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Opinion
Why do so many Jews support Israel — but reject ‘Zionism’?
The political idea that once referred to Jewish self-determination has been distorted by occupation and bad faith
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Letters Why the Super Bowl antisemitism ad uses a familiar slur
The Blue Square Alliance Against Hate explains the research underlying its new ad campaign focused on allyship
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Opinion My university wants me to sign a loyalty oath — am I in America or Vichy France?
An unsettling memo from a Texas university recalls France's lurch into authoritarianism during WWII
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Opinion My grandmother Eva Schloss survived Auschwitz. She would not be silent about America today.
Holocaust survivors can clearly see when society is heading in a violent direction
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Opinion Netanyahu is floundering without the hostages
The prime minister is sinking deeper into conspiracy theories in a last-ditch effort to salvage his political future
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Opinion A death knell for the American Jewish dream of a melting pot — in the 1920s, and today
With the closure of HIAS' Vienna office, we're repeating the mistakes of a century ago
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Opinion Trying to influence progressives in New Jersey, AIPAC may actually help one get elected
Did no one in the room voice a concern about the ‘Israel Lobby’ trying to surreptitiously influence the outcome of an election?
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Opinion Amid standoff with US, would Iran really attack Israel?
There's a strong regional precedent for such a move — and serious dangers attached to doing so
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Opinion Hannah Arendt could have anticipated the Trump administration’s lies in Minnesota — and elsewhere
The Jewish philosopher’s essay on ‘Lying in Politics’ applies as much to current politics as it did to Vietnam
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Opinion With the last hostage released, is American Jewish unity over?
The hostage crisis brought together a fractured community. Now that it's over, the divisions over Israel are back
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Opinion Here’s exactly why it’s dangerous to compare ICE to Nazis
If everything is Nazism, than nothing is
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