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Joseph Lieberman, centrist senator and first Jew on a major presidential ticket, dies at 82

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) – Joseph Lieberman, a longtime senator from Connecticut who as Al Gore’s running mate in 2000 became the first Jewish member of a major presidential ticket, died Wednesday. He was 82.

A statement sent to former...

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Netanyahu cancels delegation to US as UN Security Council backs ceasefire

(JNS.org) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday canceled a high-level delegation to Washington after the Biden administration failed to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war against Hamas, the Prime Minister’s Office...

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White House: Biden and Netanyahu are rescheduling DC talks on Rafah

By RON KAMPEAS

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration says it is rescheduling a Washington visit by Israeli officials that was canceled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, creating an international incident.

Last week, President Joe Biden asked Netanyahu to...

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OP-ED: America’s abstention gives hope to Hamas

By RUTHIE BLUM

 (JNS.org) – All one needs to know about U.N. Security Council Resolution 2728 is that Hamas was pleased with its passage. Following Monday’s near-unanimous vote—from which the United States disgracefully abstained—the terrorist organization that openly aims to annihilate the...

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