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Time for Communities to Come Together: First Jewish NYC Council Speaker Sworn In -- 'Time for Communities to Come Together': First Jewish NYC Council Speaker Sworn In

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Pro-Palestinian group cancels protest of Nefesh b'Nefesh event in New York

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Mamdani Is Now Mayor. It's Time for New York's Liberal Jews to Adjust

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An Arabic-language Music Talent Show Is a Surprise Hit on Israeli TV

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How a Bedouin Village in Israel's South Became Ben-Gvir's Supremacist Playground - How a Quiet Bedouin Village in Israel's South Became Ben-Gvir's Supremacist Playground

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IDF soldiers shoot Palestinian who threw Molotov cocktails at them

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Israeli airstrike kills two in Gaza, Israel says targeted Hamas militant

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Israel's attorney general expected to announce Netanyahu's pardon request fails to meet legal requirements

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IDF says it targeted 'key Hamas terrorist' after militants fired at troops in northern Gaza

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Live Updates - | Two Palestinians Killed After IDF Targets Senior Hamas Militant - Two Palestinians Killed After IDF Targets Senior Hamas Militant Over Alleged Cease-fire Violation

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Why I, a Palestinian Citizen, Don't Vote in Israeli Elections

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Bondi Hanukkah Attack Hero Visits Chabad Leader's Grave in New York -- Bondi Hanukkah Attack Hero Ahmed Al Ahmed Visits Chabad Leader's Grave in New York

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Michael Walzer on How Israel's Just War in Gaza Turned Into 'Crazed, Criminal Revenge'

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The People Who Gave Us Hope in 2025

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Haaretz's Bar Peleg Wins Israel Press Institute Award for Journalistic Excellence

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Israel Blocked 37 Aid Groups From Gaza – and Then Claimed Credit for Their Work

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McDonald's Unusual Move in Israel, Explained

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AG Expected to Say Netanyahu's Pardon Request Doesn't Meet Legal Requirements

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Israeli MK Calls to Suspend Clinical Training for Palestinian Medical Students

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Yaacov Agam to Receive Israel Prize for the Arts

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'Afraid of Ben-Gvir' | Police Chief Delays Publishing Completed Probe Into Sde Teiman Abuse Video Leak - Israel Police Chief Delays Publishing Findings of Probe Into Sde Teiman Abuse Video Leak

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Family of Bedouin Killed in Tarabin Rejects Police's Self-defense Claim - Body-cam Footage of Police Killing Bedouin Man Released, Family Rejects Self-defense Claim

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How Antisemitism Haunts Jews Around the World

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For Some Gazan Women, Beauty Has Become a Link to Their Old Selves

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Former Jerusalem mayor, MK Uri Lupolianski, dies at 74

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RECAP: Hundreds of Israelis block central Jerusalem junction in support of Supreme Court

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'Afraid of Ben-Gvir': Israel Police commissioner delays publishing of completed probe into Sde Teiman abuse video leak

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Hundreds of Israelis block central Jerusalem junction in support of Supreme Court

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Tarabin was a test run – and Ben-Gvir is preparing Israel for civil war | Opinion

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IDF says it killed Hezbollah aerial unit militant in Lebanon strike

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Iran judiciary chief warns no leniency for protesters 'helping Israeli, U.S. enemy'

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Police officer who fatally shot Bedouin Israeli probed again, confronted with body-cam footage

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'A copy of my daughter': Father of former hostage Romi Gonen decries porn meme banner at Haifa derby

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Saudi foreign minister in Washington for talks with U.S. counterpart, Saudi ministry says

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IDF says it killed Hezbollah aerial unit militant in Lebanon strike

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RECAP: Gaza reports: Search resumes for deceased hostage Ran Gvili

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Haredi anti-draft protesters attacked bystanders in Jerusalem; Police say rally was 'orderly'

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Iran army chief threatens preemptive action over U.S., Israel rhetoric

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Police probe bus driver for murder after fatally running over Haredi protester in Jerusalem

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Gaza reports: Search resumes for deceased hostage Ran Gvili in Gaza

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Iran's foreign minister to visit Lebanon on Thursday with economic delegation

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Police arrest head of criminal organization in Ashkelon, southern Israel

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Families of soldiers who died by suicide petition High Court against IDF committee

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Netanyahu calls for restraint after death of Haredi teen in Jerusalem

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Anti-government protesters block junction near Supreme Court in Jerusalem, four arrested

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Triple homicide in Arab city in northern Israel: Three men shot dead

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Police arrest ten over fatal shooting of 20-year-old in Bedouin town of Arara

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Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, Iranian news agencies report

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Yemen's STC leader al-Zubaidi fled to unknown destination, Saudi-backed coalition says

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Police search for perpetrators after man shot dead in Bedouin town of Arara

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Hours after youth run over and killed at Jerusalem protest, ultra-Orthodox throw stones at buses driven by Arabs

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Israel and Syria to set up de-escalation, intelligence sharing mechanism

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RECAP: Iran hints at preemptive strike on Israel; teenage protester killed at Haredi demo in Jerusalem

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From Tragedy to Solidarity: The Jewish World's Turbulent and Traumatic 2025

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From Trump's Gaza Riviera to the Iran War and Qatargate: Israel's 2025 in Review

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'Deradicalize Hamas, Give Them Less Dangerous Weapons and Turn Them Into Police'

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Boycotts, 'Red Lines': A Famed NY Jewish Institution Grapples With post-Oct. 7 Questions

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Letters to the Editor

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A Jerusalem Tragedy Contains All the Government's Ills

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Don't Buy Into the Qataris' Humanitarian Trick

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What's the Point of a Trial if Netanyahu's Court Commentator Already Knows How It Ends?

