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Politics Kamala Harris wants to support Israel, and Palestinians. It will be even harder than it seems
Sure, Israelis overwhelmingly don't want an independent Palestinian state. Can Harris square the circle?
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News Claims of ‘ego-driven jihad’ as feud escalates at Zionist Organization of America
Two board members are asking a court to remove Mort Klein as president of the pro-Israel group
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Politics Kamala Harris did the impossible, and said exactly the right thing about Israel and Gaza
The Democratic candidate finally spoke about her position on Israel's war against Hamas — and revealed her pragmatism
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Politics Harris makes a forceful case for Israel’s security — and Palestinian self-determination — in DNC address
To rousing applause, Harris condemned Hamas and the atrocities of Oct. 7
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Politics What Jewish Democrats hope Harris will say in her DNC acceptance speech
'People are so excited that it's not a death march to an election defeat,' said Maryland delegate Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi
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Politics ‘Bring them home!’: DNC gives strong standing ovation to parents of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
'There is a surplus of agony' in the Middle East, his father said. 'In a competition of pain, there are no winners'
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Politics Doug Emhoff doesn’t say ‘Israel’ — and barely references antisemitism — at the DNC Tuesday night
But he credited Kamala Harris for helping him to deepen his own faith
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Antisemitism Notebook ‘Meet people where they’re at’: How these authors think the left can fight antisemitism
"Safety Through Solidarity" mixes an analysis of the far-right with recommendations for how leftists can better understand antisemitism
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