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How US Jewish summer camps are preparing to welcome Israeli staff — many fresh from war

The Jewish Agency for Israel is running training sessions for prospective Israeli counselors — and the American summer camps that will welcome them — to help both sides prepare for a summer in the shadow of Oct. 7.

Ritchie Torres’ pro-Israel activism sparks controversy in DC — and within his own family. In Israel, he’s a star.

The congressman says he suffers near constant opprobrium stateside for his support for Israel and sometimes the tension strikes close to home.

7 Anti-Zionist Jewish artists pull out of California Jewish museum’s exhibit to protest Israel

The Contemporary Jewish Museum will have empty space where the works, which the artists were surprised to see accepted, would have gone.

Jewish tradition sees eclipses as bad omens. Many American Jews are seeking totality anyway.

6 months into Israel’s war, American rabbis are grappling with anxiety over the battle’s aims and mounting toll

Israeli military fires 2 officers in the wake of World Central Kitchen killings: ‘A serious failure’

How Howard Kohr made AIPAC a pro-Israel powerhouse while keeping out of sight

After Biden tells Netanyahu that US policies on Gaza depend on Israel’s actions, Israel approves new aid corridors

Why the high-profile killing of a famous aid group’s volunteers could be a turning point for how Israel treats Gaza relief

BDS activists say they successfully pressured a college to end its Israel study-abroad program. Did they?

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