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Dani Duek, a leader in Hillel International’s student cabinet, shown at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Chicago. (Photo/JTA-Philissa Cramer)
Posted inNews

As Israelis head to the polls, American Jewish leaders quietly fret about how they’ll respond to the results

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA November 1, 2022November 1, 2022
A campaign poster in Tel Aviv shows (from left) Itamar Ben-Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
Posted inNews

This week’s Israeli election and its high stakes for democracy, explained

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA October 31, 2022October 31, 2022
The Beresheet moon lander getting ready to travel to its launch site (Photo/Courtesy Space IL)
Posted inBay Area, Israel, News, Tech

Israeli space scientists stop by Bay Area to talk about their successes — and failures

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 27, 2022October 31, 2022
Cody Decker playing for Team Israel in a 2016 World Baseball Classic qualifier game at MCU Park in Brooklyn, Sept. 23, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Alex Trautwig-MLB via Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

With Joc’s help, Team Israel will boast current MLBers on its World Baseball Classic roster

by Hillel Kutler and JTA October 17, 2022October 17, 2022
Itamar Ben Gvir, head of Israel's Otzma Yehudit political party, is escorted by guards during a visit to an East Jerusalem neighborhood, Oct. 13, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

They united to oppose an extremist party in Israel’s 2019 election. This time, leading U.S. Jewish groups are staying quiet.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 14, 2022October 14, 2022
For the first time ever, Moroccan etrogs flew direct from Casablanca to Israel in 2022. (Photo/Royal Air Maroc plane via Robert Smith-MI News-NurPhoto via Getty Images; collage by JTA)
Posted inWorld

This Sukkot, peace and Jewish agricultural law have Morocco’s etrog industry blossoming

by David I. Klein and JTA October 11, 2022
Giorgia Meloni is seen holding a placard that says, in Italian, "Thanks Italy," Sept. 26, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Valeria Ferraro-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

Italian Jews worry and wait as Giorgia Meloni, far-right leader, prepares to take power

Simone Somekh by Simone Somekh and JTA September 30, 2022September 30, 2022
Actors playing Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben Gvir perform in a sketch on Eretz Nehederet, Sept. 21, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter)
Posted inCulture

Springtime for who? An Israeli satirical show shatters taboos by likening Itamar Ben-Gvir to Hitler

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 28, 2022September 28, 2022
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid meets with Jewish leaders in New York, Sept. 21, 2022. (Photo/Avi Ohayon-Israel Government Press Office)
Posted inNews

Yair Lapid tells U.S. Jewish leaders he loves them, drawing a contrast with Netanyahu

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 22, 2022
Itamar Ben-Gvir and right-wing activists protest against a meeting with bereaved Palestinian families outside the Rene Kasen high school in Jerusalem, March 29, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

The rise and rise of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right politician holding the key to Israel’s next coalition

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer September 15, 2022

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