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Opinion In Israel, a scandal over Netflix’s choice to stream a film depicting the 1948 murder of a Palestinian family
In a conflict that is largely over dueling narratives, the film 'inspired by true events' is causing a stir
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Fast Forward Abe Foxman: If Smotrich and Ben-Gvir get their way, Israel will lose me and American Jews
Foxman said he was 'optimistic" Netanyahu would resist the demands of extremist coalition partners
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News Palestinian student activist faces discipline over anti-Zionist postering
Palestine Legal, which is representing the student, said George Washington University was targeting legitimate activism
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Fast Forward A calmer, less antisemitic Twitter alternative? An Israeli entrepreneur may have the solution
The former CEO of the Waze navigation app says his new social media platform won’t tolerate the bigotry now flourishing on Twitter
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Fast Forward Hakeem Jeffries, a staunchly pro-Israel Democrat, will lead his party in the U.S. House
Jeffries visited Israel five times in the last decade and calls Jerusalem New York City’s sixth borough
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News New study of Jewish men links heart health with religious lifestyle
Israeli Haredi men had a much lower chance of dying from heart disease than their agnostic peers
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News Netanyahu seeks to assuage concerns about the new government in outreach to American audiences
‘This Israel is not going to be governed by Talmudic law,’ the incoming prime minister said about his pact with Haredi and extremist parties
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News In a break with tradition, NYC council members head to Israel without their speaker
12 members are on the annual trip, sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York
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Opinion Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla was never going to help Palestinians
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Culture I ranked the NYC mayoral candidates exclusively based on their bagel orders
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News How Jewish can you be in a Boca country club? Wrapping tefillin got a family suspended, lawsuit says
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Opinion Mike Huckabee’s stunning, terrifying new gift to the Israeli right
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Fast Forward ‘I trust his judgment completely’: Netanyahu praises Trump while urging tougher U.S. stance on Iran
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Fast Forward At least 11 killed across Israel amid multi-day barrage of missiles from Iran
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Fast Forward Assassinated Minnesota politician visited Israel, was friend to Jewish community
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Film & TV Barbara Walters gets the Barbara Walters treatment in new documentary
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