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Fast Forward At Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, Israelis mourn — and vow to keep fighting for the captives who remain
The ongoing pain of some hostage families mixed with the grief that coursed through the gathering
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Opinion Jewish moms look at our children and think of Anne Frank. Now, we’ll think of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, too
I am so furious that the world is still not a safe place for Jewish babies
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Opinion For Ariel and Kfir Bibas, two empty chairs are symbols of a devastating loss
‘People were most emotional in front of this display’
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Fast Forward Israel grieves as bodies said to be of hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz return from Gaza
“I didn’t do enough to save them,” said an Israeli onlooker paying final respects to four captives coming home in coffins
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Opinion Trump’s Gaza plan will cost Israel its soul
What will it say about Jews who love Israel if we accept — or even endorse — another people’s expulsion?
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Letters What Peter Beinart misunderstands about Jewish values
Well-meaning debate is central to Judaism — which Israel's critics sometimes forget
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Fast Forward Shiri Bibas and her boys Kfir and Ariel, redheaded symbols of Israel’s anguish, were killed while held hostage in Gaza, Israel confirms
The family burst into public view on Oct. 7 when Hamas released a video showing the mother holding her sons while they were abducted from their home on Kibbutz Nir Oz.
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Opinion It’s our Jewish responsibility to see the full picture when it comes to Israel. We’re failing.
The Jewish state is profoundly flawed, and extraordinary. Why can't we perceive both those truths?
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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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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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