Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Israel’s Eurovision contestant, Yuval Raphael, says she’s focused on the music, not the protests
Raphael, a Nova music festival survivor, takes the stage in the competition semifinals on Thursday
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Fast Forward In Tenafly, NJ, a crowd awaits the release of local son Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity
Alexander, 21, joined the Israel Defense Forces after graduating from Tenafly High School and was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023
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Fast Forward Hamas and Trump say Edan Alexander to be freed from Gaza after US negotiates release
Alexander is the only remaining U.S. citizen among the living hostages held in Gaza
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Fast Forward In first Sunday address, Pope Leo XIV calls for ceasefire in Gaza, release of hostages
“I am deeply pained by what is happening,” Leo said in his first Sunday blessing as pontiff
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Fast Forward Margot Friedlander, German Holocaust survivor who landed a Vogue cover, dies at 103
Friedlander’s last public appearance came less than two days before her death
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Fast Forward Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Brooklyn as Columbia library takeover fallout continues
Seven people were arrested at Brooklyn College as police and protesters fought outside the Hillel building
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Fast Forward Freed hostage Emily Damari to Pulitzer board: Mosab Abu Toha is ‘the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier’
Abu Toha’s social media posts disparaged freed and murdered hostages, which were included in an expose by a pro-Israel media watchdog
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Fast Forward Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists, wins Pulitzer for commentary
A play about campus Israel tensions was a finalist for another prize
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