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Freed hostage Alon Ohel plays piano on Israeli sketch comedy show ‘Eretz Nehederet’
The Israeli sketch comedy show “Eretz Nehederet” is famous for parodying every aspect of Israeli politics and culture. But the smiles were sincere on Wednesday night when a special guest took the stage: freed hostage Alon Ohel. Throughout his two-year captivity, Ohel became widely known for his prowess on the piano. And earlier this year,…
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Hundreds of thousands of haredi Jews protest in Jerusalem against Israeli military draft
Hundreds of thousands of haredi Orthodox Jewish men joined a mass protest in Jerusalem on Thursday to rail against the Israeli government’s efforts to enlist yeshiva students into the military. The mass prayer demonstration, called the “Million Man March,” was organized by the leaders of Israel’s different ultra-Orthodox groups in response to a spate of…
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Vance Says Israel ‘Not Controlling’ Trump, Fails to Defend Judaism in Response to Antisemitic Comments at Event
A screenshot of a question-and-answer session at the University of Mississippi in Oxford on Oct. 29, 2025, in which US Vice President JD Vance is questioned about his views on Israel and Judaism. Photo: Screenshot US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday responded to a question from a right-wing student activist who made antisemitic statements…
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A sign in my neighborhood says ‘The Holocaust is fake’ — I wish I felt surprised
When I saw a sign on my streetcorner in Chicago that said “The Holocaust is fake,” I immediately stopped. I had just left the pool and was on my way to shop for Shabbat. Disgusted, I brought an older neighbor to take a look. I knew he had taken down his mezuzah in fear after…
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US Lawmakers Want Response After Sudan ‘Horrors’ by Paramilitaries
Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, US, April 26, 2022. Photo: Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS Republican and Democratic US senators called for a strong response from President Donald Trump’s administration after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized new territory in Sudan, reportedly attacking civilians.…
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Afghanistan and Pakistan Restart Peace Talks in Istanbul, Sources Say
An Afghan Taliban fighter sit next to an anti-aircraft gun near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer Afghanistan and Pakistan have resumed peace talks in Istanbul, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a day after Islamabad said the discussions had ended in failure.…
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Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Claims Parent Company Blocked Creation of Watermelon Ice Cream ‘For Palestine’
Tubs of ice cream are seen as a laborer works at a Ben & Jerry’s factory in Be’er Tuvia, Israel, July 20, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun The anti-Israel activist and Jewish co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s revealed this week that the ice cream brand’s parent company, Unilever, blocked it from launching a watermelon flavor to…
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Hamas Hands Over Bodies of Two Israeli Hostages
Smoke rises in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed Palestinian terrorist group Hamas handed over two bodies it said were of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by a series of Israeli strikes across the enclave. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the two bodies had been received by Israeli forces via the Red Cross…
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We’re Jews in Zohran Mamdani’s neighborhood. You don’t want NYC to be like this.
The excitement in the air is palpable as our neighborhood turns out for Zohran Mamdani. In many ways, we know him well: he’s been our assemblyman for the last four years. In any other world, we would be excited by the possibility of a man like Zohran — an eloquent speaker, attuned to the affordability…
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Feminist vs. Jewish: These women say NYC’s mayoral election is forcing a painful choice
Tracey Wells didn’t necessarily want to see Andrew Cuomo resign in disgrace as New York’s governor in 2021. “But I firmly believe that you believe women,” Wells, the owner of a recruitment firm, said, noting at the time, New York’s attorney general had substantiated sexual harassment claims from 11 women. That number that would later…
