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Today marks 150 days since Oct. 7. Today marks our 500th post in the "Those We Have Lost" project. They represent the stories of 595 people. This video shows just a tiny fraction of the stories we have told and are still telling. Read them all here:

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2 years

Who among us has not played "Hava Nagila" on a piano with their genitals on stage and then gone on to lead their country against a foreign invasion?

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An absolutely beautiful @WSJ correction today. Happy Passover!

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This was really *a moment*

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At left, then-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen cradles 15-year-old Pedayah Mark at the funeral of his father, Michi, who was killed in a terror attack in 2016. At right, Cohen attends the funeral of 2nd Lt. Pedayah Mark, who died during fighting in Gaza yesterday.

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IKEA Israel has published the easiest instructions they've ever created. #staythefuckhome

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Biden says he took each of his kids to visit the Dachau concentration camp when they turned 14. "I wanted them to see!" he says, slamming his hand down and shouting. "That you could not not know what was going on."

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Netanyahu in Kfar Aza with Elon Musk who arrived in Israel today. Hard to stomach welcoming someone who just days ago endorsed a virulently antisemitic trope, has dabbled for years in antisemitism and has turned this platform into a cesspool of hate. It's quite frankly gross.

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Since the singer announced two stops in Russia and one in Tel Aviv on Twitter last week, she was bombarded with calls for her to cancel the Israel show. Nobody seemed to have a problem with her concerts in Russia, that bastion of human rights.

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Naama Levy, 19, has been held captive in Gaza for 75 days.

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It's after 3am in Israel. I handed over the liveblogging reins @TimesofIsrael recently. But I can't sleep. The photos, the videos, the dead, kidnapped, missing. Parents begging for information about their kids. I'm a journalist first. But I'm human. I'm Israeli. I'm at a loss.

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ViacomCBS said that it reached out to Nick Cannon and was "deeply troubled that Nick has failed to acknowledge or apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism." They have effectively fired him from his longrunning VH1 show "Wild 'N Out."

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Floyd Mayweather is in Israel and paid a visit to the United Hatzalah headquarters in Jerusalem after he donated to first responders in Israel following the October 7 attacks.

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I made challah I made challah because I love it I made challah to celebrate the first Shabbat after Pesach I made challah in memory of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, murdered for being a Jew I made challah because the Jewish people will never, ever stop rejoicing in our rituals.

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First image of Helen Mirren playing Golda Meir in a new biopic about the former Israeli prime minister.

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Happy "everyone on Twitter is suddenly an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict" day.

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KYIV (AFP) -- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky urges the world's Jews to speak out. "I am now addressing all the Jews of the world. Don't you see what is happening? That is why it is very important that millions of Jews around the world not remain silent right now."

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6 years

Here is @Lorde 's statement on the cancellation of her Tel Aviv show, via Israeli PR for the concert.

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Good morning. I made you this handy flowchart.

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Daniel Aloni, who was released after 50 days of Hamas captivity with daughter Emilia, 6 (her brother-in-law is still hostage): "It was terrifying... we just slept, cried, every day was an eternity." "People are at risk, they can die because they just decide to murder them."

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Turns out "The Masked Singer" host has been unmasked as a raging antisemite.

Nick Cannon spreads antisemitic conspiracy theories online

TV host references ‘Rothschild’ control and claims that Black people are ‘the true Hebrews’

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Gilad Schalit got married tonight to his longtime girlfriend, Nitzan Shabbat.

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Those watching the Super Bowl today via Paramount on their smart TV will be seeing this ad:

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Israel's unity-ish government in 1st public comments Netanyahu describes Israelis being burned alive, children tied up and shot in the head, women raped and slaughtered Gallant: "We will wipe Hamas of the face of the earth" Gantz: "Our message to our enemies: We're all united"

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On November 10, 1938 -- exactly 84 years ago -- my great-grandfather got a call at 5 a.m. He was a congregational rabbi in Hamburg, Germany, and he was warned against going to synagogue that morning amid the devastation of Kristallnacht. But he went anyway.

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Israeli Health Ministry officials tell a Knesset hearing that Hamas gave hostages drugs before releasing them so they'd appear calm and happy in their propaganda videos.

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Since the outbreak of war: At least 16,039 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Israel (less than a third of whom have Jewish ancestry). The UK has allowed in 12,400 refugees so far. The US let in 7 Ukrainian refugees from March 1-16 (not a typo).

