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Ben Sales

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Ben Sales is news editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 22, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israel may head to elections as haredi party rebels over army conscription

Ben Sales by Ben Sales June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

(JTA) — Israel’s government may fall soon as one of its haredi Orthodox factions threatens to leave because of a dispute over the military draft. Israel requires all of its […]

U.S. Capitol
Posted inU.S.

After shooting, Jewish groups call for $1B in federal funds for security

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 23, 2025May 27, 2025
A TikTok post celebrating Elias Rodriguez. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

‘More Elias’: These people are celebrating the Jewish museum shooting

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 22, 2025May 22, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks following a meeting with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-L.A.) at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

An embattled Netanyahu says ‘Trump plan’ for Gaza emigration is a condition for ending war

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 21, 2025May 21, 2025
Adam Boehler, the U.S. hostage envoy, speaks at the Jerusalem Post conference on May 19, 2025. (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
Posted inPolitics

U.S. hostage envoy: ‘We’re closer than we ever were’ to a deal with Hamas

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 20, 2025May 20, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a model of Air Force One between them, during a meeting at White House, April 7, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

‘Honey, he’s had enough of you’: Trump’s Middle East moves appear to sideline Israel

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 12, 2025May 12, 2025
Pope Leo XIV addresses the world following his election. (Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
And older bald man in glasses sits speaking into a microphone
Posted inU.S.

‘I love Jesus Christ,’ Ben & Jerry’s co-founder tells Tucker Carlson

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 7, 2025May 7, 2025
Both men are seated in the Oval Office. Trump gestures at Netanyahu as he speaks.
Posted inWorld

U.S. announces truce with Houthis without telling Israel

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 7, 2025May 7, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, and Vice President JD Vance appear during a meeting in the Oval Office on Feb. 4, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Trump says only 21 hostages remain alive in Gaza: ‘3 have died’

Ben Sales by Ben Sales May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

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