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Fast Forward Jewish liberal groups urge Biden to stop eviction of Palestinians from their homes in villages near Hebron
The letter echoes one sent to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken signed by 81 members of Congress in May
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Opinion The US government shouldn’t be done looking into Shireen Abu Akleh’s death
The US investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s death won’t silence Israel’s critics — or defenders
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Fast Forward UN concludes Israeli military killed Palestinian journalist, as Israel continues to fight the claim
The United Nations Human Rights Office joins multiple media investigations, and the Palestinian Authority, in making the determination
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Fast Forward Jewish Agency taps former IDF general Doron Almog as new head
Almog will succeed Israeli President Isaac Herzog as the agency’s executive chairman
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News Couple trying to retrieve their son’s remains from Gaza say they have new reasons to hope
Hadar Goldin, a lieutenant in the IDF, was killed in Gaza two hours after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect
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Fast Forward Palestinian Authority says IDF intentionally killed journalist; Gantz calls conclusion ‘blatant lie’
Israel has maintained that it is possible Palestinian militants were responsible for Shireen Abu Akleh’s May 11 death during an IDF raid in the West Bank
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Culture Netflix’s newest Israeli hit is simplistic and racist, no matter how many times it name-drops the Oslo Accords
The Liam Neeson movie “Taken,” a high drama of exotic, Muslim traffickers and the great lengths parents will go to in order to protect their children, was an enormous hit. Netflix’s “The Girl From Oslo,” is built more or less identically, and it looks destined for the same success – it appeared on Netflix’s Top…
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Culture How an antisemitic attack gave rise to a pro-IDF social media movement
After two Brooklyn 21-year-olds wearing sweatshirts emblazoned with the logo for the Israel Defense Forces were allegedly attacked by two men who called them “dirty Jews,” a social media movement is striking back. The #IDFshirtchallenge asks users to post pictures of themselves proudly sporting their IDF apparel on both Twitter and Instagram, and figures such…
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