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Fast Forward Terrorist ramming attack kills a child and a student in Jerusalem
An off-duty policeman killed the attacker, a 31-year Palestinian from eastern Jerusalem
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Culture A controversial documentary upended the narrative on Jenin 20 years ago. Has anything changed since?
Last week's violent killings in Israel and the West Bank echo events from decades ago
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Opinion The East Jerusalem synagogue attack broke my heart. Now, Israelis must remember our diversity is our strength
After a terrorist killed at least seven people leaving Friday night prayers, we must find clarity, courage and compassion
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Fast Forward 7 killed in Jerusalem synagogue shooting and 2 wounded in subsequent attack
A 13-year-old boy is the suspect in an attack Saturday on Jews walking toward the Western Wall
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Opinion How a lost (and found) wallet in Jerusalem gave me hope about Israel’s future
An Arab-Muslim cabbie and an ultra-Orthodox immigrant unite to help a hapless American tourist
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News The man who saved more Jews than Schindler
Aristides de Sousa Mendes was punished by Portugal for rescuing 10,000 Jews. But their descendants, and Israel, honor his memory
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Culture A true crime documentary about an arcane religious practice feels oddly familiar
'Razzouk Tattoo' follows a family of Coptic Christians in Jerusalem that tattoos pilgrims — and the intrigue and murder that follows
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Film & TV 7 great new films from Israel coming soon to a (big or small) screen near you
Documentaries and social dramas were among the highlights at this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Fast Forward After MIT professor’s killing, Jewish influencers spread unverified antisemitism claim
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Opinion When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.
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Fast Forward ‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, embodies a nation’s grief
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Fast Forward A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel advocate in LGBTQ spaces, is shutting down
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Yiddish פֿאַר וואָס הערט מען ניט וועגן דעם גלעצנדיקן וווּקס פֿון דער ישׂראל־בערזע? Why aren’t we hearing about the dramatic growth of the Israeli stock market?
וואָלט דער אָפּרוף געווען אַנדערש, ווען דער ציל פֿון די טעראָריסטן וואָלט ניט געווען ייִדן, נאָר אַן אַנדער גרופּע?
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