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  No, Pete Hegseth and Itamar Ben-Gvir don’t look alike — but that’s where the differences end

  In Hegseth and Ben-Gvir, two exemplars of incompetence and intemperance

  By Robert Zaretsky

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  Gaza and Trump have left the Jewish community at war with itself — and me with a bad case of alienation

  These days, opposing Israel’s Gaza incursion can get you called a traitor — or maybe even deported

  By Lucinda Rosenfeld Apr 25, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Trump’s hasty approach to an Iran deal could be a big problem for Israel

  Negotiating with Iran is a tricky business — and Trump is trying to rush it

  By Alex Lederman Apr 25, 2025 | 4 min read

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  Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to a Jewish society at Yale exposed deep rifts between US Jews

  Supporting racism while opposing antisemitism is a bad look

  By Rob Eshman Apr 25, 2025 | 4 min read
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  A Holocaust perpetrator was just celebrated on US soil. I think I know why no one objected.

  Russia's invasion has made ordinarily outspoken critics of antisemitism wary of criticizing Ukrainian Nazi collaborators

  By Lev Golinkin Apr 24, 2025 | 4 min read
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  A Palestinian leader just gave Trump an unprecedented opening to pursue peace

  Mahmoud Abbas just did something extraordinary, and the US should respond

  By Dan Perry Apr 23, 2025 | 4 min read
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  How Ukraine became to the far right what Israel is to the left

  As the left's obsession with Israel curdles into antisemitism, so too does the right's contempt for Ukraine

  By Simone Rodan-Benzaquen Apr 23, 2025 | 3 min read
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  The profound Yom HaShoah lesson we desperately need to remember under Trump

  In Hebrew school, this holiday taught me empathy

  By Tamar Manasseh Apr 23, 2025 | 3 min read
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  How Trump’s attacks on the university target what has made America great for Jews

  Rising antisemitism is a painful reality, but we can't tolerate or excuse tactics that will do grave harm to Jews, and to society at large.

  By Suzanne Nossel Apr 23, 2025 | 9 min read
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  He’s one of Israel’s worst extremists. So why is this Jewish society at Yale legitimizing him?

  Rolling out the red carpet for Itamar Ben-Gvir is a sure way to damage Israel

  By Rob Eshman Apr 21, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Shackled, imprisoned and subjected to false accusations, Kilmar Abrego Garcia recalls the fate of Captain Alfred Dreyfus

  As in the infamous 'Dreyfus Affair,' a man has been condemned on the basis of flimsy evidence and flat-out lies

  By Robert Zaretsky Apr 21, 2025 | 4 min read