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Fast Forward At least 8 killed and thousands wounded as Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon
Hezbollah blamed Israel for the attacks, Reuters reported, and said there would be “fair punishment”
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Culture An up-close look at the real Theodor Herzl — and the real meaning of Zionism
At Temple Emanu-El, rare artifacts, including report cards, portraits and journals, explore the leader's life and legacy
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Antisemitism Notebook A Venn diagram to help us talk about Israel and antisemitism
The discourse is often split between "Zionist" and "anti-Zionist" — but we can do better
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News In Albania, which saved Jews from the Nazis, educators teach the Holocaust to a new generation
Thousands of foreign Jews found refuge in Albania during World War II. Yet youths in this once-Marxist nation of 2.6 million know nearly nothing of that unique legacy
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News New documentary ‘The Bibi Files’ paints an unflattering portrait of Netanyahu. Will Israelis ever see it?
Built around leaked police interrogation footage, the film has already faced legal challenges from Netanyahu
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Politics Donald Trump’s pro-Israel supporters take issue with his prediction of its potentially imminent demise
Trump has said a second Holocaust is all but nigh, but it was the first time he set a deadline for Israel’s destruction
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Politics Trump and Harris are both vague on Israel-Gaza, but in starkly different ways
Harris would continue U.S. policy of a trying to achieve a delicate balance. Trump wants no compromises.
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Politics Debate makes it clear: Trump has zero good ideas about Gaza and Israel
Trump offered up no policies, and a heavy dose of fatalism, in response to a straightforward question about the Israel-Hamas war
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