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Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres slams ‘blithering idiots’ behind the secret Israeli influence op that targeted him
The New York lawmaker, a staunch supporter of Israel, called the campaign by Israel’s Diaspora ministry ’embarrassing’ and ‘racist’
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News Analysis: It’s not working with Netanyahu. Can Biden find a better Israeli partner for peace?
Some say Avigdor Lieberman — a strong contender for the next prime minister of Israel — could be a better ally for Biden
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Fast Forward ‘Israelism,’ the progressive Jewish documentary roiling college campuses, gets digital release
A Palestinian-owned distributor is releasing the film about Jewish divisions over Israel
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News How the war nearly tore apart Israel’s only Arab-Jewish women’s choir
Israel's only Arab-Jewish women's choir nearly folded after October. Here's how they've stayed together through the war
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Opinion Nothing about American arms policy toward Israel makes sense
President Biden tried to use military aid to pressure Israel, and instead found himself in a political void — one Israel has exploited time and again
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Fast Forward ‘Bring them home’ chants replace usual festive mood at New York’s annual parade for Israel
Elected officials and Jewish leaders marched with relatives of Israeli and American hostages and Oct. 7 survivors
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Fast Forward Israel to require American visitors to apply in advance for electronic travel authorization
The new program — which comes with a fee — kicks in Aug. 1
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Opinion We’re Israelis who study fascism. This week, our country took a terrifying step toward the abyss
A newly proposed bill aiming to quash political dissent at universities is straight out of the illiberal playbook
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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News How Mamdani became New York’s next mayor, with Jews divided between fierce opposition and fiery support
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Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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News How Mamdani built bridges to Jewish New Yorkers, from Williamsburg to Park Slope
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Fast Forward Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending the pioneering congresswoman’s decades of Jewish outreach
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Fast Forward They rallied rabbis against Mamdani’s anti-Zionism. What does The Jewish Majority do next?
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