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Opinion Amnesty International makes it crystal clear: Israel is in desperate need of a reality check
Think what you will of genocide allegations; what's inarguable is that the divide between Israel and the world is growing
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Fast Forward Israel’s military is acknowledging that soldiers’ helmets and body armor may be unsafe
A new website quietly launched by the Israeli military lets soldiers anonymously check whether their safety equipment complies with official standards.
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News Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
The declaration throws the weight of a major international advocacy group behind a popular claim against Israel amid war with Hamas
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Opinion Why I’m hopeful for Trump’s second term — and my fellow American Jews shouldn’t panic
Jewish Democrats exaggerate the dangers of a second Trump term, and downplay his accomplishments
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Community Readers help a ‘left-wing Zionist’ find their political tribe
From expressing solidarity to questioning their political views, 'Forward' readers had plenty of advice for a lonesome, left-wing Jew.
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Fast Forward Family of hostage Keith Siegel buries its matriarch, 424 days into his captivity in Gaza
“It’s just unfair for him not to be here,” Aviva Siegel said of her husband at Gladys Siegel’s funeral in North Carolina
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Fast Forward Watch: Omer Neutra funeral, slain American-Israeli hostage held in Gaza
Parents Ronen and Orna Neutra called on President-elect Trump to free the hostages taken by Hamas in Oct. 7 attack
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Fast Forward ‘Words alone have no power to comfort’: Family of hostage Omer Neutra, killed by Hamas, calls for deal to save living captives
“Leadership will only be revealed in actions and results going forward,” the family said
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Fast Forward ‘Be a human being about this’: Ritchie Torres, Adam Friedland and a sensational confrontation over the Israel-Hamas War
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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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