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Ben Sales is news editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Yocheved Lifschitz (left) and Nurit Cooper were reportedly released by Hamas after more than two weeks in captivity in Gaza. (Photos/Courtesy Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
Posted inNews

Hamas frees 2 additional hostages from Gaza; at least 220 remain

Ben Sales by Ben Sales October 23, 2023
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett (left) meets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the White House, Aug. 26, 2021. (Photo/JTA-GPO Handout-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Blinken lands in Israel to pledge support after Israel leaders vow to ‘wipe out’ Hamas

Ben Sales by Ben Sales October 12, 2023October 12, 2023
Burned out car
Posted inIsrael

More than 100 bodies found in Kibbutz Be’eri, as horrors of Hamas attack continue to unfold

Ben Sales by Ben Sales October 10, 2023October 12, 2023
Clashes ensue during an Orthodox Yom Kippur prayer service at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv on Sept. 25, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Itai Ron-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Dueling activists clash at public Orthodox Yom Kippur service in Tel Aviv

Ben Sales by Ben Sales September 26, 2023
Israelis watch a court hearing on petitions against the government's "Reasonableness Bill" at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Sept. 12, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Alster-Flash90)
Posted inNews

What you need to know as Israel’s Supreme Court begins debating law limiting its power

Ben Sales by Ben Sales September 12, 2023
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush speaking in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Murat Gok-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized, World

Libyan foreign minister is fired and flees to Turkey after meeting her Israeli counterpart

Ben Sales by Ben Sales August 29, 2023August 29, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams meets with representatives of the Israeli protest movement against the government's judicial overhaul on August 22, 2023 in Jerusalem. (Photo/Twitter @NYCMayor)
Posted inNews

Visiting Israel, NYC Mayor Eric Adams meets with anti-government protesters

Ben Sales by Ben Sales August 23, 2023August 23, 2023
A former Beta Israel village outside Gondar, Ethiopia, July 6, 2019. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inWorld

Israel evacuates more than 200 Ethiopians from conflict region

Ben Sales by Ben Sales August 11, 2023August 11, 2023
Jamie Foxx pictured in March 2023. (Photo/JTA-Chandan Khanna-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

In antisemitism discourse around Jamie Foxx’s ‘Jesus’ post, evidence of a ‘culture clash’

Ben Sales by Ben Sales August 9, 2023
An Israel Police officer stands guard during a simulated terrorist attack on a train, Nov. 8, 2016. (Photo/U.S. Army National Guard-Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)
Posted inNews

Israeli security guard killed in Tel Aviv terror attack day after settlers kill Palestinian teen

Ben Sales by Ben Sales August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

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