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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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Opinion The moral degradation of Israel’s far right is even worse than you think
And a horrifying speech this week proved it
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Opinion Israel’s best-case scenario in Iran may also be its worst
What happens to a country that sees strength as the only way to get things done?
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Opinion Gavin Newsom isn’t waffling on Israel — he’s voicing sensible ideas in an era of outrage
Questions about 'Zionism’ and ‘apartheid’ tongue-tie the California governor
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Opinion Israel is gleefully copying Nazi imagery in the propaganda war with Iran
New social media posts are a reminder that far-right Zionism shares roots with other forms of nationalism
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Culture ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
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Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
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Opinion The Iran war ended terribly for the US, and even worse for Israel
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Theater ‘Dirty Dancing’ be damned. A new musical shows another side of the Borscht Belt
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Opinion Trump may be making a classic error in seeking peace with Iran
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Fast Forward Trump-backed Oklahoma congressional candidate supports Israel — and says the Antichrist will be Jewish
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Fast Forward UK appeals court upholds ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist organization
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Fast Forward Trump says he plans to talk to Hezbollah amid Iran peace efforts