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Itay Chen, 19, American-Israeli soldier missing since Oct. 7, is confirmed dead by IDF

Chen’s parents had become two of the most visible advocates for those being held hostage by Hamas.

US religious freedom commission leaves Saudi Arabia after rabbi co-chair is told to remove his kippah

“No one should be denied access to a heritage site, especially one intended to highlight unity and progress, simply for existing as a Jew,” Rabbi Abraham Cooper said in a statement.

Music video for ‘Hurricane,’ Israel’s Eurovision entry, released after changes that tone down references to Oct. 7

Key themes of the song, to be performed by the singer Eden Golan, have changed, though some allusions to the attack remain.

Obituaries

Kathy Goldman, NYC’s ‘most important food activist,’ dies at 92

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured in February. (Amos Ben-Gershom/Israeli Government Press Office)

Politics

Netanyahu downplays tensions with US after weekend of sniping with Biden over Gaza

New York

A Cooper Union art student’s paintings recall her Israeli family’s roots in a community shattered on Oct. 7

United States

House set to vote on bill that could trigger TikTok ban, with support from major Jewish group

Obituaries

Singer Steve Lawrence, son of a cantor and half of ‘Steve and Eydie,’ dies at 88

A professor takes a selfie of himself sleeping in his office

United States

Jewish Berkeley students are confronting pro-Palestinian protesters. Their professor is staging a sit-in.

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