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Fast Forward U.S. ambassador to Israel wants Netanyahu to deliver a ‘unifying’ speech to Congress
Jack Lew said arms sales and weapons shipment are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of broad U.S. support for Israel
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Fast Forward Argentina declares Hamas a terrorist organization, in move designed to show support for Israel
The declaration comes days before the 30th anniversary of a deadly attack on Buenos Aires’ Jewish community center
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Opinion The IDF’s first investigation into Oct. 7 should be a death knell for Israel’s government
If anyone needed more proof of the abysmal official failures that contributed to the devastation of Oct. 7, now they have it
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Yiddish World ‘Bring Him Home’ from ‘Les Miz’ has new meaning in Israel. Now there’s a Yiddish version.
The song is the result of close teamwork between a secular choir director and a former Hasid
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Fast Forward U.S. sanctions extremist Israeli group Lehava and several West Bank outposts
According to the State Department, those sanctioned have threatened or attacked Palestinian civilians or seized Palestinian land with impunity, imperiling American aims of quieting the conflict in the West Bank
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Opinion Why don’t ceasefire talks ever go anywhere? Ask Netanyahu.
To hold onto power, Netanyahu has to appease the US — without ending the war
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Fast Forward Hezbollah hits northern Israel with heaviest barrage since Oct. 7
Even diehard residents who refuse to evacuate since October say they're rattled by Thursday's strikes
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Fast Forward Israel without a chief rabbi for first time in a century
The government has failed to set a date for their successors’ election
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