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Adam Boehler, the U.S. hostage envoy, speaks at the Jerusalem Post conference on May 19, 2025. (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
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U.S. hostage envoy: ‘We’re closer than we ever were’ to a deal with Hamas

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Newly arrived South Africans listen to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar (right) deliver welcome statements in a hangar near Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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South Africa’s chief rabbi supports Trump — but not his Afrikaner refugee program

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President Donald J. Trump speaks to reporters upon arriving at the White House from Bedminster, New Jersey, in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2025. (Andrew Thomas / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Photos)
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Poll: Half of American Jewish voters believe Trump is antisemitic

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a model of Air Force One between them, during a meeting at White House, April 7, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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‘Honey, he’s had enough of you’: Trump’s Middle East moves appear to sideline Israel

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A crowd stands vigil awaiting the release of Edan Alexander, a local son and Hamas captive, in Tenafly, New Jersey, May 12, 2025. (Danielle Elkins)
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In N.J., celebration marks release of local son Edan Alexander from Gaza

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Pope Leo XIV addresses the world following his election. (Getty Images)
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Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations

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Both men are seated in the Oval Office. Trump gestures at Netanyahu as he speaks.
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U.S. announces truce with Houthis without telling Israel

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, and Vice President JD Vance appear during a meeting in the Oval Office on Feb. 4, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Trump says only 21 hostages remain alive in Gaza: ‘3 have died’

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 7, 2025May 7, 2025
Alcatraz Island (Bernard Sprague via Flickr)
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The secret Jewish history of Alcatraz

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