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Fast Forward Will a hostage deal happen this week?
Israel, Hamas and the US are all saying they’re close
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Opinion Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that’s favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump
An emerging deal would return hostages — and leave Hamas in power in Gaza
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Fast Forward British authorities chastise a Jewish charity for fundraising for an Israeli soldier
Raising funds for a soldier of a foreign military is illegal under U.K., the Charity Commission told a London Chabad center
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Fast Forward Israel’s judicial overhaul is back. So are the protests.
This time, a more limited proposal might pass
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Opinion After 15 months of war, Israelis are all scaffolding, helping hold each other up
I went to comfort a slain soldier’s father and came away with a lesson in community
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Yiddish אַ זום־שמועס אויף ייִדיש מיט איציק האָרן, טאַטע פֿון צוויי ערבֿניקעס אין עזהOnline chat in Yiddish with Itsik Horn, father of two hostages in Gaza
איתן און יאיר האָרן זענען פֿאַרכאַפּט געוואָרן דעם 7טן אָקטאָבער פֿון קיבוץ ניר עוז
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Yiddish World Tel Aviv arts center to host event on Yiddish women’s poetry
The inspiration for the event at Neve Schechter was a poem by poet Celia Dropkin about New York's urban experience
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Fast Forward Bedouin father taken hostage on Oct. 7 found dead in Gaza; evidence suggests son was also killed
Two teens from the Ziyadne family were released during a brief ceasefire in November 2023
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Opinion The dark message behind Tucker Carlson’s attempt to drum up drama in Israel
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Opinion We’re losing the fight against antisemitism. Here’s how to turn the tide
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Yiddish טשיקאַוועסן: אַן אַמאָליקער „אסתּר־המלכּה פֿאַרמעסט“ אין אַן אַרגענטינער שטעטלTidbits: A Queen Esther beauty pageant long ago in an Argentinian shtetl
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