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Culture A history of a pivotal era in Palestine wins a top Jewish book prize
Oren Kessler’s “Palestine 1936” tells the “story of two nationalisms"
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News ‘God wants us to do the right thing’: How Schumer persuaded House Speaker Johnson to pass foreign aid bill
In an exclusive interview, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bipartisan passage of aid to Israel ‘was a great victory’
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News Israelis see antisemitism — and foreign interests — as fueling campus protests
'I feel safer here where I’m protected as a Jew,' American student in Israel says, despite living amid war
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Fast Forward Israeli opposition leader fears Israel will be blamed if Biden loses reelection
‘A lot of people in the Democratic Party are going to say it’s because of Israel, or at least this is going to be one of the claims,’ Yair Lapid said in a podcast interview
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Opinion Passover is a celebration of liberation — which is why it’s time for Israel to end the war
It is unbearable to observe the Seder while more than 130 hostages remain in Gaza. And it's clear that there's only one way to get them out
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Fast Forward House overwhelmingly passes Israel aid, even as dissent grows in both parties
The vote displays the erosion of support for spending on Israel that once was taken for granted
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Fast Forward Who is Nemat Shafik, Columbia’s president under fire?
Many accuse Nemat “Minouche” Shafik of exacerbating the turmoil on campus
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Fast Forward Israel reportedly strikes in Iran, days after fending off Iranian missile attack
'To respond to their possible action, we have fingers on the trigger,' an Iranian military commander said Thursday
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Theater Hidden in this picture, the murder of 1.1 million Jews
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News The great tent conspiracy theory: Are ‘outside agitators’ supplying protesters’ tents?
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Opinion Yes, antisemitism is rising. But pro-Palestinian protests aren’t the real threat to our campuses
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Opinion I was arrested protesting at Columbia in ’68. Today’s student encampments carry on a proud, brave tradition
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News A German soldier looted postcards from doomed Jews in Poland. 80 years later, his granddaughter brought them back.
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Theater In the 2024 Tony nominees, a reminder Jews don’t always need to work Jewish
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Fast Forward Northwestern students agree to dismantle anti-Israel encampment, as Columbia protesters take over university building
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Opinion Which elite university figured out how to handle anti-Israel protests? Hint: It’s in Israel