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Opinion Young Israelis and Palestinians are giving up on peace. It’s on all of us to fix that
Millennial Jews and Palestinians have all but given up on a two-state solution. We fail to reckon with this reality at our own peril.
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Fast Forward IDF says it is disciplining soldiers who broadcast Jewish prayers from West Bank mosque
The chief Sephardi rabbi of Israel also weighed in against the incident
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Opinion Some Israeli Haredim are joining the IDF. Can secular Jews get along with them?
The current war can help secular Jews understand that the Haredim are not the threat they’re often made out to be
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Fast Forward Former IDF chief’s son killed in Gaza fighting as Israel presses forward with costly counteroffensive
Gadi Eisenkot’s son falls in combat, bringing IDF deaths in Gaza to 89, as Israel’s campaign continues despite mounting cost and international opposition
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Looking Forward Every soldier has a mother. And each has her own story.
How to tell a war story when you don't know where to start.
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News Amid war, 1,000 Israeli civilians form the National Drone Patrol
Hobbyists and commercial drone company workers have volunteered to boost civil defense
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News Are Haredi Jews in the IDF the new normal?
‘Sitting at home is the worst thing you can do in these times,’ said Ari Goldberg, a Haredi reservist who joined the IDF last month
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Looking Forward What Israel should actually be doing inside Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital
By helping to treat the wounded, the IDF has an opportunity to fulfill its aspiration of being the world’s most moral army.
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