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Fast Forward IDF balloons monitoring Israel-Gaza border broke down weeks before Hamas attack
The Israeli army failed to fix the border monitoring technology last week; it is now examining the possibility that Hamas sabotaged the balloons
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News How Biden condemned Hamas for rape before the IDF had evidence it happened
A close look at how social media and politics operate in the fog of war
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Fast Forward Synagogues in Maine come together to mourn Israeli soldier who died fighting Hamas
Bangor’s Jewish community offers support for grandfather of fallen IDF captain
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Fast Forward ‘The overhaul opened their eyes’: Israeli youth publicly refuse draft
Over 200 Israeli high school students declared they will refuse to serve in the IDF 'due to the ongoing dictatorship in the occupied territories, and the developing dictatorship inside Israel'
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News Netanyahu has resisted internal and external pressure to moderate. Can IDF reservists change that?
U.S. and Israeli national security experts weigh in on Netanyahu’s biggest challenge to date
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Opinion After Jenin, Palestinians hate the Palestinian Authority even more. It’s still the only shot at peace
Jenin could be the nail in the coffin of the Palestinian peace camp — unless the US steps in
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Opinion A lawsuit, a hotel bombing, an invasion: The moments that shaped Israel — that you don’t know about
As Israel turns 75, we asked journalists, artists, historians and more to tell us about the most important under-the-radar moments of Israeli history
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Fast Forward Israeli military apologizes for death of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
“I think it’s an opportunity for me to say here that we are very sorry of the death of the late Shireen Abu Akleh,” said Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the IDF's chief spokesman
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