NYPD figures show anti-Jewish incidents in May went up 46% compared to previous three months; NYU student arrested for flying swastika flag over school building

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Lizzi Heydemann thanks pontiff, who called for release of hostages while denouncing Israel's military campaign, for 'holding the humanity of Israelis and Palestinians in the same breath'

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Tuesday's contests have some Jews weighing reality TV candidate over left-wing Israel critic, while others consider backing pro-Israel progressive who accused country of genocide

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Tough-on-crime De La Espriella is leading but falls short of the 50% needed to avoid run-off; outgoing president Petro refuses to accept results, claiming results were manipulated

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