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News American Jews are mobilizing to free Israeli hostages — will it make a difference?
As relatives of the hostages tour the US to promote their cause, questions remain about what strategy — if any — American Jews should pursue to secure their release
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Culture Why so many people call the Oct. 7 massacre a ‘pogrom’ — and what they miss when they do so
Yosef Yerushalmi would have had a lot to say about our tendency to fit new horrors into old patterns
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Opinion What if thousands of Gaza residents breached the border fence carrying only Palestinian flags?
Resistance may be the 'inevitable' result of Israeli blockade and occupation — terrorism is not
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Opinion The roots of Hamas’ terror attack can be found in Gaza’s schools
A generation of children have been taught to hate from antisemitic textbooks
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Opinion In 1939, Nazi sympathizers rallied in New York. Will history look back on today’s anti-Israel rallies with the same scorn?
Ignoring inconvenient facts can easily lead to hatred of Jews
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Fast Forward Most New Yorkers support Israel aid package but oppose large-scale ground operation in Gaza, poll shows
Siena College asked New Yorkers how they're feeling about Israel in its monthly survey
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Fast Forward Hamas frees two additional hostages from Gaza as more than 200 remain
The release of Nurit Yitzhak and Yocheved Lifshitz comes after the terror group released two other hostages on Friday
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Opinion Will Hamas say ‘Uncle!’ before America says ‘Enough!’?
Israel has to avoid civilian casualties, even if America doesn't
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News RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.
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