Today's Daily Briefing
Israel
Sheldon Adelson close to buying US ambassador’s residence in Israel
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Biden campaign platform for Arab Americans reiterates opposition to BDS movement
Anti-Netanyahu protests swell yet again, with Hasidic Uman pilgrimage hopefuls joining the crowds
UAE cancels Israel boycott law as El Al prepares first direct flight and Kushner promises more deals
Global
South Carolina congressman asks Trump to pressure Ukraine to allow Rosh Hashanah pilgrims
Politics
Leonard Cohen’s estate told Republicans they couldn’t play ‘Hallelujah’ at their convention. They played it anyway — twice.
Families of 3 Israeli teens kidnapped and murdered in 2014 file $150M suit against Hamas and Palestinian Authority
Gabor Hirsch, prominent Swiss activist for Holocaust education, dies at 90
Jewish woman celebrates 111th birthday under lockdown in South Africa
United States
10-page summary of new Movement for Black Lives platform contains no mention of Israel, 4 years after divisive condemnation
Douglas Emhoff, Kamala Harris’ husband, is the Democrats’ newest Jewish star
Vatican hid Holocaust orphans from their families and urged Pope Pius XII not to protest deportations
El Al schedules its first flight to United Arab Emirates
Culture
Yiddish psychedelic rock band Forshpil brings electric guitar to the shtetl
The anti-Semitic site behind the ‘Jews want a race war’ highway banner was removed from the internet. But another quickly took its place.
Locals in Uman, Ukraine scuffle with Jewish pilgrims
Opinion
Many Orthodox Jews support President Trump. I’m one of them — here’s why.
Joe Biden calls Delaware Chabad torching ‘deeply disturbing’
‘Israel’ and ‘elites’: The Republican convention sends mixed messages to Jews
Kenosha’s rabbi on graffiti at her synagogue: ‘What’s happened these last few days is not about us’
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