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Fast Forward A day before Tisha B’Av, a large Jerusalem stone falls at the Western Wall
A comment on Israeli society, or an odd coincidence?
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Culture Zealotry is dividing Israel — and a groundbreaking film shows it’s not the first time
'Legend of Destruction' details the Jewish civil war that ultimately led to the destruction of the Temple.
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Culture In Israel, a photographer sees a country whose parts don’t fit perfectly but still form a whole
From the Nova site to the shuk in Jerusalem, seeking the wide view
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News In Israel, a new habit: Attending funerals of fallen soldiers you do not know
“There’s an aspect of death in Israel that is communal”
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News In Jerusalem, a unique hotel offers respite for women who have experienced stillbirth
“It doesn’t matter how many children you have, you never, ever get over the experience,” the hotel’s medical director said
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Looking Forward Nathan Thrall won the Pulitzer because he writes with ‘feelings, and not with ink’
Since the release of his book just days before Oct. 7, the Jerusalem-based author has faced everything from rave reviews to book tour cancellations
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News At 2 a.m., Israeli protesters share bottles of wine, grief about Oct. 7 and fury at their government
Inside the tent city where a handful of hardcore activists have been living for months
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Theater Hannah Arendt is a detective solving the mystery of Eichmann in a new play
‘The Banality of Evil’ adapts Arendt’s famous dispatch from Jerusalem
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Culture Uh, was Taylor Swift wearing tefillin at the VMAs?
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Opinion Trump and Harris are both vague on Israel-Gaza, but in starkly different ways
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Fast Forward Who is Laura Loomer? Trump wing woman uses her Jewishness to attack
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Fast Forward Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy when would-be assassin took aim, said they became friends over a ham sandwich
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Fast Forward American Jewish man sentenced to death in Congo for his involvement in a failed coup
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Culture The true story of a Dutch Jewish survivor inspires a tale of WWII resistance
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Antisemitism Notebook A Venn diagram to help us talk about Israel and antisemitism
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Fast Forward Argentina posts 44% increase in reported antisemitic incidents in 2023, mostly after Oct. 7
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