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Funerals held for three IDF soldiers killed on Sinai border

(JNS.org) – The three Israeli soldiers killed by an Egyptian policeman at the border over the weekend were laid to rest on Sunday.

Sgt. Lia Ben-Nun, 19, and Staff Sgt. Uri Iluz, 20, were shot dead overnight Friday while manning an observation...

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3 Israeli soldiers killed by Egyptian officer who is also shot dead

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — An Egyptian security officer opened fire on Israeli soldiers on a routine patrol, killing two, and hours later killed a third before being felled in a shootout, the Israeli army said, in what Israeli Prime...

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Kamala Harris praises ‘independent judiciary’ in speech at Israeli embassy event

By RON KAMPEAS

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Speaking before one of the leading architects of the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul, Vice President Kamala Harris stressed the importance of independent courts in a democracy.

Harris’s speech on Tuesday came after a week...

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OP-ED: Why RFK Jr. flunked the Roger Waters test

By JONATHAN S. TOBIN

 (JNS.org) – Few serious people think Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be elected president of the United States in 2024. The nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the namesake of his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, who...

Today in Israeli History - June 8th

First El Al Flight Departs for London and New York

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