The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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  • Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  • JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate
California progressive Wahab defeats AIPAC-backed Hernandez in close race

Pro-Israel lobby spent millions to narrow the gap, Democratic strategist says. -- The post California progressive Wahab defeats AIPAC-backed Hernandez in close race appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

Brooklyn Democrats call for district leader’s resignation over ‘Zionists’ remark

Plus, CUNY agrees to disclose investments after records request from pro-Palestinian group. -- The post Brooklyn Democrats call for district leader’s resignation over ‘Zionists’ remark appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Learn more

Why an anti-Israel DSA member bested Alex Vindman in a Florida Senate primary

The former Jewish Soviet refugee is the latest in a string of establishment candidates to lose their Democratic primaries to opponents far to their left. -- The post Why an Learn more

Remains of last Israeli soldier missing from First Lebanon War’s Sultan Yacoub battle found

Yehuda Katz was a 22-year-old tank gunner and yeshiva student when he was killed 44 years ago. -- The post Remains of last Israeli soldier missing from First Lebanon War’s Learn more

Agam Berger and Bar Kupershtein attended the penitential service alongside wounded IDF soldiers and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar. Learn more

Netanyahu’s ‘Islamic Republic’ barb signals UK 'no longer a friend of Israel," British politician tells JNS

British Jewish leaders said the remark did not cause the rupture but reflected years of diplomatic and social deterioration. Learn more

The trip comes as tourism from the United States began to pick up this summer, just ahead of next month’s resumption of direct flights to Tel Aviv by two major Learn more

Ten wounded soldiers take on a grueling trek through the Drakensberg Mountains as part of a recovery program supported by local Jewish communities. Learn more

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