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  A Pentagon official spewed antisemitism. Her words about child victims of Oct. 7 are even more hateful

  Kingsley Wilson used our murdered babies to advance an anti-choice agenda

  By Carly Pildis

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  Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza demands a new reading of the Purim story’s final chapter

  We can no longer see the Jews’ vengeful murder of 75,800 Persians as fantasy or farce

  By Michael David Lukas Mar 5, 2025 | 6 min read
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  Actually, the ceasefire deal might not be the biggest threat to Netanyahu’s coalition

  The Haredi draft crisis is reaching a new peak as a March 31 deadline looms

  By Dan Perry Mar 5, 2025 | 4 min read

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• Rob Eshman Yarden Bibas’s eulogy for his family should be a prayer for us all

  

• Nora Berman Since Oct. 7, my daughter has become anti-Israel, and I’m grieving

  

• Dan Perry Actually, the ceasefire deal might not be the biggest threat to Netanyahu’s coalition

  

• Emily Tamkin Thank god Trump didn’t talk about antisemitism in his speech to Congress

  

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  Thank god Trump didn’t talk about antisemitism in his speech to Congress

  The president has no ground to stand on when it comes to claiming to fight Jew hatred

  By Emily Tamkin Mar 5, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  As Trump targets Zelenskyy, a frightening reminder of taxes Nazis and Romans levied on Jews

  In siding with Putin, Trump and Vance recall the way in which autocrats have further victimized victims

  By Aviya Kushner Mar 4, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Trump’s treasury secretary is about to make a catastrophically bad move on Israel

  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s meeting with Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich could imperil the Gaza ceasefire

  By Hadar Susskind Mar 4, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Why Trump’s attack on democracy is as deep a Jewish concern as semitism or Israel

  The president of the Shalom Hartman Institute says he is “horrified” by Jewish groups’ “wait and see” approach to the dismantling of the federal government

  By Yehuda Kurtzer Mar 4, 2025 | 4 min read
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  In their Zelenskyy meeting, Trump and Vance laid waste to a cherished Yiddish value

  Under the current administration, common sense — or sechel — is under attack

  By Robert Zaretsky Mar 1, 2025 | 3 min read
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  JFK and Charles De Gaulle knew something Trump can’t fathom

  Our angry and predatory Neville Chamberlain will mean America forsaken, not first.

  By Larry Cohler-Esses Feb 28, 2025 | 4 min read
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  To avoid a showdown with Vance and Trump, Zelenskyy should have channeled Netanyahu

  Ukraine’s president’s refusal to bend like the Israelis may be a diplomatic catastrophe

  By Isaac Saul Feb 28, 2025 | 4 min read
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  The Germans have a word for what’s happening in Trump’s America

  As the president lays waste to the rule of law, too many Americans are experiencing 'Gleichschaltung' — being brought into line

  By Terrence Petty Feb 28, 2025 | 4 min read