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Zohran Mamdani is right about what ‘intifada’ means — well, kind of
On a technical level, the mayoral candidate's controversial interpretation of the word is correct. But that's only half the story
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Opinion Will the U.S. get involved in Iran? Mike Huckabee’s evangelical worldview may be the key
To some Christian Zionists, a showdown between Israel and Iran is the fulfillment of a crucial Biblical prediction
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Opinion Eventually, the French turned against their government — when will Americans turn against Trump?
French opposition to the roundups of its Jewish citizens during WWII offer reasons for hope today
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Opinion My brother-in-law’s kibbutz weathered Oct. 7. Then came the Iranian missile strikes
The Iran war has united a divided nation. But questions over the long game are lingering
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Opinion I thought the Dyke March should be open to Zionists. So my fellow New York organizers kicked me out
I believe anti-Zionists and Zionists should be welcome at the Dyke March. I was deemed 'unsafe'
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Opinion Celebrating my daughter’s birthday in a bomb shelter, as missiles struck Tel Aviv
In the shelter, little human dramas play out constantly — while the great drama of war unfolds in the sky
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Opinion Trump’s latest move makes Mahmoud Khalil a Joseph for our times
The Bible teaches us to be skeptical of leaders who grant or withhold liberty on a whim
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Opinion Israel’s strike on Iran was necessary. But for real change, the US must join the fray
Iran is vulnerable — which means there's a real opportunity to end its reign of terror by proxy
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Opinion A precise, Chekhovian logic guided Israel’s strike on Iran — but chaos could come next
The stage for this attack was set almost 30 years ago
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Opinion Trump is forcing liberal Zionists to confront an extraordinarily inconvenient truth
If the US is really abandoning a two-state solution, that means an uncomfortable reckoning for most American Jews
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Opinion A Trumpian parade with soldiers, jets and military vehicles? No tanks.
Trump envies the military spectacle that France perfected, but his ghoulish celebration is the complete opposite
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