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Letters The actual best questions to ask people you disagree with on Israel
Mistaken ideas of how to accomplish the war's goals are making our discourse worse
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Fast Forward New report details extent of Hamas sexual assaults on Oct. 7
Both male and female victims found by search teams showed evidence of being assaulted
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Fast Forward Protesters blocking delivery of Gaza aid plan march to Jerusalem
Among the organizers of the protests is the Tikvah Forum, a group composed of families of Israeli hostages who favor a more hardline response to Hamas
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Opinion UNRWA must be phased out. But right now, Israel’s interests depend on it
The beleaguered UN agency serves an important strategic function for Israel — and must continue to do so through this war
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Opinion With Gazans starving and freezing, the US withholding funds from UNRWA is unconscionable
I used to work for the beleaguered agency on the ground. Its work is essential to keeping Gazan civilians alive
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Fast Forward More countries cut funding to UNRWA over allegations of involvement with Oct. 7 attack, as aid agency warns of impending famine
A report said ties between UNRWA and Hamas run deeper than previously known, with 10% of staffers implicated in the activities of Hamas
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Fast Forward Hopes rise for deal to free all hostages in exchange for 2-month cease-fire
President Biden is sending his CIA director to the Middle East Sunday to help seal the deal between Israel and Hamas
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Opinion An NYU professor’s comments about Oct. 7 were abhorrent. It was still wrong to suspend him
We must stand up for academic freedom, even for views we find abhorrent
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Opinion More than 25% of Israelis want to leave the country. How did we get here?
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