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Fast Forward 7 men, some members of Hamas, are arrested as European police foil plots against Jews
German officials described the suspects as “longstanding members of Hamas" who "have participated in Hamas operations abroad”
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Fast Forward Jewish Rep. Goldman would ‘love’ a cease-fire, but not while Hamas still rules Gaza
In a rare virtual town hall meeting, Dan Goldman explained the conditions under which he would support a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward Two-thirds of Americans say Hamas holds ‘a lot’ of responsibility for the war
But American support for Biden’s position on the conflict remains low
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Culture Words matter, which is why we need to call Oct. 7 a ‘pogrom’
Calling the Hamas attacks a 'pogrom' does not mean they are the same as what happened in Russia in 1903
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Culture Debate rages over whether a letter from an Israeli hostage to her Hamas captors is a fake. But does it matter?
Danielle Aloni's letter describing her captors' kindness is only the latest in a debate over morality in the war
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Fast Forward Multiple US synagogues hit with anti-Israel, antisemitic graffiti 7 weeks into Israel-Hamas war
“You know better,” read graffiti spray-painted at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation in suburban Seattle
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Fast Forward After uproar, NY State Sen. Julia Salazar fires staffer who endorsed Hamas attack
“I don’t condemn Hamas, I condemn Israel,” Salazar’s communications and policy director, Sarah Campbell, had written in a now-deleted post on X
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Culture Survivors of the Hamas massacre are suffering from trauma — meet the therapist helping them work through it
Therapist Lisa Fliegel's experiences with the Boston Marathon bombing and inner-city homicide prepared her for Israel
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Opinion Two years after Oct. 7, even Israelis are losing faith in Israel
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