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Opinion Netanyahu has turned his back on Israel’s hostages, and abandoned Israel in its darkest moment
Israel's prime minister is plowing ahead with a campaign against Gaza with no apparent plan to protect Israeli hostages
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Opinion Hamas has always undermined Palestinian safety. The costs have never been more extreme
Hamas preaches Palestinian autonomy, but displays an intentional disregard for the value of Palestinian life
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Fast Forward As news of American victims in Israel trickled in, these sisters’ fates diverged
Roya and Norelle Manzuri, who attended a Jewish day school in California, were feared missing. Now one has been found dead
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News ‘At least we know that she’s alive’: The family of a young woman captured by Hamas insists on hope
Inbar Haiman, 28, was captured by Hamas at the Nova music festival
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Culture As in 1940 France, Israel’s fortified border protected only a false sense of security
As Hamas terrorists crossed the divide, they recalled the time Germany breached the Maginot Line
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Culture Why we need to stop calling Hamas attackers ‘militants’ or ‘gunmen’ and start calling them ‘terrorists’
In the war of public opinion, words matter — now more than ever
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Fast Forward NY Jewish preschool closes and others heighten security amid vague Hamas threats
Khaled Meshaal, the former leader of Hamas, asked Muslims everywhere to protest. Some interpreted it as a threat against Jewish institutions
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News ‘He lived such a full life’: In a city on a hilltop, a family mourns its oldest son
Mitzpe Yericho, a settlement outside of Jerusalem, grieves a 19-year-old who loved music and Torah
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