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Fast Forward Israeli man, 85, killed in terror attack at bus stop
The terror attack was the first since fighting restarted in Gaza following a two-month ceasefire
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News As Netanyahu fires Shin Bet chief, right-wing Israelis are joining mass protests against him
“This isn’t what we’re fighting for,” said Ohad, a right-winger who has spent 12 months doing reserve duty since Oct. 7, 2023
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Fast Forward Israel’s antisemitism envoy says she wasn’t consulted over government antisemitism conference featuring far-right leaders
In an interview, Michal Cotler-Wunsh lamented what she called “a big, big oversight"
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Opinion Despite war and political turmoil, Israel is the 8th happiest country on earth. I think I know why
A new survey shows the troubled country is weirdly content, while happiness in the U.S. has plummeted
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Opinion Two would-be authoritarians, alike in attacking democracy: The Trump-Netanyahu alliance grows ever more toxic
As Netanyahu moves to fire the Shin Bet chief, Israel faces a moment of democratic reckoning that will be eerily familiar to Americans
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Fast Forward Hamas fires 3 rockets at Tel Aviv area for the first time in months
It was the first time Israel has had missile fire in nearly six months and another sign that the Israel-Hamas war has resumed
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: The ‘leftist Deep State’ in US and Israel is working to ‘thwart the people’s will’
Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump who is now slashing the U.S. federal bureaucracy, responded with the “100%” emoji
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu gives silver-plated beeper to John Fetterman, who praised Lebanon pager operation
“It’s nothing, but it changes history,” the Israeli prime minister told the Democratic senator
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