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These are the hostages to be released (and left behind) in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal’s first phase

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These are the hostages to be released (and left behind) in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal’s first phase

An Israeli singer and AI entrepreneur dares to visualize peace in the Middle East — Taylor Swift included

IDEAS

Outside my day school bubble, I felt a surge of Jewish pride

‘Just things’ — like what my LA neighbors have lost — are what makes houses into Jewish homes

Celebrating Shabbat in Los Angeles: Amid the fires, a still, small voice

Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84

Israel-Hamas deal draws renewed attention to Kfir and Ariel Bibas, the youngest remaining hostages

ISRAEL

Pro-Israel attorney uses ‘lawfare’ to force $700K settlement from Jewish Voice for Peace

Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote as right-wing protest against deal mounts

They love Donald Trump — and hate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal he demanded

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal after 15 months of war

Jared Kushner set to double stake in leading Israeli financial firm

Deborah Lipstadt, exiting as US antisemitism envoy, is hoping for the best under Trump

Pete Hegseth, in Senate confirmation hearing, blames Oct. 7 on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

6 Chabad tunnel defendants plead guilty

A lost film about Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side returns to the big screen in NYC

Ari Berman, Yeshiva U president, to deliver benediction at Trump’s inauguration

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