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Opinion Benjamin Netanyahu firing Yoav Gallant is a staggeringly reckless decision
Israel’s defense minister gets the boot as Israel faces war and a diplomatic showdown with the US
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Politics Israelis prefer Trump over Harris. In the face of uncertainty, Netanyahu is hedging his bets.
Next Tuesday’s election looms in Netanyahu’s decisions and Netanyahu’s decisions loom over the election
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Opinion Sinwar’s death is a chance for Israel to declare victory and pivot in Gaza
Netanyahu should give amnesty to those holding hostages, take the lead in rebuilding Gaza and form a national unity government
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Opinion Netanyahu’s government is serving Iran’s strategy — not fighting it
Israel’s poor leadership undermines the impact of its astonishing victories
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Fast Forward As Netanyahu pushes US to join fight against Iran, Biden tells Jewish leaders US ‘fully’ backs Israel’s right to defend itself
The call came as Israel’s government seems more determined than ever to take the widening conflict directly to Iran, and hopes to persuade allies to join the fight
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Opinion Allies at odds, Netanyahu and Emmanuel Macron have more in common than they’d like to admit
Critics drawing unfavorable comparisons between the two leaders and their predecessors ignore key historical context
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Fast Forward Hostage father Jonathan Dekel-Chen lambastes Netanyahu at American Jewish Committee Oct. 7 event
“The soul of Israel cannot survive,” Dekel-Chen said in a speech notable for its typically apolitical host
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Opinion A year after Oct. 7, Israel has the chance to remake its future — for better or worse
This war has been devastating. It's also created a rare opportunity for peace
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Music In 1964, when he was just 23, Bob Dylan wrote the prophetic anthem that encapsulates Trump’s America
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Fast Forward It was a historic Jewish night at the Oscars. Why are so many Jews outraged?
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Film & TV Mikey Madison is Jewish — is ‘Anora’?
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Opinion Trump’s treasury secretary is about to make a catastrophically bad move on Israel
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