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Tomer Glam, mayor of Baltimore’s partner city in Israel, was reportedly recently arrested with several senior municipal officials and others on suspicion of diverting millions of shekels donated to help residents during the war with Hamas.
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Some Diaspora Jews believe that Israel's actions are causing an emergency for them. (Getty Images via JTA)
Diaspora leaders need to adopt a new assertiveness toward decisionmakers in Jerusalem, writes Dr. Daniel Pipes.
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Marc B. Terrill and members of his family gather with Ashkelon leaders to celebrate the dedication of the roundabout. (Provided photo)
The dedication of a traffic roundabout was a tribute to Terrill’s founding of and commitment to the Baltimore-Ashkelon partnership.
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Graduates celebrate at a commencement ceremony at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, which is fielding a growing number of inquiries from Americans interested in enrolling at the university in Beersheva. (Courtesy of BGU via JTA)
A growing number of Jewish high school students are considering options in Israel for college.
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New footage released by the IDF shows the six hostages killed by Hamas in August of 2024 celebrating Chanukah. (Screenshot by JTA)
The footage was recovered by the IDF about three months ago during a raid on a hospital in Khan Younis.
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The "Errands Day" event in Tel Aviv was organized by the Friends of the IDF-Nefesh B’Nefesh Lone Soldiers Program in partnership with the Mofet Unit of the IDF Manpower Directorate and the Association for Israel’s Soldiers. (Bar Bino, provided by JTA)
Over 4,000 Israeli Lone Soldiers hailing from 70 countries recently attended a unique “Errands Day” event in Tel Aviv.
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Participants in the Nativ pre-college gap year program, which is affiliated with the Conservative movement, historically divided their time between study in Jerusalem and volunteering elsewhere in Israel. (Courtesy of Nativ)
The Conservative movement is relaunching its Israel gap-year program in 2026, after shuttering operations over a year-and-a-half ago.
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The Yigal Alon school in Ramle, one of just a few mixed Arab-Jewish schools in Israel, offers a rare and tangible model for how to bolster coexistence in Israel. (Courtesy of Amal via JTA)
The Yigal Alon school in Ramle, one of just a few mixed Arab-Jewish schools in Israel, offers a model for how to bolster coexistence in Israel.
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A settler wearing a soldier's uniform aims his rifle at Jews and Palestinians participating in an olive harvest in the West Bank on Nov. 4. (Courtesy of Rabbi Sarah Reines via JTA)
Three decades after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Israel still reels from unchecked violence and extremism, writes Rabbi Sarah Reines.
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"David Ben-Gurion Speaks" is a three-part video series that uses archival images and authentic recordings of the Israeli prime minister's voice enhanced through advanced-generative AI technology. (Provided image)
The fourth annual “David Ben-Gurion Day” will be observed next Wednesday, Nov. 19.
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An AI-generated video shows a U.S. soldier speaking fluent Hebrew with a reporter and eating falafel. (Screenshot)
A sleepy southern Industrial city, Kiryat Gat is part of a multi-national civil-military coordination center set up to monitor the Gaza ceasefire.
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