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Fast Forward After filing suit, Ben & Jerry’s now wants to mediate dispute with Unilever over Israeli operations
The ice cream company had filed suit to stop a sale to a local franchisee because it was ‘inconsistent’ with the brand's boycott of Israeli settlements
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Sports At Maccabiah Games, 300 Jewish American athletes become bar and bat mitzvah
As kids, many spent more time on sports than in Hebrew school. The "Jewish Olympics" give them a chance to go through the ceremony in Israel.
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Fast Forward ‘There are a few of them’: Biden on Democrats critical of Israel
The president, arriving in the Jewish state, says ‘there's no possibility' that the party would be turning against Israel
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News ‘I am a Zionist’: 5 key moments in Joe Biden’s relationship with Israel
Since 1973, Biden has traveled to Israel 9 times and met with 10 Israeli prime ministers
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Opinion Biden’s last visit to Israel was spent doing damage control. Here’s what he needs to do now
The president's visit comes at a critical moment in U.S.-Israel relations.
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Fast Forward NY lawmaker withdraws endorsement from congressional candidate who announced support for BDS
‘I will not support a candidate that fails to recognize our democratic ally’s right to exist’
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Fast Forward Jewish liberal groups urge Biden to stop eviction of Palestinians from their homes in villages near Hebron
The letter echoes one sent to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken signed by 81 members of Congress in May
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News New poll: Israelis have confidence in Biden, but less than they had in Trump
The Pew survey, conducted ahead of Biden’s visit to Israel, also shows that Israelis are more likely to hold favorable view of the US than Americans hold of Israel
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Fast Forward All San Diego Jewish organizations pull out of Pride festival over Kehlani performance, citing ‘serious safety concerns’
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Fast Forward Dave Portnoy on his tirades against ‘F— the Jews’ bar patron: ‘I don’t know if it did any good’
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Fast Forward Harvard Divinity School appoints professor who has criticized Zionism to new Jewish studies role
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