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Fast Forward Former hostages decry return to war as Netanyahu says further talks will happen only ‘under fire’
“The military pressure endangers the hostages while an agreement brings them home,” said Yarden Bibas
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Opinion It’s hard to see how breaking the ceasefire helps Israel. It’s easy to see how it helps Netanyahu
Domestic politics, not military objectives, explain Israel’s resumption of the Gaza war
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Fast Forward After welcoming far-right politicians, Israel’s antisemitism conference is hemorrhaging speakers
French, German and British figures have all announced that they will not attend
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Opinion Trump’s economic assault on Europe is terrible news for Israel
The Jewish state benefits from a stable international order — which the U.S. president is trying to upend
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Opinion BDS wants a boycott of ‘No Other Land.’ As Palestinian and Jewish peace activists, we disagree
Joint Palestinian-Israeli initiatives are vital for shifting perspectives, fostering solidarity and amplifying Palestinian voices
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Opinion Actually, the ceasefire deal might not be the biggest threat to Netanyahu’s coalition
The Haredi draft crisis is reaching a new peak as a March 31 deadline looms
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Fast Forward 17-year-old Israeli injured in car-ramming dies of her wounds
Yahli Gur was one of more than a dozen people wounded when an attacker rammed his vehicle into a bus stop last week
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Film & TV In a transcendent new TV series, a memorable group of misfits struggles on the margins of Tel Aviv
'Just for Today,' made by a co-creator of 'In Treatment,' is set at an Israeli Halfway house
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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News How Mamdani became New York’s next mayor, with Jews divided between fierce opposition and fiery support
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Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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News How Mamdani built bridges to Jewish New Yorkers, from Williamsburg to Park Slope
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Fast Forward Centrist Israeli party quits World Zionist Organization, citing corruption and political cronyism
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Culture Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there’s a long Jewish history there
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