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Ben Sales

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Ben Sales is news editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Ballots are tabulated on election night at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Fairburn, Georgia, Nov. 5, 2024 in Fairburn, Georgia. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Trump retakes presidency, heralding new era for the United States, its Jews and its relationship with Israel

Ben Sales by Ron Kampeas and Ben Sales November 6, 2024November 6, 2024
Alex Edelman's antisemitism-focused one-man show, "Just For Us," has won an Emmy. (Courtesy Max)
Posted inTV

Alex Edelman wins Emmy for ‘Just For Us,’ his HBO comedy special on antisemitism and Jewish identity

Ben Sales by Ben Sales September 16, 2024September 16, 2024
A headshot of Tibon with the cover of his book next to it
Posted inBooks

Amir Tibon, Israeli journalist and Oct. 7 survivor, on life, hope and betrayal after the massacre

Ben Sales by Ben Sales September 9, 2024September 10, 2024
Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi was rescued from Gaza by Israeli troops on Aug. 27, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Posted inIsrael

Hostage rescued from tunnel in Gaza; Bedouin father of 11 was a security guard on Oct. 7

Ben Sales by Ben Sales August 27, 2024August 27, 2024
overhead shot of thousands of people marching through a street at night
Posted inIsrael

Kamala Harris, as Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks teeter: ‘We’re not giving up’

Ben Sales by Ben Sales August 19, 2024August 19, 2024
Harris and Emhoff lean over a ceramic menorah
Posted inPolitics

Jewish Dems showcase new energy with Zoom call for Harris and six-figure ad buy

Ben SalesPhilissa Cramer by Ben Sales and Philissa Cramer August 2, 2024August 2, 2024
Four coffins seen from above, surrounded by a thick crowd of people
Posted inIsrael

Will Israel go to war in Lebanon? Saturday’s attack and what might come next, explained

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 29, 2024July 29, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Posted inNews

In speech to Congress, Netanyahu says Israel ‘will not relent’ until it defeats Hamas

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 24, 2024July 24, 2024
Doug Emhoff arrives before President Joe Biden takes part in signing the infrastructure bill at the White House, Nov. 15, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Biden’s exit positions Doug Emhoff to become the first Jewish White House spouse

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef (right) and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau attending a New Year's ceremony at the national headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem, Sept. 7, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israel’s chief rabbis leave their posts as term ends with no election set

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

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