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Fast Forward Yarden Bibas says ‘I am here because of Trump’ and pleads with him to stop the Gaza war
Bibas said his Hamas captors told him, ‘You’ll get a new wife, new kids. Better wife, better kids”
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News Israelis flock to Keith Siegel’s Pancake House for the former hostage’s signature hotcakes
All proceeds from the pop-up restaurant in Tel Aviv go to the Siegel family’s rehabilitation fund
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Fast Forward Stef Wertheimer, one of Israel’s richest men, dies at 98
The Israeli industrialist sold his metalworking company to Warren Buffett for $8 billion
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Fast Forward Israeli government increases politicians’ role in selecting judges, passing key piece of judicial overhaul
The bill increases politicians’ influence over judicial appointments
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Fast Forward Anti-Hamas protesters march in Gaza, in rare and risky show of dissent
The demonstrations were a rare and risky public display of dissent against Hamas
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Fast Forward 200,000 tourists a month are visiting the Nova massacre site in southern Israel
The site where more than 360 people were killed on Oct. 7 is now one of the most-visited destinations in Israel
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Fast Forward What Jewish groups are saying ahead of Mike Huckabee’s confirmation hearing to be Israel ambassador
The former Arkansas governor and evangelical pastor is a staunch Christian Zionist who has called for Israel to control the West Bank in perpetuity
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Fast Forward Israeli man, 85, killed in terror attack at bus stop
The terror attack was the first since fighting restarted in Gaza following a two-month ceasefire
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