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In Israel, Arabs Are Guilty Unless Proven Otherwise

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Tarabin Was a Test Run – and Ben-Gvir Is Preparing Israel for Civil War

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Israel's Religious Zionist Camp No Longer Denies Jewish Terror. It Celebrates It

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Ben-Gvir, the Pyromaniac in Charge of Israel's Police, Dreams of Igniting an Arab Uprising

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These Are the World Leaders Whose Details Were Exposed by an Iranian Hack-and-leak

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Spyware Firm NSO's Chief Steps Down as U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Intellexa Executives

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The World Wants to Buy This Israeli Cyber Weapon – but It Doesn't Exist

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Satellite Images Show Israel Continues Gaza Demolition Efforts Amid Cease-fire - Satellite Images Show Israel Continues Gaza Demolition Efforts Despite Cease-fire

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El Pais Apologizes for Saying Maduro Trial Judge Impartial 'Despite Being Jewish'

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Anarchy Becomes Catastrophe: When Police Leave Jerusalem Haredi Riots Unchecked

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German Jewish Leader: Jews Will Leave if Far-right AfD Comes to Power

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Democrat Dan Goldman Backs pro-Israel Record as NY Primary Becomes Test for Jewish Voters

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Iran's Top Judge Warns No Leniency for Protesters 'Helping Enemy'

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U.S., Israel, Syria Set Up Joint Coordination Mechanism After Paris Talks

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At Least 35 Killed, 1,200 Detained in Iran Protests as Threat of U.S. Intervention Looms

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Israeli and Syrian Officials Hold Security Talks in Paris With Witkoff and Kushner

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'We Saved the Child From Drowning': In Gaza, Winter Storm Makes Displacement Even Deadlier

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In Gaza, IDF Drones Infiltrate Every Moment of Palestinians' Lives

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Analysis - | Hamas Is Proud of Its 'Achievements' but Hasn't Convinced the Gazans Who Pay the Price

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From Gaza to Bethlehem and Nazareth, Christmas Joy Is Overshadowed by Harsh Reality

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Settlers Storm Village Near West Bank's Jericho; Five Palestinians Detained, One Wounded

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Two Palestinians Hospitalized After Masked Settlers Attack West Bank Bedouin Village

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IDF Reservist Caught on Video Driving Tractor Over Palestinian Praying on West Bank Road

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An Israeli TV News Segment on a Major Palestinian Mall Sparks Calls for Its Boycott

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'When Settlers Sprayed Us, My Baby Stopped Breathing. I Was Terrified He'd Die in My Arms'

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Fatal Motorcycle Accident Leaves Israel's Most Serious Security Corruption Case in Limbo

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In 1925 He Was Invited to Israel to Plan the First Hebrew City – What's Left of It Today?

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Craving Kugel: The ex-Haredi Serving Up Jewish Comfort Food for Tel Avivians

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How an Israeli Distiller Is Reviving an Ancient Jewish Tradition With Honey-based Gin

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How to Make the Perfect Hanukkah Doughnuts Like a Pro at Home

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Hanukkah Recipes | When Churro Meets Sufganiya: A Spicy Holiday Twist on Two Classics

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A Star of Tel Aviv's Upscale Restaurants Tries His Luck Amid the Sheep of Israel's South

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'I Came to Israel Alone With $700 and Built a Life, but My Heart Wants to Go Back'

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Trump's Hanukkah Warning: American Jews Have to Face Their Waning Political Influence

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The Hasmoneans: Jewish Dynasty That Gave Us Hanukkah Is a Symbol of Murder, Not Heroism

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'I Live in a Luxury Favela Run by a Gang. I Prefer It to Israel's So-called Democracy'

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Could Umm Kulthum Have Been a Lesbian? New Film Reignites Long-suppressed Debate

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MAGA Infighting Over Israel on Full Display at Turning Point USA Event

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German Reporters Covering Gaza and Israel Decry Embassy's 'Atmosphere of Intimidation'

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Unknown Alphabet in Dead Sea Scrolls Has Been Cracked, Scholar Says

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This Is the 'Crime' That Got Ms. Rachel Nominated for 'Antisemite of the Year'

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In Battles With Cambodia, Israeli Weapons Help Thailand Achieve Superiority

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Court Rules Law of Return Not Applicable for Children Whose Father Converted After Birth

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The Ultra-hawkish Right and anti-Zionist Left Have Drowned the American Jewish Majority

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The Visionary Palestinian Peace Plan for Israel and Gaza That You've Never Heard Of

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Raised in the Heart of the Settler Right, They're Determined to Revive Israel's Left

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Israel's Right Wing Bet the Country's Future on U.S. Christian Nationalists. It Backfired

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He Takes Killer Dogs, and Teaches Them to Love Again

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