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Eisenkot moves closer to ousting Netanyahu. Here’s what could come next.

Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot leaped ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week in the effort to secure enough support from the rest of the parliament to form Israel’s next governing ...
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Kristallnacht survivor calls on German police to stand firm against hate

The 1938 pogrom in Germany is a reminder and warning about antisemitism today, the president of the International March of the Living, told JTA.
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A bicycle ride protest targeting Philadelphia Jewish businesses spurs outrage from city and state leaders

PHILADELPHIA – A bicycle ride promoting the boycott of businesses in Center City Philadelphia that organizers claim are complicit in Israeli military actions is drawing scathing criticism from state ...
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Vance, who’s drawn ire of Jewish conservatives, will speak at Republican Jewish confab

Vice President JD Vance, who has drawn the ire of a number of Jewish conservatives, will speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit in Las Vegas on Monday, the RJC confirmed. “The ...
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Eisenkot has backing of 67 seats, but not yet allowed to form government

Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot inched closer to wresting the premiership from Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, as he secured the majority support of 67 out of 120 parliamentarians, but was not yet ...
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JD Vance blames Israel and Iran war for GOP’s crushing defeats

Vice President JD Vance blamed the Republican Party’s massive midterm losses on the country’s connection to Israel and the war in Iran in a social media post early on Wednesday. “The real reason we ...
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A biographer tried to get Larry David to talk about his Jewishness. ‘Nothing’ doing.

Despite his subject's reticence, Blake J. Harris was able to explore David’s Jewish upbringing, comic influences and ongoing grappling with all things Jewish.
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After an evening of frothy celebrations, Jewish Democrats wrestle with what’s next

While liberal Jewish Americans reveled in a blue wave of victories after Tuesday’s pivotal midterm elections, centrist and conservative voices issued words of caution about the increasing fragility of ...
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Stevens cheered at Jewish school after backing GOP candidate, as El-Sayed holds tongue

Democrat Stevens, who has a Jewish fiancé and is exploring conversion, criticized El-Sayed’s associations with anti-Israel figures. YPSILANTI, Michigan – Democratic Michigan U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens ...
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El-Sayed’s Senate election has divided Michigan Jews. What will bring them together?

DETROIT – The “Jews For Abdul” in the room at the Michigan Democratic Party’s election night watch party were beaming as vote tallies rolled in, pushing Abdul El-Sayed closer to his eventual victory ...
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Red tape, haircuts and hugs: Thousands of Lone Soldiers gather in Tel Aviv for ‘Errands Day’

For those serving who lack family in Israel, a partnership between Nefesh B’Nefesh, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces and the IDF bring together essential government, military and civilian services ...
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From Israel hawks to ‘genocide’: The Jewish center no longer holds in Congress

The Jewish center did not hold in the midterm elections because the Jewish center is a thing of the past, especially when it comes to Israel. This is true not just ...