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Adamah, the country’s largest Jewish environmental organization, received a $300,000 grant from Schusterman Family Philanthropies, one of the largest foundations in the country
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Opinion Netanyahu was right to end the war in Lebanon — now Gaza must follow
Prolonging the Gaza War only serves Netanyahu’s political aims
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Fast Forward Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire with Hezbollah, paving way for end of yearlong conflict in Israel’s north
The deal — which would be the longest ceasefire Israel has agreed to since Hamas invaded from Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, launching the current conflict — signals a new phase in Israel’s multi-front war
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Charles Schulz’s iconic comic strip was rarely explicit about its characters’ religious affiliations — but we have theories
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The Democrat feels anti-Jewish animosity has proliferated on the left and the right since Hamas invaded Israel
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Culture How the biggest antisemitic riot in America transformed Jewish history
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