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It’s official: Gilad Kariv will be the first Reform rabbi in Israel’s parliament

Ben Sales
Published March 24, 2021

Netanyahu leads narrowly in Israeli election exit polls

Ben Sales
Published March 23, 2021

Claims of fraud, a delayed result and fears of insurrection: Israel’s elections could look a lot like America’s

Ben Sales
Published March 22, 2021

In Italy, a belated bar mitzvah celebration gives way to renewed virus fears

Ben Sales
Published March 22, 2021

Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo is attempting damage control after kids saw a lion eat a bunny

Ben Sales
Published March 22, 2021

Charles Barkley’s hora at his daughter’s Jewish wedding went fine

Ben Sales
Published March 21, 2021

More than 20,000 protest outside Netanyahu’s residence days before Israeli election

Ben Sales
Published March 21, 2021

New rivals, same storyline: What to know about Israel’s 4th election in 2 years

Ben Sales
Published March 19, 2021

California approves ethnic studies curriculum that sparked debate among Jewish groups

Ben Sales
Published March 18, 2021

White supremacist propaganda nearly doubled in 2020 to most in a decade, ADL says

Ben Sales
Published March 17, 2021

Capitol rioter with ‘Hitler mustache’ who talked about eating Jews is a Navy contractor and Army reservist

Ben Sales
Published March 16, 2021

Tattered copy of ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ found at Capitol Police checkpoint

Ben Sales
Published March 15, 2021

Israel’s military says it has reached herd immunity to COVID

Ben Sales
Published March 11, 2021

John J. Brown, who bought hametz from thousands of Jews each year before Passover, dies at 88

Ben Sales
Published March 11, 2021

Benjamin Netanyahu: Court ruling creates danger of Israel being ‘overrun’ by ‘fake’ converts from Africa

Ben Sales
Published March 9, 2021

eBay removes Nazi toys from its marketplace

Ben Sales
Published March 5, 2021

Orthodox and secular Israelis are fighting over Jewish conversion. Why?

Ben Sales
Published March 4, 2021

Frontier Airlines says it kicked a Hasidic family off flight because they weren’t wearing masks. The family claims they were.

Ben Sales
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

Ben Sales
Published March 1, 2021

CPAC denies its stage was a Nazi symbol, as host hotel calls the symbol ‘abhorrent’

Ben Sales
Published March 1, 2021

Tufts pro-Israel Jewish student official no longer facing impeachment

Ben Sales
Published February 27, 2021

Massachusetts school board member announces resignation 2 days after using anti-Semitic slur on TV

Ben Sales
Published February 26, 2021

School board member in Massachusetts called someone a ‘kike’ on live TV

Ben Sales
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’

Ben Sales
Published February 22, 2021

‘Want to see my muscles?’ An 81-year-old American bubbe at an Israeli gym gave the best interview ever.

Ben Sales
Published February 22, 2021

Republican official deletes comment suggesting Trump’s trial was less fair than Nazi show trials

Ben Sales
Published February 14, 2021

Jason Biggs jokes ‘I won’t get any more work,’ if Hollywood realizes he isn’t actually Jewish

Ben Sales
Published February 14, 2021

Zach Banner, Alysha Clark, Josh Bell to headline ‘Athletes against Antisemitism’ event

Ben Sales
Published February 14, 2021

‘Your voice was silenced’:Jewish parents of Parkland victims remember their kids three years later

Ben Sales
Published February 14, 2021

‘Scary,’ ‘spunky,’ ‘wackadoodle’: How Jewish constituents of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert describe their new congresswomen

Ben Sales
Published February 10, 2021

The controversy over California’s ethnic studies curriculum, explained

Ben Sales
Published February 9, 2021

Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial for corruption, pleads not guilty and walks out of courtroom

Ben Sales
Published February 9, 2021

Following a string of controversies, Madison Cawthorn meets with his Jewish constituents

Ben Sales
Published February 8, 2021

Northwestern neuroscientist who wrote anti-Semitic and racist tweets dies by suicide

Ben Sales
Published February 4, 2021

Jewish groups condemn Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Her response: ‘I will never back down.’

