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Opinion Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that’s favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump
An emerging deal would return hostages — and leave Hamas in power in Gaza
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Fast Forward In exit interview, Secretary of State Blinken reflects on U.S.-Israel tensions and the struggle for a ceasefire in Gaza
‘Hamas, when they saw Israel under pressure publicly, they pulled back,’ Blinken said
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Fast Forward What were the Forward’s most-read stories of 2024?
Explanatory articles – especially relating to the 2024 election — top the year-end list
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Opinion Netanyahu throws cold water on hostage deal prospects, and reminds us what a curse he is for Israel
Here are the two sad reasons Netanyahu wants a forever war
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Fast Forward A hostage deal by Hanukkah? Israel, US and Hamas indicate unusual optimism.
Rapid changes in the Middle East appear to have changed negotiations, which are still not assured
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News Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
The declaration throws the weight of a major international advocacy group behind a popular claim against Israel amid war with Hamas
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News Israel reached a ceasefire in Lebanon. Why does Gaza seem so hard?
Biden wants to use the momentum to get a ceasefire in Gaza before he leaves office on Jan. 20.
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Fast Forward In a federation official’s remark about resettling Gaza, signs of tension among Jewish groups in the new Trump era
'We all left pretty offended, honestly,' one Jewish community relations council leader said after a divisive meeting the week after the election
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News Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
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Culture In Peter Yarrow’s legacy, an uneasy blend of Jewish values and personal transgressions
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Opinion ‘The rabbis did disaster pretty well’: Amid wildfires, LA Jews cope with regret — and rancor
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Fast Forward Javier Milei, Argentina’s pro-Israel president, is first non-Jew to win ‘Jewish Nobel’
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Theater Can one of our most problematic musicals finally overcome its racist past?
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Yiddish World The concert where Paul Robeson was warned not to sing in Yiddish
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