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An Israeli minister responds to jailed Palestinian leader’s NY Times op-ed

Security chief Gilad Erdan wrote that Marwan Barghouti, whose op-ed launched a hunger strike joined by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, "has become adept at rebranding Palestinian terrorism as legitimate 'resistance.'"

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, champion of Israel and Holocaust survivors, to retire from Congress

The Florida Republican, known for her bipartisanship, earned heartfelt farewells from her Democratic colleagues after announcing she will retire at the end of her current term.

Princeton Jewish student center denies space for exhibit criticizing Israeli military

The sponsoring J Street U chapter will go forward with the exhibit elsewhere on campus and says its affiliation with the campus Hillel, which prohibits such activities, is intact.