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Fast Forward Seismic shift in Israeli politics as opposition leaders Lapid and Bennett form joint party
"The era of division is over," the two past prime ministers said
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Fast Forward His kippah was a symbol of coexistence. Israeli police officers seized and destroyed it.
Alex Sinclair's viral story has prompted renewed anxieties among Israeli liberals
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Sports A Koufax for these times
The Portland Trail Blazers' Deni Avdija has become a lightning rod as an Israeli NBA star
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Fast Forward In the depths of Tel Aviv’s bus station, a fragile refuge for those with nowhere else to go during war
Israel is increasingly reliant on foreign workers, hundreds of whom moved into the maligned building during the Iran war
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Opinion The de facto annexation of the West Bank is a recipe for utter disaster
The alarming rise in attacks by Jewish extremists is part of a self-destructive state policy
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Fast Forward Trump, in absentia, becomes first non-Israeli to receive Israel’s top civilian honor
Trump was announced as an Israel Prize recipient before the Iran war
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Fast Forward In Orban’s rule, Israelis saw a model for their own country. Will he also be one in defeat?
Some Israelis are taking inspiration from the Hungarians, who picked a former ally to succeed their longtime head of state
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Fast Forward Looming large over Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations: Argentina’s Javier Milei
Milei was the first foreign leader to light a torch at the official ceremony. He also sang and danced
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