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Fast Forward Yechiel Leiter, American-Israeli former settler leader who lost a son in Gaza, to serve as next Israeli ambassador to US
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls Yechiel Leiter, a former settler leader who lost a son in Gaza, a “highly capable diplomat”
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Politics Majority of Jewish voters open to partial arms embargo on Israel
An Election Day poll showed that American Jews remain strong supporters of liberal policies and Democratic politicians, even as they worry about pro-Palestinian demonstrations
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Politics Could Donald Trump’s win end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home?
Whether Trump can bring an end to the war depends on specifics that Trump has not yet offered; on Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces pressures that extend well beyond Trump; and on the definitions of the words “war” and “end."
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Politics Many Israelis are celebrating Trump’s win, seeing him as more likely to back their country
Donald Trump's election was met with jubilation in Israel — along with some caution
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Politics Who will shape policy toward Israel in a second Trump administration?
Mike Pompeo, Tucker Carlson, Ric Grenell and Miriam Adelson all have influence, and maybe more
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Opinion Benjamin Netanyahu firing Yoav Gallant is a staggeringly reckless decision
Israel’s defense minister gets the boot as Israel faces war and a diplomatic showdown with the US
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Politics Could U.S. voters living in Israel swing the election?
Republican and Democrat activist says interest has never been higher among expats. But voting from overseas is complicated.
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News ‘They need the patience’: Texts show tension between sympathetic university officials and students protesting Gaza war
House Republicans issue 122-page report condemning university response to campus protests
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Fast Forward Freed hostage Edan Alexander says he’s returning to the IDF next month
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