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Trump's angry reaction as protesters interrupt his speech.
HOW RUDE

Trump Fumes as Protesters Spoil His Big Moment

The president’s victory lap and pitch for the Nobel Peace Prize was interrupted by furious lawmakers.

Ewan Palmer

Israeli Minister of Defence and National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz before a party meeting in the Israeli on November 28, 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel.
‘I’LL DO IT’

Bibi’s Rival Vows to Quit Unless PM Adopts New Gaza Plan

The move threatens to wreck the tenuous Israeli government formed after Oct. 7.

Amanda Yen

The newsroom at Al Jazeera headquarters in Doha, Qatar.
‘ACTING FROM WITHIN AGAINST US’

Israeli Government Passes Law to Shut Down Al Jazeera

The Knesset has cemented a path for Netanyahu and the Israeli government to shut down news outlets deemed a “security threat,” namely the Qatar-based Al Jazeera.

Corbin Bolies

A dinner table is set with empty chairs that symbolically represent hostages and missing people with families that are waiting for them to come home, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 20, 2023.
DOSED

Freed Hostages Drugged to ‘Look Happy’: Israeli Official

The captives were allegedly given a tranquilizer to appear relaxed as they were released.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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Minimum Vote

When the Right is Right

Daniel Gavron

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Minority Voices

Raising the Threshold or Pulling the Carpet Out From Under Israel's Minorities?

Marc Grey explains why governance bills proposed in the Knesset might hurt Israeli democracy.

Marc Grey

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The News From Israel

High School Censors David Grossman Speech

Orly Halpern

Not The Place

Religion And State In Ruth Calderon's Knesset Speech

Did Ruth Calderon's inaugural speech in the Knesset speak to all Israelis, regardless of race, ethnicity, or creed? Zachary Braiterman doesn't think so.

Zachary Braiterman

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News from Israel

Mofaz Joins Coalition

Orly Halpern

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Column

Law Isn't All You Need

The Knesset conversation about legislation that would codify Israel's judiciary's ability to delcare laws unconstitutional is a conversation American liberals have been having for a long time. But liberalism (and Judaism) require deeper roots than law can provide.

Yehudah Mirsky

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