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Trump’s Germany ambassador pick under fire from Jewish groups for statements on immigrants and Nazi history Biden intervened to keep ‘occupation’ out of Democratic platform Beirut synagogue appears to suffer only minor damage from bombing Blow shofar sparingly and outside, Dutch rabbis warn worshippers Construction firm withdraws lawsuit to evict synagogue in Uzbekistan Adin Steinsaltz, acclaimed scholar who made the Talmud more accessible, dies at 83 Elliott Abrams named envoy on Iran issues The centrality (or not) of Israel for progressives Israel may not top progressive agendas now, but tensions with the pro-Israel community will persist Polish-language newspaper in Toronto blames Jews for the pandemic Hostage-taker at French bank demands Israel free Palestinian children ‘unjustly imprisoned’

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