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Opinion Six more hostages are dead. It’s time for all American Jews to join the opposition.
Hamas killed them. But Netanyahu is complicit.
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Opinion Why everyone should go see the Nova Exhibition in Los Angeles
Bearing witness has a different urgency since Oct. 7
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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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Fast Forward Israel just killed two of its longtime enemies, but will it matter?
Exactly what such killings — which Israel’s top court ruled in 2006 are legal — accomplish isn’t clear cut, analysts say
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Politics Trump falsely claims Chuck Schumer is a ‘proud member of Hamas’
Trump in recent weeks has often labeled Democrats as “Palestinian,” as if it were a slur
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Fast Forward ‘Wait for severe punishment’ billboard goes up in Tehran as Khameini reportedly orders attack on Israel
The poster of the slain Hamas leader features an admonition in Hebrew
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News After the assassinations: Does Iran retaliate? Can Hamas fight on? And what about the hostages?
Scholars and analysts share their takes on what could follow the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
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News Israel’s assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was a blow to Hamas — and who else?
A rare unambiguous “mission accomplished” moment in the fight against Hamas could make things harder for some Israelis
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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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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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