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Opinion Why war with Iran puts the US-Israel alliance at risk
The American public is increasingly skeptical of Israel, and doesn't understand why they're at war
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Opinion Gavin Newsom just confirmed the demise of the Democratic party’s support for Israel
American Jewish voters, who overwhelmingly trend liberal, are about to face some difficult choices
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Fast Forward Shower, shelter, swipe: Israel’s ‘startup nation’ meets Iran war with a wave of apps
Israelis are downloading apps to calculate the risk of showering — and to look for love in bomb shelters
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Fast Forward Gavin Newsom says some ‘appropriately’ call Israel an ‘apartheid state’ while questioning US military aid
The comments from Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate, come shortly after the California governor said he “never will” take money from AIPAC
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Fast Forward A war-weary Jerusalem marks Purim one day after the rest of the world, a tradition born in what is now Iran
A missile attack from Iran briefly halted the festivities, but then the party went on
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Film & TV Tensions in Israel loom large in these Oscar-nominated shorts
‘Butcher’s Stain’ and ‘Children No More’ reveal waning trust in a society traumatized by war
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Opinion Marco Rubio invoked a medieval antisemitic trope in justifying war with Iran
It's deceptive and conspiratorial to suggest that Israel forced the US into this conflict
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News Purim gets creative in Israel, with festivities driven underground
Reading Megillat Esther in the bomb shelter takes place of the usual raves and parades in a country at war
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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