Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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Fast Forward Israel exit polls predict narrow win for Netanyahu with help of surging right-wing bloc
Early polls have been known to be skewed compared to the final vote tally, which will be counted through Tuesday night
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Fast Forward Israel’s upcoming election and its high stakes for democracy, explained
With the help of a far-right bloc that has alarmed the Diaspora, Benjamin Netanyahu is close to a comeback that has polarized the country
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Fast Forward AIPAC, Jewish GOP leaders silent on Trump’s warning to U.S. Jews to ‘get their act together’ on Israel
The silence from the lobby is significant given its investment in the U.S.-Israel relationship. Other Jewish GOP leaders sought to downplay the former president’s rhetoric
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Fast Forward No. 1 on Adam Sandler’s bucket list? Going to Israel for the first time.
“I haven’t been to Israel and I’m the Zohan, for God’s sake,” the Jewish movie star said in an interview
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Fast Forward Israel kills Islamic Jihad terror leader in new Gaza offensive that could foreshadow large-scale conflict
Iron Dome batteries have been activated, and an Islamic Jihad official said the group will "have martyrs" in a "campaign"
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Fast Forward Laser beams, Saudis and the ‘Jewish Olympics’: A preview of Biden’s Israel trip
The trip’s many pieces symbolize the different ways that Middle East diplomacy is evolving
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Fast Forward What you need to know about Highland Park, the very Jewish Chicago suburb rattled by July 4 shooting
The tragedy struck the heart of one of the country’s idyllic suburban Jewish capitals, with a rich Jewish history that dates back to the early 20th century
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Fast Forward Folk band Big Thief won’t play in member’s native Israel, days after defending concerts there
The Tel Aviv venue where the band was slated to play called them “spineless.”
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