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Fast Forward Attacker killed in gunfight outside closed Israeli consulate in Istanbul
Turkish officials said the man killed had "connections with a terrorist organization that exploits religion."
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Exclusive Mahmoud Khalil wants to reassure you
The Columbia protest leader on Hamas, Zionism and why Jews shouldn’t fear a 'free Palestine'
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News Israel antiwar protests spur intensifying government crackdown
Arrests have put a spotlight on a small but steadily growing opposition demonstrating in Tel Aviv and other cities against the Iran war
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Fast Forward Seder under sirens: Israelis mark Passover in the shadow of war with Iran
"It’s certainly not the worst conditions for a seder our people have had to endure,” one Israeli said
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News Their sons survived the battlefield but not their wounds. Now these Israeli mothers mourn together.
Hazel Brief and Taly Drori came together through OneFamily, a nonprofit whose founder just won the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement.
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Fast Forward IDF suspends unit that detained CNN crew in the West Bank, as Herzog condemns settler violence
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expects Israel to act against the violence.
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Fast Forward Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks against Israelis
The law, which was long lobbied for by Israel’s far right, quickly drew a legal challenge.
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Opinion An abominable new Israeli law is a death warrant for democracy
Mandating the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists will weaken Israel in profound ways
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