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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani, NYC mayoral hopeful, heckled for recognizing Israel’s right to exist
Mamdani, who is Muslim, supports BDS and has a long history of criticizing Israel
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Fast Forward Israeli left-wing leader Yair Golan doubles down after suggesting Israel ‘kills babies as a hobby’
Golan’s comments have been met with fierce criticism from Israel’s leaders — and agreement from his allies
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News Some of Israel’s staunch supporters are now using words such as ‘genocide’ to describe the war
Some Jews who have backed the war draw the line at a humanitarian aid blockade and threats to annex territory in Gaza
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Fast Forward Canada, England and France vow ‘concrete actions’ over Israel’s Gaza war expansion and blockade
“This escalation is wholly disproportionate,” said Canada’s Mark Carney, Britain’s Keir Starmer and France’s Emmanuel Macron
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Fast Forward Israeli culture minister: ‘Israel is going to annex land’ in Gaza if Hamas does not cede power
“Israeli is going to annex land and to create a buffer zone, and we’re not going anywhere until all of our hostages are coming back home,” Miki Zohar said
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Fast Forward Netanyahu says he has ordered ‘basic’ Gaza aid amid widened offensive and starvation concerns
The announcement came days after President Donald Trump said people were starving in Gaza
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Fast Forward NYC mayoral candidate walks back ‘genocide’ accusation against Israel
Michael Blake said he used ‘wrong language,’ adding that ‘we want to be very clear that it was not the people of Israel that did this’
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Fast Forward Marking Nakba Day is controversial in Israel. These Israelis and Palestinians did it together.
The event, marking the mass displacement of Palestinians upon Israel’s establishment, took on special resonance this year, participants said
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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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