro-Israel attorney uses ‘lawfare’ to force $700K settlement from Jewish Voice for Peace

Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote as right-wing protest against deal mounts

Deborah Lipstadt, exiting as US antisemitism envoy, is hoping for the best under Trump

Pete Hegseth, in Senate confirmation hearing, blames Oct. 7 on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

6 Chabad tunnel defendants plead guilty

A lost film about Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side returns to the big screen in NYC

Ari Berman, Yeshiva U president, to deliver benediction at Trump’s inauguration

Nearly half the globe has ‘elevated levels’ of antisemitic beliefs, ADL survey finds

Javier Milei, Argentina’s pro-Israel president, is first non-Jew to win ‘Jewish Nobel’

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