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Ben Sales

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Ben Sales is news editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

El Cajon, California, Mayor Bill Wells speaks at a vigil in memory of Dr. Benjamin Harouni, a Jewish dentist who was murdered at his practice on Feb. 29, 2024, in El Cajon, March 3, 2024. (Screenshot from video via JTA)
Posted inCalifornia

Calls mount to investigate antisemitism in killing of San Diego Jewish dentist Benjamin Harouni

Ben SalesPhilissa CramerJacob Gurvis by Ben Sales, Philissa Cramer and Jacob Gurvis March 5, 2024
Norberto Louis Har, 70 (left), and Fernando Simon Marman, 60, were rescued in a nighttime operation in Rafah. (Courtesy of the Hostages Families Forum)
Posted inNews

In first since October, IDF rescues 2 hostages from Gaza

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and Eliyahu Freedman February 12, 2024February 12, 2024
Elan Carr, Donald Trump's former antisemitism envoy, and others speak at a press conference at the site of Paul Kessler's death in Thousand Oaks, California, Nov. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jacob Gurvis)
Posted inU.S.

Antisemitic incidents have ‘skyrocketed’ in the United States since Oct. 7, ADL says

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 10, 2024January 10, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks
Posted inIsrael

In unprecedented move, Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down law limiting its power

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 2, 2024
Two women hug as other people look on
Posted inAnalysis

9 stories that defined our Jewish year in 2023 before Oct. 7

Ben Sales by Ben Sales December 27, 2023December 27, 2023
Families of the hostages, and their supporters call for the release of all the hostages during a demonstration outside The Kirya ahead of the war cabinet meeting on the fifth day of the temporary truce, in Tel Aviv, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Alexi J. Rosenfeld-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

Israel and Hamas set to resume indirect talks as fallout continues from IDF killing of 3 hostages

Ben Sales by Ben Sales December 18, 2023
This picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows a rocket being fired from inside Gaza towards Israel, as battles resumed between the Israeli forces and Hamas militants, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jack Guez-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israel-Hamas war resumes as truce ends after 7 days

Ben Sales by Ben Sales December 1, 2023
Pictures of civilians held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza placed on chairs at the Pais Arena stadium in Jerusalem, Nov. 15, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Oren Ben Hakoon-Flash90)
Posted inNews

What we know — and don’t yet — about the hostage deal to release Israelis held by Hamas

Philissa CramerBen Sales by Philissa Cramer and Ben Sales November 21, 2023
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in the Capitol, July 20, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Tom Williams-CQ Roll Call-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

‘From the river to the sea’: The slogan that got Rashida Tlaib censured, explained

Ben Sales by Ben Sales November 9, 2023November 9, 2023
Ady Barkan (center) at the Los Angeles Supports a Dream Act Now! protest in Los Angeles, Jan. 3, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Gabriel Olsen-Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought ALS, dies at 39

Ben Sales by Ben Sales November 2, 2023

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