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Masha Gessen will receive Hannah Arendt Prize after all, following controversy over Gaza essay

One critic claimed that Gessen’s New Yorker essay, in which they quoted Arendt, “is in clear contrast” to the philosopher.

Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, November 30, 2023. (Flash90)

Israeli forces mistakenly kill 3 hostages during fighting in Gaza, IDF says

Earlier Friday, the IDF said troops had recovered the bodies of three other hostages, including two soldiers and one civilian.

Did Yale remove the word ‘Israeli’ from a campus couscous dish? Yes and no.

The debate reflected how food — what it is called, and to whom it is credited — has long played into discussions of Israeli and Palestinian culture and history.

The Von Erich wrestling brothers, subjects of upcoming film ‘The Iron Claw,’ were huge in Israel

7 men, some members of Hamas, are arrested as European police foil plots against Jews

An Israeli soldier can be seen singing from the imam's platform in a Jenin mosque. (Screenshot)

IDF says it is disciplining soldiers who broadcast Jewish prayers from West Bank mosque

From Kibbutz Be’eri to the White House, menorahs retrieved from Oct. 7 wreckage light up for Hanukkah

Families of American hostages meet with Biden in person for the first time

Wounded Israeli soldiers were amonth the thousands who attended the funeral on Dec. 13 of Tomer Grinberg, an Israeli officer killed the previous day, Israel's bloodiest day since Oct. 7. (Eliyahu Freedman)

‘Nothing will separate between us’: After Israel’s bloodiest day since Oct. 7, thousands pay their respects to a fallen commander

A rising South African cricket star dedicated an award to Israel. Then he was investigated for hate speech.

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