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Phasing out US subsidies for Israel’s military will strengthen our alliance — not end it
A lasting security partnership must be sustainable, and the status quo no longer is
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Opinion Israelis have no idea where the Iran war is going. But they know it’s part of Netanyahu’s campaign
Amid a faltering ceasefire, nothing is sure in Israel except for the prime minister's machinations
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Opinion My father was in the Hungarian resistance. Orbán’s defeat reminds us why it mattered
Resistance is always possible, even in situations that seem impossibly bleak
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Opinion Viktor Orbán may fall. Netanyahu should be next
What Israel has to learn from Hungary's pending election
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Opinion Hungary is poised to topple an authoritarian leader. American Jews have something to learn
Viktor Orbán has employed antisemitism to sustain his power in a way the Trump administration is trying to mimic
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Opinion I’m a Jewish candidate for New York comptroller. Our state must divest from Israel bonds
It is time to stop investing in a government that acts in contradiction to our people's deepest values
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Opinion Mahmoud Khalil’s anti-Zionist case to Jews shows the case for skepticism
His recent interview with the Forward illustrates ongoing failures within the pro-Palestinian movement
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Opinion Mahmoud Khalil’s reassurances are bad for Jews but even worse for Palestinians
History shows the path pursued by the campus activist leader results in perpetual misery
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Opinion My family and friends questioned why I wanted to visit Israel. That’s why I wanted to go.
A non-Jewish journalism student explains her thinking — and why a wartime diversion to Poland was so powerful
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Opinion The Iran war looks like a failure. Now comes the Trump-Netanyahu spin game
The war may have few lasting wins, and many more consequential losses
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Opinion Trump is backed into a corner on Iran. Get ready for him to start blaming Jews
The president is in need of a scapegoat, and there's one obvious option
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