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American rabbis, wrestling with Israel’s behavior, weigh different approaches from the pulpit

Critiquing Israel in front of a congregation has an informal name, one rabbi said: “Death by Israel sermon.”

‘Now it’s our turn to support him’: Crowds throng funeral of Israeli-American man killed in West Bank

Friends remembered Elan Ganeles as “lovably annoying,” as an Israeli government official called to avenge his death.

After police clash with Tel Aviv protesters who blocked highway, Netanyahu likens demonstrations to settlers who rioted

Netanyahu warned that the protests would face retaliation, although he did not say what shape that backlash might take. The speech occurred as protesters surrounded Netanyahu’s wife in a Tel Aviv hair salon.

New York

These almost-too-cute-to-eat hamantaschen are baked for a good cause

United States

Feds arrest Michigan man who plotted to kill Jewish elected officials in the state

Global

Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi visits Taiwan in milestone moment for the country’s Jewish community

Politics

Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich to speak to US-based Israel Bonds group on his first US trip as minister

Global

80 years later, Thessaloniki’s documentary film festival to pay tribute to deported Jews

Israel

David Friedman, Trump’s ambassador to Israel, criticizes Netanyahu’s plans for judicial reform

Israel

Hard-liner Bezalel Smotrich was just put in charge of Israel’s settlements. Here’s what that means.

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