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Fast Forward Israeli public health experts: Judicial overhaul will negatively impact Israelis’ health
Among other things, the experts worry about the court's ability to protect health services
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Culture Beloved and loathed, decisive or stubborn, icon or enemy of feminism — does Golda Meir deserve any of her reputations?
Deborah Lipstadt’s new biography aims for a fuller portrait of the prime minister
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Fast Forward In rare move, security forces demolish illegal Israeli buildings in West Bank outpost
The evacuation of the illegal West Bank outposts was approved by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich
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News Meet Jack Lew, Biden’s front-runner to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel
If nominated, Jack Lew, the 67-year-old Orthodox Jewish New Yorker who served as treasury secretary under Obama, will likely face fierce questioning in the Senate confirmation hearing about his role in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal
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News Here are the front-runners to be the new U.S. ambassador to Israel
Tom Nides’ replacement is sure to face a bruising confirmation hearing in the Senate, or a 'sh*tshow,' as one Biden official described it
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Opinion AIPAC’s attacks on J Street show how out of touch they are
Israel faces existential threats to its democracy. Those threats are not coming from us
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News Protests? What protests? Israel’s tourists enjoy nightlife and holy sites, uninterested in the country’s political strife
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, tourists continue to flock to holy sites, falafel stands and bars with little care for the mass demonstrations filling streets
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Politics Analysis: With an eye to 2024, Biden takes a ‘passive-aggressive’ approach to Israel
The president walks a fine line between embracing Israel and criticizing its prime minister
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