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All content by Ben Sales
Israeli government revives judicial overhaul push by advancing a bill to limit Supreme Court’s power
Ben Sales, JTA
Published July 10, 2023
Brandeis U. president apologizes for ad calling school ‘anything but Orthodox’
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Published July 3, 2023
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Published June 19, 2023
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Israel at 75: How Israel’s political crisis took center stage at a major American Jewish conference
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Published April 28, 2023
On Israel’s 75th Independence Day, its flag has taken on new meaning as a protest symbol
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Published April 26, 2023
‘The gun is on the table’: Both sides of Israel’s debate say that a constitutional crisis is coming
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Published March 22, 2023
Anti-Jewish incidents jumped nearly 20% in 2021, FBI finds
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A world-famous rabbi, a popular assistant and a succession crisis: Inside the rupture at Park East Synagogue
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Published October 27, 2021
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Published October 20, 2021
Local Jews raise concerns after teachers were told that Texas law requires ‘opposing’ views of the Holocaust
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Published October 19, 2021
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Published October 12, 2021
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Ben Sales
Published October 11, 2021
A Proud Boys-affiliated rabbi in Florida is offering to endorse COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests
Ben Sales
Published October 9, 2021
Bahrain signed a treaty with Israel. Now it wants to make friends with American Jews.
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Published October 6, 2021
Anchorage mayor defends anti-maskers who wore yellow Stars of David in protest
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Published October 1, 2021
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett to American Jewish leaders: ‘We have to redesign our relationship’
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Published September 27, 2021
Iraq issues arrest warrant against activists who called for normalization of ties with Israel
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Published September 27, 2021
After a fight, Seattle City Council won’t bar police from training with Israeli forces
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Published September 27, 2021
Jewish security organization opens national command center in Chicago
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Published September 27, 2021
Hundreds of Iraqi leaders call for normalization of ties with Israel
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Published September 26, 2021
Matt Gaetz calls the ADL ‘racist’ after it again calls on Tucker Carlson to step down for promoting white supremacist conspiracy theory
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Published September 25, 2021
Los Angeles teachers union votes to postpone Israel boycott motion indefinitely
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Published September 24, 2021
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Published September 23, 2021
97-year-old former member of Nazi death squad dies at home in Canada
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Published September 23, 2021
Israel Defense Forces officer will be reprimanded after injuring and teargassing left-wing activists in West Bank
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Published September 20, 2021
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Published September 15, 2021
An aerial banner said ‘Jew, I have a question.’ It was a marriage proposal — the Jew reportedly said yes.
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Published September 2, 2021
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Published September 2, 2021
FBI reports drop in number of antisemitic crimes in 2020 amid rise in total hate crimes
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Published September 1, 2021
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Published August 16, 2021
Israel becomes first country to begin giving third COVID vaccine shots
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Published August 1, 2021
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Published July 29, 2021
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Published July 28, 2021
Meet the former Jerusalem mayor who wants to succeed Netanyahu — and lead Israel
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Published July 21, 2021
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Published July 18, 2021
Naftali Bennett hints at change in Temple Mount prayer policy
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Published July 18, 2021
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Published June 22, 2021
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Published June 20, 2021
Palestinian Authority cancels deal for 1 million COVID vaccine doses from Israel
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Published June 18, 2021
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Published June 2, 2021
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Published May 14, 2021
The Pew study cheat sheet: 10 key conclusions from the new survey of American Jews
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Published May 11, 2021
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Published April 30, 2021
At least 45 people dead in stampede at mass Lag b’Omer holiday celebration in Israel
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Published April 29, 2021
Iran’s judo team suspended until 2023 for refusing to face Israeli opponents
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Published April 29, 2021
ADL calls on Oregon university president to resign over firing of Jewish professor
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Published April 29, 2021
For the first time, a woman will lead an Israeli Orthodox synagogue
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Published April 29, 2021
Despite COVID restrictions, antisemitism barely decreased in US in 2020, ADL says
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Published April 27, 2021
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Published April 25, 2021
Senate passes legislation to improve hate crime reporting
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Published April 25, 2021
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Published April 25, 2021
Barricades preventing Palestinian gathering removed in Jerusalem following protests
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Published April 25, 2021
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Published April 16, 2021
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Published April 16, 2021
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Published April 16, 2021
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Published April 14, 2021
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Published April 14, 2021
Former ADL chief Abe Foxman says he would still give an award to Rupert Murdoch
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Published April 13, 2021
Israel to allow vaccinated tour groups starting in May
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Published April 13, 2021
Fox News to ADL: We won’t fire Tucker Carlson for endorsing a white supremacist theory
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Published April 12, 2021
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Published April 9, 2021
ADL chief calls for Tucker Carlson’s ouster after Fox News host endorses white supremacist conspiracy theory
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Published April 9, 2021
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Published April 9, 2021
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Published April 6, 2021
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Published March 31, 2021
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Published March 30, 2021
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Published March 24, 2021
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Published March 23, 2021
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Published March 22, 2021
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Published March 22, 2021
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Published March 22, 2021
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Published March 21, 2021
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Published March 21, 2021
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Published March 19, 2021
California approves ethnic studies curriculum that sparked debate among Jewish groups
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Published March 18, 2021
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Published March 17, 2021
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Published March 16, 2021
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Published March 15, 2021
Israel’s military says it has reached herd immunity to COVID
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Published March 11, 2021
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Published March 11, 2021
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Published March 9, 2021
eBay removes Nazi toys from its marketplace
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Published March 5, 2021
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Published March 4, 2021
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Published March 1, 2021
Longtime AEPi executive who was affiliated with Turning Point USA is stepping down
Ben Sales
Published March 1, 2021
Israeli Supreme Court rules state must grant citizenship to non-Orthodox Jewish converts in Israel
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Published March 1, 2021
CPAC denies its stage was a Nazi symbol, as host hotel calls the symbol ‘abhorrent’
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Published March 1, 2021
Tufts pro-Israel Jewish student official no longer facing impeachment
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Published February 27, 2021
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Published February 26, 2021
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Published February 25, 2021
After spat over support of Trump, Young Israel council replaces entire board
Ben Sales
Published February 23, 2021
CPAC cancels speaker who said Judaism is a ‘complete lie’
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Published February 22, 2021
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Published February 22, 2021
Republican official deletes comment suggesting Trump’s trial was less fair than Nazi show trials
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Published February 14, 2021
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