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Orly Halpern

JTA correspondent

People attend the funeral of Elan Ganeles, who was killed in a terror shooting attack in the West Bank, in Ra'anana, on March 1, 2023. (Photo/Flash90)
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Crowds throng funeral of Israeli-American man killed in West Bank

by Orly Halpern March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

Recurring bouts of laughter were some of the most remarkable moments of the funeral of Elan Ganeles, the 27-year-old Jewish American from West Hartford, Connecticut, who was shot dead this […]

an arm coming from out of frame holds up a microphone to a man who is pointing at a window
Posted inNews

In Jerusalem neighborhoods bound together by terror, anger and trepidation about what comes next

by Orly Halpern and JTA January 30, 2023
Members of the LGBTQ community and supporters participate in a demonstration against a Knesset bill amendment denying surrogacy for same-sex couples, in Tel Aviv, July 22, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash90)
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LGBTQ Israelis fear setbacks as homophobic parties win places in Netanyahu’s coalition

by Orly Halpern and JTA November 14, 2022

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