Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Novelist David Grossman says Israeli is committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza, joining a rising chorus
Genocide scholars and two Israeli human rights groups have also recently made the charge for the first time
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Fast Forward In a first, Arab League countries condemn Oct. 7 attack, call on Hamas to disarm
The move comes amid growing signs that world leaders are increasing willing to jolt the Israeli-Palestinian conflict quagmire in new ways
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Fast Forward Canada joins France and UK in saying it will recognize Palestinian state in September
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the move was dependent on the Palestinian Authority committing to hold elections next year
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Fast Forward Americans’ support for Israel in Gaza plummets to record low, new Gallup poll finds
Just 8% of Democrats now support Israel’s actions in Gaza, down from 24% a year ago
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Fast Forward Donald Trump says US will distribute food in Gaza, where he says there is ‘real starvation’
Trump’s comments directly contradicted the position of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Fast Forward Israel announces daily ‘humanitarian pauses’ to allow Gaza aid distribution amid global outcry
The United Nations said it welcomed the pauses and other moves meant to address a hunger crisis in Gaza
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Fast Forward Tom Lehrer, satirist who sang about ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica,’ dies at 97
The song, commissioned by Garrison Keillor in 1990, was one of the first popular tunes about a Jewish holiday
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Fast Forward 7 major US Jewish groups decline meeting with French official after ‘premature Palestinian state recognition’
The groups said they were 'disappointed' to be asked to discuss a policy change after it was made
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