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Brooklyn Nets make NBA history by drafting two Israeli players

The pair are the first players from the Jewish state to ever join the same team in the world's top basketball league.

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Ben Saraf is drafted twenty-sixth overall by the Brooklyn Nets (Getty)
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New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City (Image: Getty)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 4: Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at NBC Studios on June 4, 2025 in New York City. Nine candidates are taking the stage for the first debate of the primary election for mayor. (Photo by Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images)

Holocaust Museum accuses NY mayoral candidate of ‘exploiting’ Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by comparing it to intifada

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A school bus driver in New York has reportedly been suspended after pulling over to deliver an unsolicited religious rant to a group of children, including the claim that 'Jews killed Jesus' (Image: stock via Getty)

Brooklyn bus driver suspended after telling schoolchildren that ‘Jews killed Jesus’

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Natasha Lyonne, known for her raspy voice and portraying tough characters, grew up in an Orthodox household. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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Israeli and New York officials marching in Manhattan on 18 May, 2025. Credit: Israeli mission to the United Nations

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