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Israel at 70

Arbel Yehud, an Israeli hostage held in Gaza, is made to traverse a dense crowd of terrorists before being handed over to the Red Cross outside Yahya Sinwar's house in Khan Younis, Gaza, Jan. 30, 2025. (Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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8 hostages, including 5 Thai nationals, return to Israel following chaotic scenes in Gaza

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

(JTA) — Eight hostages returned to Israel in two separate releases on Thursday, following scenes of chaos and intimidation as the terror groups that abducted them handed them over to […]

a man stands speaking at a podium. a banner in the background reads "A VIBRANT DIASPORA"
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Israeli and diaspora Jews are equal partners in global enterprise

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner December 12, 2018December 12, 2018
Three white men (two bald, one with hair) and a white woman, seated. The men are watching the woman speak.
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Teaching Israeli and American Jews about each other

by Sue Fishkoff December 11, 2018December 11, 2018
a bald man speaking at a podium
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Great Jewish divide analyzed at Z3 in Palo Alto, but no ‘miracles’

by Rob Gloster December 11, 2018December 12, 2018
S.F. native Yoni Mann's campaign poster
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After a day school Israel trip, he’s running for Jerusalem city council

by Rob Gloster October 2, 2018October 3, 2018
Rabbi Melissa Weintraub on panel “Talking About Faith and Politics” at University of Connecticut, April 2018
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Bridging American Jewish divide over Israel starts close to home

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 27, 2018September 27, 2018
Former Brandeis Marin student Ethan Lamstein studied Israeli street artists before his school's trip to Israel.
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School Israel trips evolve to keep up with society, and with teens

by Rob Gloster September 26, 2018October 2, 2018
A group of Reform Jews reading Torah during a mixed prayer at the public square in front of the Western Wall, Nov. 16, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Noam Rivkin Fenton-Flash90)
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Israel-diaspora rift isn’t as bad as you think. Here’s how to fix it this Yom Kippur.

Shuki Friedman by Shuki Friedman September 17, 2018September 17, 2018
campus clock tower
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Can’t criticize Israel among Jews. Can’t be Jewish among progressives.

Danielle Kaye by Danielle Kaye September 14, 2018September 14, 2018
Assemblymembers Chad Mayes, Blanca Rubio, Tim Grayson, Marc Berman, Kevin Kiley, Marc Levine, Senator Ricardo Lara, Al Muratsuchi, Mike Gipson, and Siamak Kordestani of the American Jewish Committee
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Trip to jittery Israel an eye-opener for California assemblymembers

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn August 15, 2018August 16, 2018

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