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Politics Progressives divided about ‘cease-fire’ write-in to protest Biden in New Hampshire primary
Activists launched the effort to send a message to Biden, who is not on the ballot, about the urgent need for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
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Opinion Both the Israeli and Palestinian governments should be obligated to recognize the other’s right to statehood
Netanyahu explicitly rejects a Palestinian state, yet continues to receive U.S. assistance.
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Fast Forward ‘Nasty Palestinians’: Israel director for leading Canadian Jewish group hit over columns
David Weinberg, who runs the Israel office at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, has argued that 'humanitarian concerns' should 'be relegated to the sidelines' during the Gaza war
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Film & TV In ‘Delegation,’ Auschwitz and Majdanek provide the the backdrop for a mumblecore teen heritage tour
Asaf Saban’s film is an uneven look at Israeli high schoolers and the Holocaust
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Books This novel is a glowing portrayal of Israel’s early days. Now it’s being ‘review-bombed’ on Goodreads
Author Talia Carner condemned critics who described her forthcoming novel, 'The Boy With the Star Tattoo,' as Israeli 'propaganda' — but she agrees that she's written a Zionist book
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Fast Forward Top Biden aide: Israel must focus on a postwar plan
President Joe Biden has reportedly grown frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent weeks
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Politics New survey: Democratic voters less inclined to support politicians opposing a cease-fire
At least 65 Democratic members of Congress have called for the end of the Israel-Hamas war, but President Joe Biden has said Israel needs to root out the terrorist group
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Opinion Imagining the unthinkable: Israel ceasing to exist
History offers no guarantee of any nation’s existence
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Fast Forward Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
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Culture Trump wants to honor Hannah Arendt in a ‘Garden of American Heroes.’ Is this a joke?
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News School Israel trip turns ‘terrifying’ for LA students attacked by Israeli teens
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Fast Forward The invitation said, ‘No Jews.’ The response from campus officials, at least, was real.
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Opinion Ireland’s prime minister gave condolences for Hitler’s death — here’s why that’s a contemporary problem
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Fast Forward The fires in Israel are under control — but debate is raging over their cause
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