Ben Sales
Published January 29, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene blamed a deadly forest fire on ‘Rothschild Inc’ and lasers from space

Ben Sales
Published January 28, 2021

Major American Jewish coalition adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism. What that means may vary for its members.

Ben Sales
Published January 26, 2021

Reform movement: IHRA definition of anti-Semitism is helpful but should not be codified into law

Ben Sales
Published January 25, 2021

AEPi executive steps down from pro-Trump group following backlash from fraternity alumni

Ben Sales
Published January 20, 2021

An AEPi executive is involved in a group that took part in the pro-Trump DC rally. He has no regrets.

Ben Sales
Published January 17, 2021

US Army discharges officer who made Holocaust joke on TikTok

Ben Sales
Published January 15, 2021

American Jews on edge as authorities warn of potential neo-Nazi violence ahead of Inauguration Day

Ben Sales
Published January 15, 2021

Israel is an apartheid state, leading Israeli human rights group says

Ben Sales
Published January 14, 2021

Glenn Beck is the latest right-wing pundit to compare social media bans to the Holocaust

Ben Sales
Published January 13, 2021

Nancy Pelosi quoted a famous Israeli poem in her speech calling on Republicans to support the 25th Amendment

Ben Sales
Published January 13, 2021

A photo of an anti-Semitic shirt went viral after the Capitol siege. Here’s what the people sharing it got wrong and why it matters.

Ben Sales
Published January 11, 2021

Israel is having yet another election — could Netanyahu lose? Here are the basics.

Ben Sales
Published January 11, 2021

Rioter in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt identified as Virginia man

Ben Sales
Published January 10, 2021

Confederate flag found tied to front door of NYC Holocaust museum

Ben Sales
Published January 8, 2021

‘Our worst fears realized’: Extremism watchdogs, after months of warnings, watch the violence in DC

Ben Sales
Published January 6, 2021

Merrick Garland, blocked from Supreme Court in 2016, nominated as Biden’s attorney general

Ben Sales
Published January 6, 2021

‘Hitler was right on one thing,’ US congresswoman says at pro-Trump rally

Ben Sales
Published January 6, 2021

Sudan says it has joined Israel’s treaty with Arab states

Ben Sales
Published January 6, 2021

Fears of violence simmer as Trump supporters, including anti-Semitic extremists, descend on D.C.

Ben Sales
Published January 5, 2021

The suspect in a NYC bomb hoax is a former Jewish youth group officer turned far-right extremist

Ben Sales
Published January 5, 2021

Anti-Semitic flyers warning of Jewish ‘war’ on white people found around Staten Island

Ben Sales
Published January 5, 2021

Orthodox Jewish leaders are telling their followers to vaccinate for COVID-19. Will they listen?

Ben Sales
Published December 21, 2020

Menorah at Dartmouth shot with pellets, in latest Hanukkah attack

Ben Sales
Published December 17, 2020

2 Jewish Wisconsin judges denounced a Trump lawsuit. Now anti-Semites are harassing them.

Ben Sales
Published December 17, 2020

At panel on anti-Semitism hosted by Jewish anti-Zionist group, panelists also say they don’t hate Jews

Ben Sales
Published December 15, 2020

Israel and Morocco to establish diplomatic ties

Ben Sales
Published December 10, 2020

New York Jews were ready to unite against anti-Semitism after 2 deadly attacks. Then COVID happened.

Ben Sales
Published December 8, 2020

Six weeks ago, Facebook announced a ban on Holocaust denial. It’s still easy to find.

