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Izzy Salant is a Los Angeles-based journalist and social media/digital marketing manager at JNS.

A team of Israeli high-schoolers from kibbutzim in the Gaza Envelope came to Los Angeles and were received with open arms by the community.
The 22-year-old Israeli-American, whose death on Oct. 7 was recently confirmed by Israel, “was a good neshama,” or “soul,” said Michelle Rich, who leads teen travel programs of the Conservative Judaism youth movement.
“Threats of violence against elected officials are unacceptable, unconscionable and have no place in a civilized society,” stated House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
“The United Arab Emirates will never allow extremists to divide us,” Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi told the family of Rabbi Zvi Kogan.
“Reminder: There is no peace agreement,” wrote Gerald Steinberg, of NGO Monitor. “The goal of the Tehran regime and its proxy terror armies (in this case, Hezbollah) remains the destruction of Israel.”
“Another outstanding addition to President Donald Trump’s America First team,” wrote congresswoman Elise Stefanik of Howard Lutnick.
Students are trying “to take back their campuses for academic integrity,” Miriam Elman, of Academic Engagement Network, told JNS.
Goldman’s victory “grows Jewish GOP representation in the House of Representatives to its largest presence in over 30 years,” Matt Brooks, of the Republican Jewish Coalition, told JNS.
“It’s great to be at a point where a Jewish governor, even in states with small Jewish populations, is not unusual,” Mark Mellman told JNS.
Marcus “rightly took greatest pride in honoring the Jewish calling of tzedakah, making a tremendous difference for worthy causes,” stated Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The Senate majority leader’s staff told administrators at the university to “keep their heads down,” Columbia’s then president wrote to fellow university leaders.
“Just as wood goes through the fire, when a nation goes through flames it can come out stronger on the other side,” the artist Jonathan York told JNS.