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Fast Forward Frankfurt’s Jewish community launches its own sexual abuse hotline amid crises and pressure
The third-party hotline is unusual if not unprecedented for local Jewish communities, according to a U.S. advocate
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Books Is it really so wrong to be into Nazi kink?
A new book mixes memoir and theory to consider what's tangled up in Holocaust sex scenes, and Jewish identity at large
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Opinion Shirel Golan survived the Nova massacre but died by suicide. Online denial may be to blame
One year after Oct. 7, young women who survived face campaigns that deny sexual violence
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Opinion Far-right extremists stormed an IDF base. Their understanding of patriotism is dead wrong.
The extremist vigilantes breaking into army bases are destroying Israel from the inside
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Opinion Israeli women who spoke out about sex abuse in Gaza are being mocked online. This denial hurts survivors everywhere
The shame and stigma survivors always face has been compounded by the propaganda war around this conflict
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Opinion ‘The most moral army in the world’ is posing with Palestinian women’s underwear in Gaza
How should we understand a proliferation of photos of IDF soldiers mocking Palestinian women’s lingerie?
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Opinion The UN confirmed Israelis experienced sexual violence on Oct. 7. Why is it so hard for the world to believe?
Recent questions about a bombshell New York Times investigation are being used to cast doubt on the veracity of rape allegations
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Fast Forward UN report validates ‘clear and convincing’ allegations of Hamas sexual violence
Israel’s foreign minister recalled his U.N. ambassador, saying the body was not doing enough to expose the atrocities
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Fast Forward Northern Ireland’s lone, beleaguered synagogue aims to stave off decline by engaging Christian neighbors
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