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Eliana Jordan

Eliana Jordan

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Eliana Jordan is a reporter for the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach her at ejordan@thejc.com.

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Three arrested for firing flares at Netanyahu’s Caesarea home

Attack on Saturday night drew condemnation from political figures across the spectrum

By Eliana Jordan

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Protesters set barrels on fire during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister and his government near Netanyahu's private house in June 2024 in Caesarea, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Afghan Jew Zebulon Simentov blows a shofar in April 2021 in an old building in Kabul.(Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Last Jew in Afghanistan arrives in Israel, ending a yearslong saga

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Anne Frank House launches 3D virtual tour with AI version of Rachel Riley

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Dan Bilzerian on the Patrick Bet Davis podcast in October. (Screenshot via PBD YouTube)

How ‘masculinity’ influencer Dan Bilzerian fell down a ‘brazenly antisemitic’ rabbit hole

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The enduring appeal of Nora Ephron, and the golden age of rom-coms

A new book about the Jewish writer and director’s filmography brings nostalgia for the era of When Harry Met Sally style rom-coms

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November 12, 2024 14:23

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New Israel Fund honours ‘Rising Stars’ of progressive activism in Israel

Rawyah Handaqlu and Eran Nissan recognised for their work to improve Jewish-Arab relations in Israel

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November 11, 2024 17:29

Rawyah Handaqlu, head of the Emergency Headquarters to Combat Crime and Violence in Arab Society, poses with New Israel Fund UK chair Noeleen Cohen as she accepts her award for 'Rising Star' of Jewish-Arab activism at NIF UK's event on 11 November, 2024. (Photo: Yoav Picherski)

Masked man attempts to snatch Chasidic boy from his father in Crown Heights

Perpetrator was known to police and had allegedly been arrested 30 times prior to apparent attempted kidnapping

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November 11, 2024 10:33

A masked man attempted to kidnap a Jewish child from the Crown Heights neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. (Photo: Screenshot via X)

Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘black night and dark day’ of attacks on Israeli football fans

Mayor of Amsterdam called the attack a “hit and run” by antisemitic “criminals”

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November 8, 2024 12:58

The Mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema addresses media after several scuffles broke out in the city center following the UEFA Europa League, League phase - Matchday 4, football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 8, 2024. The violence that erupted overnight in Amsterdam represented an "explosion" of anti-Semitism that has "not been seen in a long time,", describing "hit and run" attacks on supporters of Israeli team Maccabi Tel-Aviv with "hooligans on scooters" seeking out Israeli fans, the city's mayor Femke Halsema said on November 8, 2024. (Photo by Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by KOEN VAN WEEL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Tourists need to feel safe’: Israeli Minister for Tourism visits London

Haim Katz says to postpone travel plans to Israel while war in north continues, but don’t cancel

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November 7, 2024 11:56

Haim Katz (centre) with Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely and Michael ben Baruch, Director of Israel Tourism Office UK & Ireland.

If you celebrate Trump’s victory, you’re betraying American women

The security of Israel is important but why does it have to come at the expense of so much?

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November 6, 2024 17:38

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Jewish Democrat Josh Stein wins North Carolina governor race

Stein defeated ‘Black Nazi’ opponent Mark Robinson to become first Jewish governor of NC

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November 6, 2024 10:31

Josh Stein, former Attorney General, will be the first Jewish person to serve as North Carolina's governor after his election win on 5 November, 2024. (Photo: Josh Stein via X)

Exit polls and analyses tell different stories on how American Jews voted

One poll says 79 per cent of Jews voted Harris; another says the figure was 67 per cent

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November 6, 2024 08:39

In this composite image, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump.(Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) ***LEFT IMAGE*** CHUTE, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 01: Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during a campaign event at Little Chute High School on November 1, 2024 in Little Chute, Wisconsin. The event is one of three Harris has scheduled today in the swing state where she is in a tight race with her opponent Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images). ***RIGHT IMAGE*** POTTERVILLE, MICHIGAN - AUGUST 29: Former U.S. President and current Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks about the economy, inflation, and manufacturing during a campaign event at Alro Steel on August 29, 2024 in Potterville, Michigan. Michigan is considered a key battleground state in the upcoming November Presidential election. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Who are the Jewish politicians up for election in the US general election 2024?

The Harris-Trump vote is just one component of the major US election day

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November 6, 2024 24:23

TOPSHOT - People cast their in-person early ballot for the 2024 general election at the Northwest Activities Center on October 29, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Meet the real Harvey Epstein, the man with the worst name in politics

A two-minute SNL sketch about an NYC assemblyman’s unfortunate mash-up of names has given him a turn in the limelight

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November 5, 2024 17:22

NYC City Council candidate Harvey Epstein was the subject of a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch making fun of his name's likeness to two notorious sexual predators' during last weekend's episode on 2 November. (Photo: Harvey Epstein)

'Avoid lashon hara' says Ivanka Trump on eve of US presidential election

The former president’s Jewish daughter invoked Hebrew term for malicious gossip as father fights for re-election

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November 5, 2024 12:15

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, is seen during a visit to the Western Wall in 2017. (Photo credit: HEIDI LEVINE/AFP via Getty Images)

Jewish boy slapped in Orthodox Crown Heights neighbourhood of NYC

The 13-year-old boy was assaulted on his way to school on Monday

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November 5, 2024 11:16

Hasidic men and boys outside of the Chabad-Lubavitch global headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on 12 January, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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