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Hamas and Trump say Edan Alexander to be freed from Gaza after US negotiates release

Alexander is the only remaining U.S. citizen among the living hostages held in Gaza.

The family of Edan Alexander, an American held captive in Gaza, protests for his release in December 2024 in New York City. (Alon Kaplun)

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‘Honey, he’s had enough of you’: Trump’s Middle East moves increasingly appear to sideline Israel

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Pope Leo XIV addresses the world following his election. (Getty Images)

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Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations

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Ye debuts ‘Heil Hitler’ music video that includes a sample of a Hitler speech

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Self-described ‘Jew hater’ charged with hate crimes after allegedly attacking Jews at 3 NYC anti-Israel protests

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Israeli spyware company NSO ordered to pay $167 million to WhatsApp

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Freed hostage Emily Damari to Pulitzer board: Mosab Abu Toha is ‘the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier’

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Moved by Oct. 7, Blackstone president donates $125M to Tel Aviv University to address doctor shortage

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Remembering ‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen, who sketched Israeli feats and foibles for 50 years

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NYPD arrests more than 70 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia library

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Elise Stefanik threatens Haverford College president at latest hearing on campus antisemitism

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Yeshiva University rescinds approval for LGBTQ+ student club

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A NY filmmaker pays tribute to her influential Israeli mother in ‘Ada: My Mother the Architect’

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Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Brooklyn as Columbia library takeover fallout continues

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Trump administration condemns destructive pro-Palestinian protest at University of Washington

Temple University student Mo Khan and Stew Peters, an antisemitic podcaster.

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Student who posted sign reading ‘F— the Jews’ doubles down on antisemitic influencer Stew Peters’ podcast

Ben Cohen sits for an interview with Tucker Carlson on May 5, 2025. (Screenshot)

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Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s goes on Tucker Carlson and says, ‘I love Jesus Christ’

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38% of American Jews believe in life after death, study finds

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