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• Democratic voters in a Tennessee primary go to the polls Thursday following a campaign that has featured charges of anti-Semitism.
• Two Israeli soldiers were indicted for shooting a bound Palestinian with a rubber bullet at point-blank range.
• Budapest Holocaust survivors are eligible for millions of dollars in compensation payments from Germany.

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Major phase of Ethiopian aliyah ends, but advocates want more

An Ethiopian Airlines flight to Israel on Tuesday morning ended a major phase of Ethiopian aliyah begun in 2003 and totaling more than 17,000 immigrants. But advocates insist the aliyah will continue.

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