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Opinion Israel’s strike in Qatar: An audacious bid for victory, or just another foolhardy provocation?
Israel just rewrote the script on the Middle East conflict
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Fast Forward In a first, Arab League countries condemn Oct. 7 attack, call on Hamas to disarm
The move comes amid growing signs that world leaders are increasing willing to jolt the Israeli-Palestinian conflict quagmire in new ways
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Opinion How anti-Israel rhetoric led to the killing of 2 in Washington, DC
The suspected murderer marinated in violent, hateful slogans
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Fast Forward Fate of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar unclear following Israeli strike
The strike was reportedly executed rapidly, with bunker-busting bombs, and Palestinian reports say it killed 16 people
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Opinion The staggering hypocrisy behind Trump’s deal to free the last living American hostage
Intermediary Bishara Bahbah has accused Israel of genocide — which has earned other critics detention
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Fast Forward Hamas releases Edan Alexander, last living American hostage, to Red Cross
For the first time in more than a year and a half, there are no living Americans who are still held hostage in Gaza
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Fast Forward Hamas and Trump say Edan Alexander to be freed from Gaza after US negotiates release
Alexander is the only remaining U.S. citizen among the living hostages held in Gaza
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Fast Forward Trump says only 21 hostages remain alive in Gaza: ‘3 have died’
'They said, well, only 24 are living, but now it’s 21. That was a week ago,' the president said
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
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Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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News Mamdani opposes Zionism, but wants New York public schools to teach about it
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Fast Forward Remains of Omer Neutra, Israeli-American hostage killed on Oct. 7, are returned to Israel
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News A century before Mamdani, this Jewish socialist mayoral candidate divided NYC Jews
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani, Muslim Democratic NYC candidate, looms large at Republican Jewish confab
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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