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Looking Forward Why this Zionist rabbi has stopped saying the Prayer for the State of Israel
“I hope that this government falls and is replaced by something better,” Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky explained
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Fast Forward Harvard denies former Human Rights Watch director fellowship over Israel, report says
Kenneth Roth told the Nation that the Kennedy School rejected his planned fellowship over criticism of Israel
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Fast Forward Half of Israelis believe democracy is in grave danger, poll shows
Leftists and centrists are worried but the same isn't true of those on the right
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Israel News Fresh water could be in extremely short supply in Israel in just a few decades, study says
Israel is a world leader in turning salt water into fresh. But a new study suggests capacity must expand to keep up with population
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Opinion American journalists need to start fact-checking Netanyahu in real time
Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly distorts the truth to English-language media without repercussions
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News Alan Dershowitz: Netanyahu ‘will not do anything to endanger American support for Israel’
The outspoken attorney recently met with the new prime minister and opened up about the future of Israeli democracy, cancel culture and Bernie Sanders
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Opinion Don’t let the far-right define what it means to be ‘pro-Israel’
Supporting Israel does not mean unquestioning loyalty to its ascendent far-right government
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News The 18 biggest Jewish stories of 2022
Antisemites came out of the shadows this year — as did Jewish heroes
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News Catholic Church urges clergy to address ‘misleading statements’ about Jews by far-right influencers
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Opinion Is this Netanyahu’s Winston Churchill moment?
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Fast Forward Government takeover of Brooklyn hospital faces legal setback amid Orthodox backlash
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