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Why both sides are ducking settler violence ahead of Israel’s elections

By TANI FRANK

(JTA) — For American Jews who follow Israel closely, one of the hardest things to understand about Israeli politics today is the gap between the severity of settler...

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The missing ‘peace’ in Israel’s election campaign

By RUTH EGLASH

(JTA) — JERUSALEM – There’s a short video clip that’s been circulating on Israeli social media channels in recent days showing a massive crowd of jubilant young Israelis...

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IDF planning major West Bank campaign after 2 soldiers killed, Netanyahu says

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — The Israeli army is planning a large-scale military operation against Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after Palestinian gunmen killed two...

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OP-ED: Will this election end the battle over drafting haredi men into the Israeli army?

By EILAV BREUER

(JTA) — Whether to extend military conscription to haredi men, a longstanding question  fueling political tensions in Israel, has boiled over since Hamas launched the current war with...

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