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Ben Sales

Ben Sales

Ben Sales is news editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Helicopter over Gaza
Posted inIsrael

Israel adopts plan to conquer and occupy Gaza, in a shift for war’s goals

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 5, 2025July 25, 2025
A woman is escorted by police officers away from a group of protesters at an Israeli-Palestinian memorial event at a Reform synagogue in Raanana, Israel on April 29, 2025. (Screenshot)
Posted inIsrael

Right-wing activists attack Reform synagogue in Israel during Israeli-Palestinian event

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 30, 2025April 30, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool/AFP)
Posted inPolitics

Poll: 72% of American Jews disapprove of Trump’s performance so far

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 24, 2025April 24, 2025
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Posted inReligion

An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 23, 2025April 23, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

What you need to know about Trump’s upcoming talks with Iran

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 10, 2025April 10, 2025
Head coach Todd Golden of the Florida Gators looks on during the first half of a game against the Auburn Tigers, Feb. 10, 2024, in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Former USF coach Todd Golden becomes first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and J. Staff April 8, 2025April 14, 2025
Zvika Klein, editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, speaks on Fox News about his trip to Qatar. (Screenshot)
Posted inIsrael

Jerusalem Post editor arrested in ‘Qatar-gate’ says he’s being persecuted for his reporting

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 7, 2025April 7, 2025
Israelis protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the district court in Tel Aviv, March 24, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

‘Qatar-gate’ and the complicated web of major scandals rocking Israel, explained

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 3, 2025April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at a news conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 21, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Naftali Bennett is back: Former Israeli prime minister signals another run at Netanyahu

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 2, 2025April 2, 2025
Head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates after cutting the net following a victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Elite Eight round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament on March 29, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Lance King/Getty Images)
Posted inSports

The NCAA men’s Final Four has 3 Jewish coaches — including a former USF coach

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

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