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Fast Forward Netanyahu visits IDF soldiers in Syria as rebel leaders call for Israelis to exit
Plus, the mother of an American missing in Syria exhorted Netanyahu to stop bombing
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Fast Forward A hostage deal by Hanukkah? Israel, US and Hamas indicate unusual optimism.
Rapid changes in the Middle East appear to have changed negotiations, which are still not assured
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Fast Forward Israel to shutter Ireland embassy, citing ‘antisemitic rhetoric of the Irish government’
The move illustrates how Israel’s new foreign minister is approaching ties with countries that criticize Israel
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Opinion Why a hostage deal is imminent
Hamas is beaten, Netanyahu is ascendant, and Trump is coming
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Opinion I don’t want to argue about genocide. I just want to honor Mahmoud.
An Israeli drone strike killed the remarkable man behind the Gaza Soup Kitchen
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News Prominent DC synagogue cancels event with Yoav Gallant after members protest
The former Israeli Defense Minister was scheduled for an event at Adas Israel, a Washington, DC, synagogue popular with top political officials
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Opinion Israel accidentally helped spark regime change in Syria — what’s next?
Israel has a chance to reshape the order of the Middle East. But its leadership must be wise enough to seize it
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Opinion We’re watching Israel self-destruct — at the hands of its own leaders and citizens
Netanyahu's government relies on three groups whose aims would destroy the country as we know it (and possibly altogether)
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Fast Forward Minneapolis school shooting suspect had Tree of Life shooter’s name and antisemitic messages on his guns, videos show
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Opinion Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian come straight from the Nazi playbook
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Fast Forward Former Biden officials are speaking out about what happened behind the scenes on Israel
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Fast Forward Yosef Blau, author of an Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to his critics
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Yiddish ווי ייִדישע קינדער־ליטעראַטור האָט געזאָלט העלפֿן קינדער פֿאַרשטיין די וועלטHow Yiddish children’s literature aimed to help kids make sense of the world
די אַמאָליקע קינדערביכער האָבן אָפּגעשפּיגלט כּלערליי פּאָליטישע וויזיעס און אויך אַ נײַעם פֿאַרשטאַנד פֿון קינדער און משפּחה־לעבן.
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Fast Forward Reversing course, Philadelphia Jewish museum says it will rehang Israeli flag that was vandalized
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