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Opinion Netanyahu says he’s ready to accept a ceasefire deal. If only we could actually trust him.
Israel's prime minister has lost the trust of his public — and even his one-time allies are tiring of his deflections
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Fast Forward Antisemitism and protests in the United States trigger PTSD in Holocaust survivors
“A lot of these fears were still there under the surface, and now they’re coming back up,” said the director of a group that helps survivors
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Fast Forward Palestinian protests: Columbia University leader’s home vandalized
Vandals painted red triangles, a symbol used by Hamas, on the Brooklyn apartment building where he lives
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Politics Kamala Harris has the perfect response to anti-Israel hecklers
The vice president is right: You can care about Palestinians — and also about winning the White House
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Fast Forward Hamas picks Gaza’s Yahya Sinwar to replace slain political leader Ismail Haniyeh
Sinwar is seen as the mastermind of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
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Opinion The ICJ ruling is a welcome step, but Palestinians in the West Bank are running out of time
The UN's highest court ruled that the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza was illegal
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News Israeli hospital has been quietly harboring 24 patients from Gaza and their families since October
A grandmother of a sick toddler says they’re ‘living between two hells’
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Opinion Has Israel really killed up to 186,000 people in Gaza? How to understand the numbers war
A headline-making new study suggests the death toll in Gaza might be almost 5 times higher than reported. Here's why you should be skeptical
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Fast Forward Trump administration pushes for release of last living American hostage in Gaza
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Fast Forward After pushback, Trump says he’s ‘not forcing’ his plan to depopulate and take over Gaza
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