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An American couple was caught trying to smuggle 375 POUNDS of Fruit Roll Ups into the State of Israel after prices skyrocketed once the snack became part of a viral TikTok trend. Did you pack your bags yourselves and also are they full of exclusively candy?

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And we're home. 181 new immigrants from Ethiopia (and me) just landed in Tel Aviv.

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Amber Heard has reportedly been spotted in Tel Aviv with her friend Eve Barlow...

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Listen, it's your call, but we all know that Nothing Compares 2 Jew...

Sinead O'Connor renounces Catholicism and converts to Islam | The Irish Post

IRISH singer Sinead O'Connor has revealed she has renounced Catholicism and converted to Islam, t...

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Hello a man burned down a synagogue in Minnesota does anybody care?

Minnesota police charge man with arson in connection with fire that destroyed a 119-year-old...

Minnesota officials said Friday that Matthew James Amiot, 36, was arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed a 119-year-old synagogue.

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Blinken in Israel: "I come before you not only as the United States secretary of state, but also as a Jew." "You may be strong enough on your own to defend yourself, but as long as America exists, you will never ever have to. We will always be there by your side."

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Criticism of Zelensky's speech rolling in from some Israeli officials, accusing him of minimizing the Holocaust and whitewashing Ukrainians' role Minister Yoaz Hendel: "The war is terrible, but the comparison to the horror of the Holocaust and the final solution is outrageous."

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6 years

It's official, Lorde has canceled her Tel Aviv show in Israel after pressure from BDS. Local organizers say ticket holders will be refunded.

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Gilad Schalit is engaged to his girlfriend, Nitzan Shabbat. Mazel tov!

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According to sources who saw Kushner's plan: Jordan would give land to the Palestinian territories, and "in return, Jordan would get land from Saudi Arabia, and that country would get back two Red Sea islands it gave Egypt to administer in 1950."

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I wrote my 50th obituary today 50 obituaries in 10 days. 50 entire universes... yet just a drop in the bucket of the 1,400 murdered brutally by Hamas My @TimesofIsrael colleagues and I will keep working tirelessly to share their names and their stories

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Reports say Justin Bieber concert in Tel Aviv tonight drew 60,000 fans. Last summer, Queen + Adam Lambert got 57-58,000, Elton John 40,000.

החדשות - N12

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ג'סטין ביבר מקפיץ את פארק הירקון, כ-60 אלף הגיעו להופעת הזמר

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I carved the scariest thing I can think of into a pumpkin.

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Meanwhile, even 280 characters isn't enough to list all the huge acts who have showed up in Tel Aviv in the past few years, including Justin Bieber, Radiohead, Lady Gaga, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Sia, Bon Jovi, Justin Timberlake and much much more.

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Shit I can't believe in all my years in Jewish education I never once learned how to control the weather

D.C. councilman apologizes for saying Jews control weather

Trayon White blamed snowfall on "Rothschild manipulation."

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Wowowow. Israeli Chief Rabbi Yosef: People should leave their phones on over Shabbat in case they receive notifications over coronavirus test results or mandatory quarantine.

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Who by impeachment Who by resignation Who by rotation agreement מי ישפל ומי ירום

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The prime minister of Japan was just hosted for a state dinner by the Netanyahus. Is it just me or does it seem culturally insensitive to serve dessert out of a... shoe?

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He sang in Hebrew, said he wanted to marry Tel Aviv and his keyboardist played a classic Israeli children's song about Sukkot -- Bruno Mars put on a performance to remember for more than 60,000 fans tonight.

Pop superstar Bruno Mars declares his love for Tel Aviv in first-ever Israel show

Singing 'I love you' in Hebrew and with his keyboardist playing a classic Israeli children's song, singer gives a show to remember to more than 60,000 Israeli fans

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This is not my religion

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Settlers taking a break from carrying out a pogrom in Huwara to daven maariv (evening prayer).

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Monica Lewinsky gave an emotional speech in Jerusalem tonight and then sat down for an interview. After hearing the first question, she abruptly left the stage and did not return.

Monica Lewinsky shuts down J’lem interview

Activist says she was misled by the conference organizers who acted 'with blatant disregard for our agreement'

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Can't believe there isn't a single Jew working for The New York Times.

