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Israeli troops cross into Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster

The incursion is not an attempt to influence the outcome of the uprising, the Israeli military said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and other Israeli officials at the Syrian border on Dec. 8, 2024. (Koby Gideon/Israeli Government Press Office)

What the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria means for Israel

Israeli leaders are broadcasting optimism about the fall of Assad, a brutal dictator and key Iranian ally, while girding themselves for the ascension of the jihadist-linked group that toppled him.

Is Randy Fine, the pugnacious Florida lawmaker, the future of Republican Jewish politics?

Fine is running for Congress after Donald Trump suggested on social media that he do so.

Sports

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New York

Hanukkah 2024: How Jewish New York is celebrating this year

Culture

New children’s books for Hanukkah channel 2024’s unusual Christmas convergence

A sign reading "We play for Omer. Bring them home."

Teen Fellowship

Long Island teens remember fallen Israeli soldier Omer Neutra as a friend and role model

Global

Melbourne, Australia, synagogue set ablaze in suspected arson attack

New York

On Friday nights, a Brooklyn restaurant creates a Tel Aviv-style Shabbat experience

Pro-Palestinian protesters near Columbia University in Manhattan, February 2, 2024. (Luke Tress)

New York

Charges dismissed against Reuven Kahane, NY rabbi and developer accused of hitting Columbia protesters with his car

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