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Saar wears a suit as he speaks into a microphone flanked by two Israeli flags
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Israel has spent millions trying win hearts and minds abroad. It’s about to spend 20 times more.

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
Three men shake hands
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Jimmy Carter, former president who brokered first Arab-Israeli peace accord, dies at 100

by Sarah Wildman December 29, 2024December 30, 2024
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Our 10 most popular Bay Area Jewish stories of 2024

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 27, 2024January 8, 2025
Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the Adwan family in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 1, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa via Getty Images)
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IDF loosened rules of engagement after Oct. 7, fueling high death toll in Gaza: Report

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 27, 2024December 27, 2024
Members of the SFFD Ner Tamid Society, as well as San Francisco police officers, visit Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco on Dec. 13. (Courtesy Alicia Kletter)
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Ner Tamid Society shines light on Jewish first responders in S.F. Fire Department

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 26, 2024December 27, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) wants to remove fluoride from U.S. water, as Israel did a decade ago under the stewardship of Yael German. (RFK Jr. by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images; German via Flash 90)
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RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.

by Deborah Danan December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky lights a Hanukkah menorah in Kyiv on Dec. 25, 2024. (Screenshot)
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Using menorah from Argentina’s Milei, Volodymyr Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukrainian rabbis

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
A man in a wide-brimmed hat plays guitar on stage while singing into a microphone
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Harbin Hot Springs axes Hanukkah concert after online ‘threats of violence’

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 24, 2024December 26, 2024
An older woman holds up a crocheted teddy bear
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North Bay crafters’ teddy bears comfort traumatized Israeli kids

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins December 24, 2024December 24, 2024
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The Jewish Bay Area’s year in photos

by J. Staff December 23, 2024December 23, 2024

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