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Fast Forward After 3-hour White House meeting, Trump says he ‘insisted’ to Netanyahu that Iran talks should continue
Trump said “nothing definitive” had come out of the meeting
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News NCJW names new leader as group steps up work on Israel, antisemitism
Jody Rabhan also acknowledged a need to continue participating in coalitions beyond the Jewish community
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Opinion Why do so many Jews support Israel — but reject ‘Zionism’?
The political idea that once referred to Jewish self-determination has been distorted by occupation and bad faith
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Fast Forward Map of Israeli targets goes up in Tehran as tensions simmer ahead of Netanyahu’s White House visit
Trump’s envoys met with Iran’s foreign minister on Friday; both sides praised the talks
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Opinion Netanyahu is floundering without the hostages
The prime minister is sinking deeper into conspiracy theories in a last-ditch effort to salvage his political future
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Fast Forward Diplomatic ties fray further as South Africa and Israel kick out each other’s envoys
The South African Zionist Federation decried the expulsion of the Israeli diplomat as an act of “staggering moral bankruptcy"
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Antisemitism Decoded Israel is teaming up with the far right to fight global antisemitism
Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli said Jews should focus on the shared threat posed by 'radical Islam'
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Fast Forward Jewish world marks first day with no hostages in Gaza by shedding their symbols of support
Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin said they were taking off their famous masking tape
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