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Being Jewish in America today feels like walking multiple tightropes at once
After another antisemitic attack, American Jews are right to be unnerved — but not deterred from our values or our resilience
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Opinion The two things I fear most after the horrifying attack on Jews in Boulder
Our leaders must de-escalate — or things will get even worse
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Opinion Take it from us, antisemitism envoys for Trump and Biden: The fight against Jew-hatred must not be politicized
Ambassador (ret.) Elan Carr, Ambassador (ret.) Deborah Lipstadt and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the president’s pick for the position, speak in one voice
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Opinion At the forefront of French opposition to the war in Gaza, the superstar rabbi who inspired an HBO series
Decrying destruction, death and famine, Delphine Horvilleur is practicing what she's been preaching
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Opinion After the DC shooting, both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups are failing
The deaths of the murdered couple demand deeper introspection from both groups
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Opinion Israel is becoming a pariah state. Here’s what American Jews must do.
American Jews can no longer afford to defer to institutions that ask them to check their conscience at the door
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Opinion For new parents, the aid crisis in Gaza is hitting hard
Social media is exposing new parents to the constant suffering of babies and children in Gaza
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Opinion After 600 days of war, is it time to retire the phrase ‘tikkun olam’?
As Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan observes, perhaps we can't repair the world — but maybe we can give it a little more air
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Opinion Antisemitism is no longer just an ideology — it’s an economic model
Regulation, not education, is needed to combat the new economy of hate fueled by AI
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Opinion We must face reality — the Gaza war is now a war of annihilation
Canceling Israel’s critics won’t change the reality of what is unfolding in Gaza
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Opinion Netanyahu is at a crossroads: Endless war, or peace?
A regional transformation is still possible if the Israeli leader has the chutzpah
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