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      <title>After synagogue arson, Mississippi mayor decries bias based on faith, race, ethnicity, sexual identity</title>
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      <description><![CDATA["Acts of antisemitism, racism and religious hatred are attacks on Jackson as a whole and will be treated as acts of terror against residents' safety and freedom to worship," the Jackson mayor stated.]]></description>
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      <title>Major pro-Israel summit in Dallas area canceled due to security threats</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“Law enforcement was completely cooperative but the threats were of a nature that required cancellation,” wrote David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, who was slated to speak at the event.]]></description>
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      <title>IndyCar driver born in Tel Aviv is just revving up</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Robert Shwartzman stunned the racing world when he took the pole position for the May 25 Indianapolis 500, one of the most prestigious races in the world. He called it “the most intense qualifying I have ever done.”]]></description>
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      <title>Citing safety concerns, Nashville hotel cancels pro-Israel summit</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As many as 400 participants had booked rooms to attend a summit from May 20 to May 22 at the Sonesta Nashville Airport Hotel.]]></description>
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      <title>Alabama governor signs resolution backing Israel, condemning Hamas</title>
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      <description><![CDATA["We are grateful to the state of Alabama for its clear stand against terror and in support of Israel," said Anat Sultan-Dadon, Israel’s consul general to the southeastern United States.]]></description>
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      <title>Auburn wins historic battle of Jewish coaches in SEC championship</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Four teams with Jewish coaches played in college basketball tournaments on Sunday.]]></description>
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      <title>No two-state solution after Oct. 7, David Friedman tells religious broadcasters</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The former U.S. ambassador to Israel offered a “generational plan” for the region, which will take years, he said.]]></description>
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      <title>Hiding in plain sight on Hanukkah</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In Alabama, a Hanukkah House becomes a light unto the nations.]]></description>
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      <title>Israel has noteworthy top-15 overall finish at the World Games</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“We are doing a great job, with amazing coaches, with amazing athletes; it is very difficult to do—send them around the world, give them scholarships” and everything else they need to compete at the highest level, says Ayelet CEO Arik Kaplan.]]></description>
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      <title>World Games week in review: Israel wins four golds, one silver</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Alabama competition has emphasized peace and reconciliation worldwide, taking inspiration from Birmingham’s transition in the last 60 years since it was the focal point of civil-rights battles.]]></description>
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