On Yom Kippur, my brother-in-law is still a hostage. How do I atone for that?
Our failure to free the hostages is an ongoing sin
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Fast Forward Hostage father Jonathan Dekel-Chen lambastes Netanyahu at American Jewish Committee Oct. 7 event
“The soul of Israel cannot survive,” Dekel-Chen said in a speech notable for its typically apolitical host
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Fast Forward From Hostages Square, High Holiday prayers aim to transcend Israel’s fractured politics
“I felt like this place needed prayers,” said Anat Sharbat, known as the unofficial rabbi of the square
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Opinion One year later, why can’t the UN lay blame for Oct. 7 where it belongs?
The international diplomatic organization has yet to condemn the Hamas terror attack.
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Fast Forward Families of American hostages implore debate moderators to address their loved ones’ plight
The US must ‘overcome differences and disagreements and work together toward bringing them home,' the families said
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News Amir Tibon, Israeli journalist and Oct. 7 survivor, on life, hope and betrayal after the massacre
Tibon is the author of 'The Gates of Gaza,' a new book about the history of Kibbutz Nahal Oz and his experience on Oct. 7.
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Fast Forward Speaking to Jewish Republicans, parents of Omer Neutra say politicians are failing to bring the hostages home
The Neutras’ appearance was at least their second to Republican audiences
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News Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s last words are not just Hamas propaganda
The hostage videos released this week were made by their killers. The victims’ families still want you to see them.
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