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News Small-town Israelis strive to make themselves heard, protesting anywhere anyone will see them
In Israel's remote north, dozens of protesters gathered around a highway junction
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Fast Forward Alex Soros among 160 Jewish leaders urging Biden to ‘send clear message’ to Netanyahu
Also among the signatories on the letter are Hollywood and Broadway actors Mandy Patinkin and Joshua Malina
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News Trumpets, drums and shouts of ‘Shame, shame’ — scenes from the raucous protests on the streets of Israel
In Jerusalem, demonstrators calmly — and loudly — gathered to continue protesting the country's judicial overhaul
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Opinion My way or my way: Netanyahu’s PR strategy gamble
In the public relations war over Israel’s judicial overhaul, Bibi sticks with selling himself
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Opinion With the judicial overhaul, Netanyahu has broken something deeper than Israel’s democracy
The prime minister sacrificed social cohesion for personal ambition
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Fast Forward After pivotal judicial reform vote, US Jewish groups unleash their newfound voices on Israeli domestic policy
Mainstream centrist organizations once reluctant to speak out about Israel’s internal deliberations were ready within hours, even minutes, of the vote to condemn the law
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Fast Forward White House calls passage of Israel’s first judicial reform bill ‘unfortunate’
U.S. lawmakers are also weighing in; Rep. Jerry Nadler called the vote 'a dark day for Israeli democracy'
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Fast Forward Knesset votes on judicial overhaul, as violence ensues between protesters and police
Government ministers fighting over last-minute compromise
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What did our great-grandparents eat for breakfast?
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Most Eastern European Jewish foods we know about are related to holidays or special occasions. But what kind of foods did Jews in the shtetl eat on a regular Wednesday?
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