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I... don't get it? @nbcsnl

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5 years

Hi gentiles. You're gonna need this website for the next month or so. Maybe bookmark it?

IS IT A JEWISH HOLIDAY TODAY?

Find out if it's a Jewish holiday today. The answer may shock you!

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At the Golden Globes, Quentin Tarantino sends his love in Hebrew to his pregnant Israeli wife watching from Tel Aviv: "Toda giveret, I love you."

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A day after Yom Kippur, Israelis - including many of Persian descent - gather in Jerusalem to rally in solidarity with Iranian women and the Iranian people.

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Shabbat shalom to everyone except the fucking antisemites.

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We've posted 200 stories. They represent 255 lives, cut brutally short. We launched a new page to showcase their tales. We aren't close to being done. But we're still going. Still writing, memorializing, remembering those killed on and since Oct 7.

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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today I want to tell you a story you probably haven't heard before. It's a personal story, but it also reveals some aspects of Holocaust history that you may have never known. Thanks for listening.

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In Israel, someone who has knowingly tested positive for COVID-19 and goes out in public anyway can be arrested and jailed for up to 7 years.

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Ahem

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There are more than 38,000 confirmed active cases of coronavirus in Israel right now. That's almost 25% of all confirmed cases in the country since the start of the outbreak.

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84 years after Kristallnacht, the world is a very different place Nothing compares to the horrors of the Holocaust. But I can't say synagogues are no longer targets for violence, that Jews are not singled out for hatred. I wonder what my great grandfather would have to say.

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Eran Arieli, one of the producers behind Lorde's Israel gig, said he apologizes to her fans and to the singer herself, "who doesn't deserve all the shit she's had to put up with over the past week" adding: "I was naive to think a singer of her age could handle that pressure."

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Hanukkah night 3 חנוכה שמח מירושלים!

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Roger Waters: You can't be neutral, you must act. Lana Del Rey: I am acting. I'm going to Israel. 👋🏻

Lana Del Rey dismisses appeal by Roger Waters to boycott Israel

Singer says performing and also visiting ‘Palestine’ ‘is my action’

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3 years

Some personal news: Excited to be joining the @TimesofIsrael newsroom starting next week!

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The IDF just screened 43 minutes of horrors from the Hamas massacre on October 7 for foreign journalists. I was not there, my colleague @cjkeller8 was. Here is the one minute of footage approved for mass publication at this point, barring most of it out of respect for the dead.

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The lockdown entails: - minimal public sector workforce - private sector as normal w/o any public reception - all educational facilities shut - indoor gatherings limited to 10 - outdoor gatherings limited to 20 - restrictions on movement beyond 500m.

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המתווה שמציג כעת רוה״מ

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Jews have shown an incredible amount of innovation and ingenuity amid the coronavirus crisis. For example, my dad has been joining a Zoom minyan in a different time zone so he can sleep in.

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Last month, visiting Israel, Gerard Butler said he hoped his house in Los Angeles would burn down so he'd have an excuse to stay in Israel: This week... Gerard Butler's house in Los Angeles burned down 😲😲

Gerard Butler posts image of Malibu home burned in wildfire

Actor shared devastating photo of his residence "half gone" and thanked the Los Angeles Fire Department in the Instagram post

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Netanyahu: We will get through this together. Religious, secular, Jewish, Muslim, Druze. We have to follow the restrictions, masks, hygiene, social distance - to protect us, our grandparents.

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Of all the terrible takes on the internet, few are more hilarious than the idea that Jews have been "long immune from splintering along ideological lines."

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For Jews, the dinner table is now a political battleground for a minority long immune from splintering along ideological lines

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"Stranger Things" star Noah Schnapp puts on tefillin at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

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4 years

Did he mean to say summer camp? Does Bernie operate a Bnai Brith in Vermont?

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Tel Aviv has opened a vaccination center providing free COVID-19 shots to foreign workers, asylum seekers and migrant workers in south Tel Aviv.

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Imagine sitting in your home at 10pm on a Monday night. Your kids are asleep. The air raid siren goes off. You wake them up, run for shelter as they cry or scream. You get into the bomb shelter just moments before a rocket smashes through your building. Life in southern Israel.

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Looks like the US Embassy in Israel really does understand Israelis now.

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I was today years old when I learned that paprika is just dried, ground up red bell peppers.

