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Trump Administration Drops Subpoena Demanding List of Jews From Penn

The move was a rare pullback for the administration, which has used inquiries as leverage. Few schools resisted as Penn did after it was pressed for antisemitism complaints and a list of campus groups involved with Judaism.

© Hannah Beier for The New York Times

The University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia.
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Israel Counters Iranian Spying by Warning Against Recruitment

The Israeli authorities have enacted a broad array of countermeasures to contain what they describe as online recruiting efforts by Iranian agents.

© Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

People walking in Tehran this month. According to Israeli authorities, Iran has intensified efforts to recruit people in Israel for intelligence gathering.
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Israeli Government Pushes Through Divisive Laws Before Election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed a series of laws undermining legal oversight of the government, benefiting allied media outlets and aiming to shore up ultra-Orthodox political support.

© Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Protesters against a law banning prosecution of ultra-Orthodox men for evading conscription, in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
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