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Fast Forward Israeli report on ‘systematic’ Oct. 7 sexual violence seeks to shift debate from denial to accountability
The report follows a two-year civil commission led by Cochav Elkayam-Levy, an attorney who recently won the Israel Prize for her work
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News Young Americans increasingly likely to view Hamas as ‘resistance,’ not terrorists
Polling hints at growing sympathy — but also misses important complexities of views on the Gaza militant group
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Fast Forward International social workers group set to vote on expelling Israeli union for ‘not acting to promote peace’
'Expelling or suspending a social workers’ union will not promote change—rather, it will promote polarization and radicalization,' the Israeli Union of Social Workers said
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Fast Forward Over 300 rabbis and Jewish leaders call for removal of UN official who denied Oct. 7 rapes
Reem Alsalem, the UN rapporteur on violence against women, claimed that “no independent investigation found that rape took place on the 7th of October"
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Fast Forward Hamas returns remains of hostage held for 11 years as attention deepens around postwar planning
Jared Kushner met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday
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Fast Forward Trump sets deadline for Hamas to release hostages’ bodies as Egyptian team enters Gaza to help
Two American-Israelis are among the 13 deceased hostages still in Gaza
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Opinion JD Vance just made a critical error in Israel — and time to curb Hamas is running short
The US needs to amp up pressure on the Muslim world, not take a measured approach
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Fast Forward BBC penalized after failing to identify narrator in Gaza documentary as son of Hamas minister
The U.K. media watchdog Ofcom said the BBC’s audience had been 'materially misled' by 'Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone'
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