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Fast Forward 14-year-old Palestinian-American killed by Israeli fire in West Bank, officials say
It is unclear who shot Omar Mohammad Rabea, formerly from northern New Jersey, on Sunday in the village of Turmus Ayya, which has a large population of American citizens
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Fast Forward Breakthrough Prize winner Dennis Gaitsgory is planning to attend a protest in Israel
The Israeli-American mathematician spoke with JTA about his experience since Oct. 7, 2023, how it feels to win the prize and what message he would send to Israelis today
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Opinion Trump’s Israel tariffs are a BDS dream come true — can Netanyahu make him rethink them?
The most pro-Israel president in history? Um, maybe not.
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Fast Forward Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ includes 17% tariffs on Israeli imports, even as Israel cancels tariffs on US goods
The tariffs could increase prices on kosher food and Judaica
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News ‘Qatargate’ and the web of huge scandals rocking Israel, explained
Yesterday, the banner headline on one of Israel’s most-read papers blared, simply, “National Vertigo"
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Opinion In Qatargate fiasco, Netanyahu’s ‘witch hunt’ narrative takes cues from Trump
As Netanyahu decries an investigations into his aides, he’s risking regional diplomacy at a critical moment
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Fast Forward Israel announces new offensive to seize ‘broad territories’ of Gaza Strip
The offensive comes as Israel faces criticism after the United Nations said bodies of aid workers were found in a “mass grave"
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Fast Forward Yarden Bibas says ‘I am here because of Trump’ and pleads with him to stop the Gaza war
Bibas said his Hamas captors told him, ‘You’ll get a new wife, new kids. Better wife, better kids”
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