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Just to be clear, this is a station that doesn't exist, for a train that doesn't exist, as part of a transportation proposal that hasn't been approved, and could very well never happen at all. Or perhaps it will. Carry on.

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Jerusalem Post reports a train station to be built next to the Western Wall will be named after @realDonaldTrump , per Israeli Transportation Minister Israel Katz.

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@lorde Culture Minister Miri Regev issued a statement calling on Lorde to reverse her cancellation: "Lorde, I'm hoping you can be a 'pure heroine,' like the title of your first album, be a heroine of pure culture, free from any foreign - and ridiculous - political considerations."

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Does the @NYTimes know where Australia is?

Why is Israel, a Mideast country, in the Eurovision Song Contest? (Published 2021)

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Some personal news: After eight unforgettable years, today was my last day working for The Jerusalem Post. Excited to announce that beginning next week I will be joining @J_Insider as their digital editor, based in Jerusalem. Stick with me, there will be GIFs.

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Yaffa Adar, 85, released after 49 days of Hamas captivity, whose grandson Tamir Adar is still a hostage: "I'm begging, let them out now, I want to see them now, not when I'm in my coffin."

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Ditza Heiman, 84, released this week from Hamas captivity after 53 days: "There was never much food, but as time passed it got even less - we were basically held in starvation. As time passes, the damage is even greater, and the ability of the body to survive shrinks."

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Netanyahu: I know these steps demand a high price from all of us. This is not the holiday period we wanted or expected. We can't celebrate with our families.

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Rosh Hashana begins tonight. Across the US and Europe, tens of thousands of Jews will pray under the watchful eye of armed guards and other security measures. It's not OK. It shouldn't be like this. We deserve better. May 5780 bring more peaceful times. Shana tova 🍎

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Eden Alene, 19, will represent Israel at the 2020 Eurovision! She is the first Israeli of Ethiopian descent to do so. Mazel tov!

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Very emotional footage released tonight of the reunion early this morning of Sharon Avigdori and her daughter Noam, 12, reuniting with their dad/husband Chen and son/brother Omer after 50 days in Hamas captivity.

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Jewish Space Lasers

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Tel Aviv. Tonight.

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It. Is. Official.

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As usual, Natalie Portman does not shy away from expressing her opinions.

Natalie Portman calls Nation-State Law ‘racist’

"It's wrong and I disagree with that," Portman said. "I hope to be part of changing that and making us truly love our neighbors, and work with our neighbors."

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For the first time, the Opening Ceremony included a moment of silence for the Israeli delegation murdered at the 1972 Olympics.

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Israel confirms that two hostages, Nurit Cooper, 79, and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, have been released from Gaza into Egypt. Both of their husbands are still believed to be held captive by Hamas.

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But tell me again about how there's no need for a homeland for the Jews

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In some countries in Central and Eastern Europe, roughly one-in-five adults or more say they would not accept Jews as fellow citizens

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Just a very small sampling of the hundreds and hundreds of messages I received over the past couple weeks... is this what "criticism of Israel" looks like?

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CNN's @Hadas_Gold was live on the air from the center of Jerusalem when the air raid sirens began to sound.

כאן חדשות

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אזעקות בשידור חי: כך נראה דיווח CNN ממצעד הדגלים עם הישמע האזעקות @itamargalit

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Fox host shares... Israeli election article from April. But look how excited she is about it!

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Shira Haas (!) is playing Golda Meir (!!) in a TV show produced by Barbra Streisand (!!!) and I've run out of exclamation points (!!!!)

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Yonatan Chaim, 25, was born Jonathan Dean in Hilton, NY. He converted to Judaism, made aliyah and enlisted in the IDF. Last week he was killed fighting in Gaza. "We do not fight because we hate, but because we have such a love in our heart for life.”

Staff Sgt. Yonatan Chaim, 25: Lone soldier who converted, made aliyah

Killed fighting in southern Gaza on December 8

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Two confirmed dead in shooting attack that took place less than an hour ago in the heart of Tel Aviv. Four wounded individuals are currently in surgery in serious or critical condition. Four others are in moderate or light condition. No updates on status of gunman or gunmen.

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Today I am announcing the creation of my new political party in Israel. Our sole platform is to limit the number of parties able to run in the next election.

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Floyd Mayweather walked through the Jerusalem shuk last night in the crossover I didn't see coming.

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