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Eurovision 2019: What the song contest is all about, and why it’s being held in Israel

The show will go on despite calls to boycott and deadly rocket fire from Gaza.

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Chabad, the movement whose synagogue was targeted in the Poway shooting, explained

The Hasidic movement has emissaries around the world who reach out especially to unaffiliated Jews.

Netanyahu’s promise to annex the West Bank settlements, explained

The move is a last-minute bid to draw right-wing votes in Israel’s tight election race. But it also has huge implications.

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The Golan Heights, explained

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s views on a Palestinian state, explained

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption scandals, explained

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Rabbi Meir Kahane and Israel’s far right, explained

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Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism controversy, explained

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