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The exterior of a synagogue in Washington, DC

Suspect arrested in antisemitic attack outside Washington, DC synagogue

The suspect sprayed an unknown substance on two people while reportedly yelling “Gas the Jews.”

A view of Nizan B, a Gaza border community established to house Israeli settlers evacuated from Gaza in 2005. (Eliyahu Freedman)

As Israel fights Hamas, activists on the right are calling to rebuild settlements in Gaza

Politicians on the far right have long called for reestablishing Gush Katif, but the war has brought those demands squarely into the mainstream.

Rabbi David Stav, pictured in 2014. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

A leading Religious Zionist rabbi says Israelis have reconnected with Judaism after Oct. 7. He hopes it will stick.

Rabbi David Stav says Jewish Israelis who are not observant have been turning to their religion and marshaling it to create a sense of solidarity during the fighting.

Israel

Israel and Hamas set to resume indirect talks as fallout continues from IDF killing of 3 hostages

Camera indicting synagogue security concerns

United States

Hundreds of US synagogues receive bomb threats as spree continues despite arrests

Israel

Rachel Goldberg doesn’t know if what she’s doing will bring her son Hersh home. But she won’t stop trying.

Global

UK joins US in announcing travel ban on extremist Israeli settlers

New York

Fashioning feminism: A photography exhibit explores the meaning of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s collars

Culture

Masha Gessen will receive Hannah Arendt Prize after all, following controversy over Gaza essay

Israel

Israeli forces mistakenly kill 3 hostages during fighting in Gaza, IDF says

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