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Opinion If you want to support Israel, boycott its new government
American Jewish communities must distance themselves from the current government in any way possible
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Opinion Israel’s new far-right government is already chilling innovation and causing brain drain
Tech companies are already leaving Israel in response to proposed legislation by the new Israeli cabinet
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News ‘Don’t give up on Israel,’ former Israeli premier Bennett urges American Jews
Most Israelis favor democracy, he assured an Israeli and American Jewish audience at Temple Emanu-El’s Streicker Center in Manhattan
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News Israeli emissary blames political foes for eroding relations with American Jews
Amichai Chikli, Israel's minister for diaspora affairs, said he appreciates American Jews but is ‘unapologetic’ about his government's agenda
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Opinion With Jerusalem on the verge of erupting, Netanyahu must rein in his own coalition
Netanyahu will have to use all his experience to keep his cabinet from dragging Israel into another Gaza operation
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Opinion The assault on Jenin serves only Israel’s far-right government
The disproportionate violence displayed by the Israeli military was a deliberate show of force
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Fast Forward Protest in NYC to support Israeli democracy criticized for being held on Shabbat
The demonstration against the Netanyahu administration is timed to coincide with protests in Israel
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Fast Forward Israel’s attorney general to consider declaring Netanyahu unfit for office
The AG will meet with officials to discuss whether Netanyahu has a conflict of interest with the judiciary as a result of his ongoing criminal trial, but sources insist that these are merely preliminary consultations
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Fast Forward Justin Trudeau condemns antisemitism after Montreal pro-Palestinian protest where Netanyahu is burned in effigy
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Fast Forward Three arrested in murder of rabbi in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’
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