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Fast Forward Are these two Israelis the world’s next big beatbox stars?
Maxim Mirel and Ori Abada will be Israel's second-ever participants in the world's most prestigious beatbox battle
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Opinion Bibi’s controversial judicial reforms are blitzing the Israeli economy
The traditionally hardy Israeli economy is taking a nose dive thanks to the proposed bill dismantling the judiciary
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Opinion Extremists in Israel’s government won’t rest until all of the land is in flames
Israelis and Palestinians alike will pay a heavy price for the far-right’s dangerous fantasies and extremist agenda
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Special Report Behind the TV ads against antisemitism: a fortune assembled under apartheid
Natie Kirsh made a fortune in South Africa and the U.S. What can his life tell us about the Shine A Light campaign against antisemitism?
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Opinion Why are liberal Israelis so terrified of Bibi’s judicial reforms?
The proposed legislation evicerates the only check on executive and legislative power in Israel
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Fast Forward ‘I never claimed to be Jewish’: Santos suggests his false Jewish claims were a ‘party favor joke’ in new interview
Despite evidence to the contrary, Rep. George Santos now claims his grandparents survived the Holocaust by falsifying documents
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Opinion I led two Birthright trips. Here’s why I won’t lead a third
Reconsidering Birthright in the time of Ben-Gvir
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Fast Forward Top Jewish scientists, Nobel prize winners warn of ‘grave’ global effect of Israel’s judicial overhaul
The group warned that curbing the power of the high court and other institutions will ‘provoke a rift' with the international scientific community
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