Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Nita Lowey, longtime Jewish congresswoman and Middle East peace advocate, dies at 87
Lowey was the first woman to head the House Appropriations Committee
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Fast Forward Amichai Chikli invites politicians from European far-right parties to Israel, in a first
Jordan Bardella of France’s National Rally is scheduled to speak about antisemitism since Oct. 7 at a conference Chikli is holding in Jerusalem
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Fast Forward Hamas says it will release Edan Alexander and bodies of 4 dual-national hostages
There are four hostages among 35 known to be dead who held American citizenship
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Fast Forward Children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor the slain Bibas brothers
Ariel Bibas, who was 4 when he was abducted on Oct. 7 and was killed in captivity, was a major Batman fan
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Fast Forward Trump guts Department of Education, slashing office handling antisemitism complaints
Dismantling the department has long been a Republican ambition
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Fast Forward A bagel shop backed out of a Jewish food festival over Israel. Then regret set in.
Isaac’s Bagels in Durham, North Carolina, was the epicenter of a dramatic series of events ending with reconciliation
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Fast Forward ‘Darkness will fade,’ Yuval Raphael sings in Israel’s Eurovision entry, ‘New Day Will Rise’
The song contains a line from Jewish scripture
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Fast Forward Trump administration reportedly to use AI to find Hamas-supporting foreign students to deport
The plan is called “Catch and Deport” and involves searching international students’ social media accounts
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