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Ben Samuels

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Ben Samuels is U.S. correspondent for Haaretz. Follow him on Twitter.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom at a memorial for Sen. Dianne Feinstein. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inCalifornia

Newsom: Some say Israel is ‘sort of an apartheid state,’ questions U.S. aid

Ben Samuels by Ben Samuels March 4, 2026March 5, 2026

This article was first published in Haaretz. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, currently considered the frontrunner for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, offered his sharpest criticism of Israel to date, likening […]

Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu discuss AI and antisemitism in a livestreamed talk on X, formerly Twitter, in Fremont, Sept. 18, 2023. (Screenshot via X)
Posted inIsrael

Disinformation on Israel-Gaza plagues social media

Ben Samuels by Ben Samuels October 10, 2023October 10, 2023
Elon Musk in Berlin, Mar. 22, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Patrick Pleul-Pool-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

‘My life story is pro-semitic’ Elon Musk’s: conservative Jewish allies defend him from antisemitism allegations

Ben Samuels by Ben Samuels September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
Israelis protest outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
Posted inNews

JCRC Bay Area asks public to lobby Congress on Israel pro-democracy resolution

Ben Samuels by Ben Samuels September 12, 2023
The Iron Dome missile defense system fires interception missiles as rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel on May 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inAnalysis

Once considered taboo, discussions of ending U.S. military aid to Israel have become increasingly common in D.C.

Amir TibonBen Samuels by Amir Tibon and Ben Samuels August 9, 2023
Rep. Ro Khanna speaks on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, April 11, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Tasos Katopodis-Getty for MoveOn.org)
Posted inNews

Ro Khanna says he warned Israeli president that Silicon Valley VCs are now wary of investing in Israel

Ben Samuels by Ben Samuels August 1, 2023August 2, 2023

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