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Fast Forward Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla could reach Israeli waters over the weekend: What you need to know
Thunberg and 11 other activists are on board a ship headed to Gaza with aid supplies, but the IDF has said it does not intend to allow the ship to dock
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani once said mayoral candidates should pledge to boycott Israel. Now that he’s running, he’s not so forthcoming.
Resurfaced 2020 video shows Mamdani urging progressives to embrace BDS, press local officials on boycotts
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News CAMERA, pro-Israel media watchdog, fires longtime CEO, spurring public acrimony
Dueling email blasts announce Andrea Levin’s departure after 36 years running the organization
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Opinion Don’t be grateful two hostages’ bodies were recovered. Be furious.
The remains of two Israeli-American hostages have been returned from Gaza — but that doesn't mean closure
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Fast Forward Israel may head to elections as haredi Orthodox parties rebel over army conscription
Netanyahu has faced crises over the haredi draft in the past and usually overcome them, though the issue has also stymied past coalitions of his
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Fast Forward Several hospitalized with burns after man attacks event for Israeli hostages in Colorado
The FBI director called the incident in downtown Boulder a ‘targeted terror attack’
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News Will Jewish voters decide the NYC mayoral election?
A surge in antisemitism and the war in Gaza are reshaping the fight for Gracie Mansion
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Fast Forward Israel announces biggest West Bank settlement expansion in decades
The decision comes during a period of bloodshed in the West Bank
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