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Fast Forward Sympathy for Israelis drops among Republican voters, poll finds
The partisan gap between Republicans and Democrats on Israel reached over 50 percentage points, according a new Quinnipiac University poll
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Film & TV An Israeli and an Iranian step onto a judo mat — and make a thriller about a forbidden relationship
Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir Ebrahimi’s ‘Tatami’ is a gripping story that mirrors its own international production
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Fast Forward Israel reportedly is preparing for an imminent Iran strike despite Trump’s prior admonitions
The United States is evacuating some personnel from the Middle East amid Iranian vows to retaliate
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Culture Travels to ‘the sixth borough’ — a brief history of New York City mayors visiting Israel
NYC mayors have been visiting Israel since 1951. What have they been doing there?
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Opinion Mike Huckabee’s stunning, terrifying new gift to the Israeli right
If the US abandons a two-state solution, Israel will be forced to face existential questions with no good answers
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Fast Forward 5 countries, including UK and Canada, sanction far-right Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
Israeli officials responded defiantly, likening the sanctions to British policies during the era of Mandatory Palestine
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Film & TV In Jerusalem, everything is political — even the stone architects used to design the city
Danae Elon’s film 'Rule of Stone' explores the history behind Jerusalem’s architecture
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Fast Forward After IDF intercepts Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla, crew posts videos calling themselves ‘kidnapped’
Israel’s defense minister said he had instructed the army to show the group footage from Oct. 7.
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Culture At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance
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Sports An op-ed compared an NBA team to Israel as underdog success stories. Then the threats poured in.
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Opinion The profound internal contradiction that could spell doom for Hillel
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News Mamdani’s first Jewish Heritage event reveals a narrowed circle
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Art This Jewish artist hadn’t painted in more than 5 decades. Then came Oct. 7.
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