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Rabbi’s car with ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign torched in Melbourne, as antisemitism wave persists

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After backlash, US Coast Guard again retracts policy easing rules against swastikas

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Sa’ar again accuses Palestinian Authority of lying about reforms to ‘pay-for-slay’ policy

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Dan Elkayam, 27, French national killed in Bondi attack, laid to rest in Ashdod

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Turkey nabs 115 suspected ISIS members allegedly plotting Christmas attacks

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US Jewish groups defend European media monitors barred from entering US

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