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Israel’s representative in New York resigned to protest Netanyahu. Now he’s got some tough words for liberal New York Jews.
Asaf Zamir, the former Israeli consul, said he offered to return to his old job to help with public diplomacy after Oct. 7
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Looking Forward ‘Overwhelmed with joy and sadness’: Freed hostages speak publicly for first time at Tel Aviv rally
Saturday night protests, a fixture of Israel's pro-democracy movement, have turned their focus to the hostages in Gaza
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‘Difficult, painful and complex’: Everything released hostages have said about their time in captivity
As more than 100 hostages were released from Gaza during a weeklong truce, they shared accounts of malnutrition, days spent in total darkness and physical abuse
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There’s a new Jewish Caucus in Congress. Its mission is still unclear.
Following the meeting, it remains unclear what the caucus will stand for as the chamber's Jews are deeply divided over the Israel-Hamas war and other issues
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Amid war, 1,000 Israeli civilians form the National Drone Patrol
Hobbyists and commercial drone company workers have volunteered to boost civil defense
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Was Sandra Day O’Connor the Supreme Court’s first rabbi?
O'Connor, who died Friday at 93, embodied the rabbinic principal of compromise
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Camping, crafts and Zionism: How an Israeli-American scouting program has changed since Oct. 7
In 26 chapters across the U.S., Israeli and Israeli-American scouts say they have a place to be themselves
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Henry Kissinger, influential first Jewish secretary of state, dies at 100
Regarded as a brilliant diplomatic strategist, Kissinger was one of the most influential Jewish figures of the 20th century
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‘Awakening of unity’: Hamas attack, war spark outpouring of support for Israel in haredi communities
“The outrage and sheer brutality of the October 7th attacks has united the Jewish community in common cause in a way I personally have never seen before,” said one community leader
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Most child hostages are back in Israel. Redheaded brothers Kfir and Ariel Bibas are still in Gaza.
Hamas handed Kfir, 10 months; Ariel, 4; and their parents to a different terrorist group, the IDF said Monday
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Are Haredi Jews in the IDF the new normal?
‘Sitting at home is the worst thing you can do in these times,’ said Ari Goldberg, a Haredi reservist who joined the IDF last month
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