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Opinion A lawsuit, a hotel bombing, an invasion: The moments that shaped Israel — that you don’t know about
As Israel turns 75, we asked journalists, artists, historians and more to tell us about the most important under-the-radar moments of Israeli history
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News Will Biden’s next ambassador to Israel be a woman?
‘A woman appointee could bring a new perspective to this key role,’ said Sheila Katz, head of the National Council of Jewish Women
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Culture 75 years ago, Israel gained independence. How did the media cover it?
We surveyed the front pages of papers at home and abroad to learn how the world understood Israel’s founding
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Looking Forward Thinking about democracy in progress as Israel turns 75
An 'incredible divide' over what the country means — and real doubt about whether it will survive intact
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Culture These Jewish Eurovision songs are terrible. Listen to them anyway
For every awful song, there's a moment when nothing else works
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Fast Forward Birthright participation drops 40% for summer of 2023
Organization cites higher costs costs for post-COVID travel as the reason for fewer spots on free trips to Israel
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Fast Forward On a New Jersey school board, a microcosm of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is brewing
A parent has taken legal action over a board member’s tweets
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News Biden picked up from where Trump left off to expand Abraham Accords, author claims
Israeli journalist Barak Ravid details a renewed U.S. effort to restore relations between Israel and Mauritania in a chapter added to a new edition of his 2021 book
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