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Will Josh Shapiro be Kamala Harris’ VP? Speculation mounts ahead of Philadelphia rally
Discussion of a Shapiro nomination has grown contentious among Democrats and campaign watchers
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Politics ‘Antisemitism is on the ballot’ in St. Louis. What does that mean?
Campaign focused on Rep. Cori Bush’s St. Louis district echoes one that helped oust Jamaal Bowman in New York
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Politics Trump falsely claims Chuck Schumer is a ‘proud member of Hamas’
Trump in recent weeks has often labeled Democrats as “Palestinian,” as if it were a slur
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After the assassinations: Does Iran retaliate? Can Hamas fight on? And what about the hostages?
Scholars and analysts share their takes on what could follow the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
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In Majdal Shams, families mourn children killed in rocket attack — and feel the embrace of their Jewish neighbors
Though Golan Druze have a complicated relationship with Israel, Israelis have collectively grieved the dead youths and spoken of the strike as an Israeli national tragedy
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Israel’s assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was a blow to Hamas — and who else?
A rare unambiguous “mission accomplished” moment in the fight against Hamas could make things harder for some Israelis
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Politics JD Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, Jacob Reses, eyed for big role in Trump/Vance administration
Some say Reses' Jewish identity clashes with the Christian nationalism of many on the so-called New Right, with which his boss affiliates
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Right-wing Israelis stormed army bases. What happened, and why does it matter?
The protesters were trying to free soldiers accused of abusing a Palestinian prisoner
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Antisemitism Decoded The real audience for Trump’s comments about antisemitism may not be Jews
“I’ll tell you, the evangelical Christians love Israel more than the Jews in this country,” Trump said in 2021
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Politics ‘Weird’ is a good word to describe your political opponent — Yiddish has a better one
At some point, Tim Walz and the Democratic party will need a word other than 'weird' to describe Republicans; Yiddish can help
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Will Israel go to war in Lebanon? Saturday’s attack and what might come next, explained
While Israel has signaled that its response will be limited, the sides are edging toward a war that could put vast swaths of Lebanon as well as Israel — including the Israeli airport and its power plants — under rocket fire
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