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Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky called a video of Meir Kahane ‘the truth’ — and set off a firestorm

The post, and the reaction it sparked, are emblematic of how Jewish online discourse has shifted in the days after Hamas’ grisly return of the bodies of hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas.

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Chorus of Michigan politicians condemns state Democratic chair candidate for saying ‘This is not the Jewish party’

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IDF: Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered by Hamas but 3rd body is not their mother Shiri

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Attendees at a vigil for the four deceased hostages returned on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, held up a large cutout of one of the captives, Oded Lifshitz. (Alon Gilboa)

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In Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, Israelis mourn — and vow to keep fighting for the captives who remain

By Deborah Danan February 20, 2025 6:19 pm

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation on February 20, 2025. (Screenshot)

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‘Beyond comprehension’: Leaders in Israel, US and worldwide mourn Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas and Oded Lifshitz

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Israel grieves as bodies said to be of hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz return from Gaza

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Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky called a video of Meir Kahane ‘the truth’ — and set off a firestorm

10 Jewish highlights and controversies from 100 years of The New Yorker

IDEAS

As a teen, I see the Jewish present in new films about the Jewish past

A Jewish atheist calls out evangelicals for undermining democracy — and Christianity

We couldn’t save the Bibas boys, but we can still choose life

Red Cross reportedly receives body that, Hamas says, is Shiri Bibas

After rebuke from far-right French leader, Steve Bannon denies that his straight-armed gesture at CPAC was a Nazi salute

ISRAEL

U.S., Israel vote against U.N. resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine

Shiri Bibas’ body returned to Israel; 6 hostages released, last to come home alive under ceasefire’s 1st phase

Netanyahu says Israel is ‘leveling entire streets used by terrorists’ in West Bank after bus explosions near Tel Aviv

California school district halts ethnic studies courses following lawsuit over alleged antisemitism

Chorus of Michigan politicians condemns state Democratic chair candidate for saying ‘This is not the Jewish party’

IDF: Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered by Hamas but 3rd body is not their mother Shiri

In Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, Israelis mourn — and vow to keep fighting for the captives who remain

German Jews express alarm after J.D. Vance’s comments boost far-right AfD ahead of election

‘Beyond comprehension’: Leaders in Israel, US and worldwide mourn Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas and Oded Lifshitz

Israel grieves as bodies said to be of hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz return from Gaza

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