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Fast Forward Spain-Israel tensions flare and multiple Spanish synagogues are hit with anti-Israel graffiti
Ione Belarra, Spain’s acting social rights minister, called to “urgently suspend diplomatic relations with the state of Israel”
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Politics ‘The feeling is, wow’: Orthodox attitude toward Biden shifts amid show of support for Israel
Regardless, recent polls show Orthodox Jews leaning heavily toward the Republican presidential candidate by a wide margin
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Fast Forward Top IDF chief confirms rape and other ‘crimes against humanity’ in Oct. 7 attack
'Whoever they saw, they killed' — Rear. Adm. Daniel Hagari
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Fast Forward Faculty senate at University of Pennsylvania condemns ‘intimidation’ by donors over Israel
Academic freedom ‘is not a commodity that can be bought or sold,’ read the faculty statement
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Politics Jamaal Bowman’s Jewish allies counter efforts to unseat him over his stances on Israel
Some Democrats and rabbis have encouraged George Latimer, Westchester’s county executive, to challenge US Rep. Jamaal Bowman in 2024
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News ‘You feel invisible’: Israeli Bedouins fear rockets and apathy
Of the 200,000 Bedouins who live in the Negev, about half reside in cities and towns unrecognized by Israel
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Fast Forward On New York governor’s first day in Israel to support Hamas terror victims, her father dies in Florida
Gov. Kathy Hochul's father had long encouraged her to visit Israel
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Fast Forward Jewish groups shut down the U.S. Capitol with protest over Gaza war — Marjorie Taylor Greene accused them of ‘insurrection’
Rep. Greene live-streamed a protest led by Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow, at which 500 demonstrators were arrested
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