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Will Biden's trip to Israel mark the start of a bromance with Lapid?

The US administration is eager to help the new Prime Minister, who will have the unique windfall of hosting a president less than two weeks after taking office

By Anshel Pfeffer

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 15: US president Joe Biden disembarks from Airforce One after arriving in Geneva, one day prior to the US - Russia summit on June 15, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled in Geneva for Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Photo by Martial Trezzini - Pool/Keystone via Getty Images)

circa 1960: The Hollerith tabulator and sorter box, invented by Herman Hollerith and used in the 1890 United States census. It 'read' cards by passing them through electrical contacts. Closed circuits, which indicated hole positions, could then be selected and counted. His Tabulating Machine Company (1896) was a predecessor to the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Are Jews white? Inside US census wars

By Dominic Green

3 min read

A still image from surveillance footage shows a person who police believe to be Robert (Bob) E. Crimo III, a person of interest in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. dressed in women's clothing on July 4, 2022. (Highland Park Police Department)

The Jewish victims of the Highland Park shooting

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

1 min read

Ben & Jerry's sues Unilever in attempt to block sale of Israeli business

Ben & Jerry's sues Unilever in attempt to block sale of Israeli business

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Gofundme for toddler orphaned in Chicago shooting raises nearly $2m

Gofundme for toddler orphaned in Chicago shooting raises nearly $2m

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Jewish woman named as victim of Highland Park shooting

Jewish woman named as victim of Highland Park shooting

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HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 04: Chairs and blankets are left abandoned after a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Reports indicate at least five people were killed and 19 injured in the mass shooting. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Mass shooting in heavily Jewish suburb of Chicago leaves at least six dead

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Controversial Jewish doctor who promoted untested Covid treatment dies at 48

Vladimir Zelenko was an early proponent of Hydroxychloroquine in the US

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July 4, 2022 14:35

Controversial Jewish doctor who promoted untested Covid treatment dies at 48

Hadley Freeman

By Hadley Freeman

When I had my abortion in America, it was a profoundly Jewish decision

We Jews have a strikingly practical approach to life

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June 30, 2022 10:15

A supporter of pro-choise holds a sign reading "My Uterus My Right" as activists protest outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center after the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade by the US Supreme Court, in St. Louis, Missouri on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shredded five decades of constitutional protections and prompted several right-leaning states to impose immediate bans on the procedure. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Rabbi Natasha Mann

By Rabbi Natasha Mann

In the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision, Jews need to remember our duty to the vulnerable

Already disadvantaged women will suffer the most from abortion bans

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June 29, 2022 11:07

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 17: A protester carries a sign as they attend the "Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice" rally at Union Square near the U.S. Capitol on May 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. The rally, hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women, is taking place more than two weeks since the leaked draft of the Supreme Court's potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Rabbi Jeremy Gordon

By Rabbi Jeremy Gordon

While there is some Jewish disagreement on abortion, it is a duty if the mother's life is at risk

Most rabbis realise the importance of protecting the life of a mother

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June 29, 2022 10:49

While there is some Jewish disagreement on abortion, it is a duty if the mother's life is at risk

Airline sued by Kosher agency for marking products 'K' without certification

JetBlue added 'K' labels to food that had not been approved by Hescher authority

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June 28, 2022 11:37

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - JULY 16: A JetBlue plane prepares to take off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 16, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. JetBlue Airways and American Airlines Group announced they will be creating an alliance between the two companies. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Kosher food maker announces gefilte fish hot dogs and the internet is very concerned

Manischewitz announced 'gefilte fish hot dogs' on Twitter, calling it 'An American tradition your Bubbie will love'

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June 23, 2022 11:27

Kosher food maker announces gefilte fish hot dogs and the internet is very concerned

Police 'Officer of the Year' under investigation for antisemitic tweets

Officer Ismail Quran had allegedly tweeted praise of Hitler, antisemitic tirades, and pro-Hamas statements

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June 21, 2022 12:10

Police 'Officer of the Year' under investigation for antisemitic tweets

Robert Philpot

By Robert Philpot

Tucker Carslon, the Great Replacement theory and Viktor Orban - and why you should be worried

The Fox News presenter uses his prominence to push worrying ideas

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June 20, 2022 14:35

ESZTERGOM, HUNGARY - AUGUST 07: Tucker Carlson speaks during the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Feszt on August 7, 2021 in Esztergom, Hungary. The multiday political event was organized by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), a privately managed foundation that recently received more than $1.7 billion in government money and assets. The leader of its main board, Balazs Orban, who is also a state secretary in the prime minister's office, said MCC's priority is promoting "patriotism" among the next generation of Hungary's leaders. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

We Own This City TV review: A cut above every other show out right now

This six part mini-series, from The Wire creator David Simon, is a cut above everything else on TV

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June 16, 2022 14:00

Based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, WE OWN THIS CITY chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.

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