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Ben Sales

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Ben Sales is news editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Yair Lapid, left, and Naftali Bennett arrive at Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 5, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Oren Ben Hakoon-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Netanyahu’s opponents have formed a coalition to replace him

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA June 2, 2021June 2, 2021
(Photo/JTA-Ying Tang-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Some American Jews are taking off their kippahs and Stars of David amid a wave of antisemitic incidents

Shira HanauBen Sales by Shira Hanau, Ben Sales and JTA May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
Israeli Arabs at a protest
Posted inUncategorized

Arab citizens in a Jewish state: What to know about Arab Israelis as unrest sweeps the country

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA May 14, 2021
Joe Biden, then vice president, speaks at the AIPAC 2016 Policy Conference on March 20, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Molly Riley-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

As Gaza conflict escalates, Pew drops new data on American Jewish views of Israel

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA May 13, 2021
A man beats someone lying prone on the ground in the Israeli city of Bat Yam amid interethnic violence across Israel, May 12, 2021. (Screenshot)
Posted inNews

‘We’re watching a lynching’: Jewish crowd in Israel beats Arab man as country erupts in unrest

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA May 12, 2021
an abstract illustration of an american flag with six-pointed stars waving over a background of pie charts and bar graphs
Posted inU.S.

Pew study cheat sheet: 10 key conclusions from the new survey of American Jews

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA May 11, 2021
Israeli security forces deploy during a demonstration against planned evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, May 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ilia Yefimovich-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

The fighting in Gaza and Jerusalem, explained

Ben Sales by Ron Kampeas, Ben Sales and JTA May 10, 2021May 11, 2021
Yair Lapid campaigning in the Israeli city of Hod Hasharon in March (Photo/Jack Guez-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Centrist politician Lapid given an opportunity to replace Netanyahu

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
man with gray hair at outside at lectern speaking into microphone
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Did Netanyahu lose? Here’s what just happened in Israeli politics

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA May 5, 2021
Hundreds of Orthodox Jews mourn at the funeral of Yehuda Lev Lubin, one of 45 victims from the Mount Meron Lag B'Omer stampede, April 30, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

‘Our dancing has turned into mourning’: For Israeli Orthodox Jews, a night of celebration and healing turns to unspeakable tragedy

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

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