Settlers Beat a Washington Post Photographer
Heidi Levine needed surgery. Netanyahu's office questioned her account.
Settlers beat a Washington Post photographer. Some 80 settlers, many masked, attacked Palestinians and the Post's Heidi Levine north of Ramallah on Friday. She had surgery Saturday on a nearly detached finger. Netanyahu's office cited footage of her being helped up; Levine called that "such a lie." Ambassador Mike Huckabee called it a "despicable act of terror." 1
John Paulson gives Hebrew University $250 million. It's the school's largest gift ever, and Mount Scopus becomes the Alina and John Paulson Campus. It funds a new engineering faculty and trauma research. Paulson made much of his fortune in 2007 betting against subprime mortgages. The man who shorted the housing market is now long on Jerusalem. 2
A Trump-endorsed candidate's fan forum hosts Nazi talk. The AP reviewed thousands of posts in "The Marty Army," run by former "Halo" composer Marty O'Donnell, who is challenging Rep. Susie Lee near Las Vegas. One February post read "Heil Hitler." O'Donnell calls himself the forum's "benevolent dictator." His campaign says he "has zero tolerance for hate" and has banned nearly 200 users. 3
The Jewish NBA depth chart, ahead of Tuesday's tip-off. JTA's Jacob Gurvis has the guide. In March, the league played its first game with three players holding Israeli citizenship. Portland's Deni Avdija, 25, became the first Israeli All-Star last season, averaging 24.2 points a game. Brooklyn has two. Danny Wolf, 22, is from Illinois and holds Israeli citizenship to play for Team Israel; he keeps kosher and had his bar mitzvah at the Western Wall. Ben Saraf, 20, the son of two former Israeli pros, wears No. 77, a nod to the Hebrew word "mazal." For the Nets, that counts as a game plan. In Sacramento, three-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis reportedly began converting to Judaism in 2023. He and his wife, Shashana, observe Shabbat and keep kosher at home. 4
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