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1. ‘Spiritually Israeli’ is the viral insult that teens can’t escape

   On social media, the term is a shorthand for anything the user feels is vapid or inauthentic.

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2. A teen’s guide to the antisemitic slang flourishing on social media

   On TikTok and Instagram, antisemitic codewords and images are evolving faster than moderators can catch them.

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3. Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street

   The signatories, including prominent rabbis and former U.S. ambassadors, called on Yechiel Leiter to rescind remarks calling the liberal pro-Israel lobby a “cancer.”

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4. Barney Frank’s final warning on Israel: ‘America’s effort should be to support the opposition to Netanyahu’

   Frank, who died on Tuesday at 86, also said the United States should cut off military aid to Israel for now.

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5. Jewish groups rally behind bipartisan Senate antisemitism bill with $1B security allocation

   The Jewish American Security Act Democratic author is Jacky Rosen, the Jewish senator from Nevada.

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