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News Conference meant to celebrate Israel’s 75th may be overwhelmed by protests
The Jewish Federations of North America's annual conference in Israel comes as many top Jewish leaders and philanthropists have been unusually critical of the Israeli government
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Fast Forward Israel’s Independence Day ceremony to cut to pre-taped rehearsal in case of protests
The decision was made to prepare for possible provocations at the event in light of the government's judicial overhaul plan
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Fast Forward 1 in 4 Americans have not heard of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
More Americans, including younger Republicans, have a negative view of Netanyahu, according to new Pew survey
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Fast Forward Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer hopeful about compromise on Israel’s judicial overhaul
‘Beware of changes that are too fast, beware of changing too quickly,’ Breyer cautioned the Israeli government
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Opinion Is having a Jewish state worth it? A new book makes the case for optimism
75 years after Israel’s founding, Daniel Gordis takes a hard look at the country’s past and future
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Opinion ‘Next year in Jerusalem’ has grounded Diaspora Jews for centuries. Does the unrest in Israel change that?
Given the recent protests in Israel, the metaphorical Jerusalem is a more realistic aspiration this Passover
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Fast Forward Israel advances plan for 2,000-member national guard demanded by far-right minister
Itamar Ben-Gvir said the force would 'act to restore personal security and governance in all parts of Israel,' but current and former Israel Police commissioners have called it unnecessary, divisive and dangerous.
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Looking Forward We need to stop singing the same song about Israel — or it’s not going to be OK
Israeli Jews — and the Americans who support them — have been singing the same song for too long
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Opinion Yarden Bibas is freed, but his family’s suffering continues. It should enrage us all
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Opinion As a rabbi, I’ve never confronted a topic as tricky as Trump
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