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Ben Sales

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Ben Sales is news editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Jill Karofsky, left, and Rebecca Dallet are concerned for their safety and have been in touch with law enforcement, according to a campaign consultant for the justices. (Photos/JTA-Courtesy Karofsky and Dallet)
Posted inNews

2 Jewish justices harassed by antisemites after denouncing Trump lawsuit

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA December 18, 2020December 18, 2020
Far-right activists and counterprotesters clash at the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Aug. 12, 2017. Russian trolls stoked antisemitism online following the rally. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Online antisemitism peaks during moments of national tension. And it’s being partly driven by Russian trolls.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA December 16, 2020
The lamps and chandeliers at Synagogue Roben Bensadoun in the Moroccan city of Fez are relics from old synagogues in the city's Jewish quarter, or mellah. (Photo/Sue Barnett)
Posted inNews

Israel and Morocco to establish diplomatic ties, Trump announces

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA December 10, 2020December 10, 2020
Employees work in a Facebook unit focused on the fight against misinformation and manipulation in Menlo Park in 2018. (Photo/JTA-Noah Berger-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTech

Six weeks ago, Facebook announced a ban on Holocaust denial. It’s still easy to find.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA November 27, 2020
Effi Eitam at the Jerusalem Supreme Court during a hearing on searching for oil in the Golan Heights, Dec. 23, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

The political fight over who will lead Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust museum

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA November 16, 2020
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla (right, in purple tie) waits to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Jan. 17, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Drew Angerer-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israel signs Covid vaccine deal days after Netanyahu noted that Pfizer CEO is ‘proud’ of his Jewish heritage

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA November 16, 2020
Pompeo stands at a podium speaking with an american flag behind him
Posted inNews

In a first for a secretary of state, Mike Pompeo will visit an Israeli settlement in the West Bank

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA November 13, 2020November 13, 2020
Supporters of President Donald Trump demonstrate at a "Stop the Steal" rally in front of the Maricopa County Elections Department office in Phoenix, Nov. 7, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Mario Tama-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Officials predicted violence due to the election. It hasn’t happened. Yet.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA November 11, 2020
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 inNews

Israeli leaders and Jewish groups congratulate Biden and Harris even as Trump refuses to concede

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA November 8, 2020
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro appears on CNN on November 4 to discuss vote counting in Pennsylvania. (Screenshot)
Posted inNews

5 things to know about Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s Jewish attorney general who’s making sure the state’s votes are counted

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

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