Ben Sales
Published November 25, 2020

Anti-Semitic hate crimes rose by 14% in 2019, according to the FBI

Ben Sales
Published November 19, 2020

U. of Illinois pledge to fight anti-Semitism came days after government launched anti-Semitism investigation into the school

Ben Sales
Published November 18, 2020

Israel signs COVID vaccine deal days after Netanyahu noted how Pfizer CEO is ‘proud’ of his Jewish heritage

Ben Sales
Published November 13, 2020

There’s a fight brewing over who will lead Israel’s Holocaust museum

Ben Sales
Published November 13, 2020

In a first for a secretary of state, Mike Pompeo will visit an Israeli settlement in the West Bank

Ben Sales
Published November 13, 2020

Israeli leaders and Jewish groups congratulate Biden and Harris

Ben Sales
Published November 7, 2020

5 things to know about Josh Shapiro, the state official making sure Pennsylvania’s votes are counted

Ben Sales
Published November 5, 2020

No matter who wins the election, American Jews fear bigotry and division will endure

Ben Sales
Published November 4, 2020

Cori Bush, Democrat who expressed support for BDS, wins Missouri congressional race

Ben Sales
Published November 3, 2020

Volunteering to aid voters in Philadelphia, rabbis encounter the unexpected: Peace and optimism

Ben Sales
Published November 3, 2020

Days before election, Jewish cemetery in Michigan vandalized with ‘TRUMP’ and ‘MAGA’ graffiti

Ben Sales
Published November 2, 2020

The Jewish filmmaker behind ‘White Noise,’ a new documentary on the alt-right, wants to expose the movement’s hypocrisy

Ben Sales
Published November 2, 2020

A widely circulated video showed Jews being harassed at Black Lives Matter protest. The attacker is part of a fringe group.

Ben Sales
Published October 30, 2020

Why Trump’s Jewish supporters say he’s been a ‘dream come true’ on Israel

Ben Sales
Published October 29, 2020

Two weeks after Twitter bans Holocaust denial, Twitter’s CEO says it’s still allowed

Ben Sales
Published October 28, 2020

Almost all American Jews say anti-Semitism is a problem, according to a new poll. Half of Americans don’t know what it means.

Ben Sales
Published October 26, 2020

Alexander Treisman, accused of plotting to kill Joe Biden, is son of prominent Jewish attorney once called ‘Schindler for Tibetans’

Ben Sales
Published October 23, 2020

Adam Schiff says Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise ‘amplify’ anti-Semitism. He also wants to crack down on social media.

Ben Sales
Published October 23, 2020

TikTok becomes latest social network to crack down on anti-Semitism ahead of the election

Ben Sales
Published October 22, 2020

Northwestern University president spars over anti-Semitism with activist group and professors

Ben Sales
Published October 21, 2020

Following Facebook, Twitter will now ban Holocaust denial

Ben Sales
Published October 16, 2020

‘It’s totally irresponsible:’ How New York Jews feel watching the unrest in Borough Park

Ben Sales
Published October 16, 2020

Orthodox support for Trump is skyrocketing, survey finds

Ben Sales
Published October 15, 2020

Jewish security officials have a message for election day: Be prepared for violence

Ben Sales
Published October 15, 2020

Mitch McConnell called Chuck Schumer ‘somebody from New York.’ Was it an anti-Semitic dog whistle?

Ben Sales
Published October 13, 2020

‘Jew’ isn’t a derogatory term. So why do so many people avoid saying it?

Ben Sales
Published October 12, 2020

Facebook will now ban Holocaust denial, in a major shift

Ben Sales
Published October 12, 2020

Officials fear violence on Election Day. Some worry it could target the Jews.

Ben Sales
Published October 8, 2020

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: Police response to ‘disgusting’ assault of Orthodox journalist ‘will be fixed today’

Ben Sales
Published October 8, 2020

Following Orthodox protests in Brooklyn, de Blasio and Cuomo avoid naming the Jewish community

Ben Sales
Published October 7, 2020

Facebook says it will now ban all pages supporting QAnon, the anti-Semitic conspiracy theory

Ben Sales
Published October 6, 2020

Homeland Security report calls white supremacists the ‘most persistent and lethal’ threat in the US

Ben Sales
Published October 6, 2020

YouTube removes Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam channel

Ben Sales
Published October 6, 2020

Jewish and into video games? There’s an esports league for that.

Ben Sales
Published October 5, 2020

‘I’m not going to get stuck’: Ahead of the election, growing numbers of US Jews consider leaving

Ben Sales
Published October 1, 2020