Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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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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Fast Forward Netanyahu disputes report that Mike Waltz was fired for coordinating with him on Iran
The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump soured on Waltz over Waltz’s support for an Israeli attack on Iran
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Fast Forward Several airlines cancel Israel flights after Houthi missile strikes Ben-Gurion Airport
Some of the airlines had only recently resumed flying to Israel
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Fast Forward Sholom Lipskar, influential Chabad rabbi who reshaped Florida community, dies at 78
Under his stewardship, The Shul transformed from a tiny congregation operating amid steep local antisemitism to a thriving synagogue at the heart of one of the United States’ fastest-growing Orthodox communities
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