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Culture ‘The first thing I did was kiss the ground:’ Readers write about their first trips to Israel
Memories of archaeological digs, a sense of Jewish connection and both optimism and fear in the Jewish state
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Fast Forward Netanyahu cancels speech at federation conference in Israel amid protests
Knesset member who sponsored judicial overhaul is jeered at Jewish Agency event
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Opinion Israeli soldiers occupied my home for years. 75 years in, have the protesters forgotten us in Gaza?
I can’t help but support Israelis protesting their own government, but the justice system they're fighting for failed my people
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Opinion Kaffiyehs are cool again: Meet the Coachella star, Elyanna, shaking our views of Palestinian culture
What happens when a pop star from Nazareth becomes the face of her people?
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News Two late iconic Israeli singers have been resurrected via AI for a duet. Not everyone is happy about it.
The song features Ofra Haza, known as Israel’s Madonna, and Zohar Agrov, a popular Mizrahi singer who was also a convicted rapist
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News Conference meant to celebrate Israel’s 75th may be overwhelmed by protests
The Jewish Federations of North America's annual conference in Israel comes as many top Jewish leaders and philanthropists have been unusually critical of the Israeli government
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Fast Forward 1 in 4 Americans have not heard of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
More Americans, including younger Republicans, have a negative view of Netanyahu, according to new Pew survey
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Theater Topol was a spy. This demands a ‘Fiddler’ song parody.
With news that the beloved Israeli icon worked for Mossad, we wrote a musical response
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Opinion The Iran war ended terribly for the US, and even worse for Israel
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Sports This year’s biggest World Cup upset came from its most ‘Jew-ish’ team
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Film & TV In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Steven Spielberg finds himself at odds with Jewish thought about aliens
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News Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli politician who could dethrone Netanyahu?
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Opinion Soccer helped my family survive the Nazis. Our community has lost sight of that story’s meaning
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Theater Eliya Smith says plot is what happens when you’re busy doing nothing
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Fast Forward Montreal shooting leaves Jewish resident and police officer dead, suspect neutralized
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Music Everyone was a fan of Clive Davis — even if they didn’t know it