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Opinion On Yom Kippur, my brother-in-law is still a hostage. How do I atone for that?
Our failure to free the hostages is an ongoing sin
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Fast Forward Antisemitism hits record high in the U.S.; new report shows most-ever incidents in single year
‘Antisemitism is raging like we’ve never seen before,’ said head of Anti-Defamation League on Oct. 7 anniversary
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Opinion Going into year two of war, could international criticism — and accusations of war crimes — actually change Israel’s tactics?
Israel has once more proved itself adept at spinning favorable narratives around its wartime actions
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Opinion One year later, why can’t the UN lay blame for Oct. 7 where it belongs?
The international diplomatic organization has yet to condemn the Hamas terror attack.
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Antisemitism Notebook Things are getting scary at Baruch College
Hillels serving the CUNY system have found themselves targeted by protesters using increasingly violent rhetoric
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News What you need to know about Telegram, the embattled app Hamas uses to spread its message
The app has exploded in popularity in Israel following Oct. 7 and is known for its lack of content moderation
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Fast Forward ‘I’m gutted’: Doug Emhoff grieves at hostage memorial
'This is hard. This is raw. I'm gutted,' Emhoff said at a memorial service
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Looking Forward The costs of this war are too high
How many more Jewish mothers do we have to watch share their anguish and pain with the world?
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Opinion Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that’s favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump
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Opinion Here’s why I’ll gladly give Trump all the credit for the hostage deal
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News LA fires displaced them. But their bar mitzvahs went on.
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Opinion What Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Ruth and the burning bush can teach us about the LA fires
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Looking Forward How a new ketubah helped one couple restart after the LA fire
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Fast Forward Biden team resolves its final Title VI antisemitism and anti-Arab cases
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Fast Forward These are the hostages to be released (and left behind) in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal’s first phase
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