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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
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Opinion 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
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Opinion A Palestinian leader just gave Trump an unprecedented opening to pursue peace
Mahmoud Abbas just did something extraordinary, and the US should respond
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Opinion 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
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Opinion The profound Yom HaShoah lesson we desperately need to remember under Trump
In Hebrew school, this holiday taught me empathy
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Opinion 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.
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Opinion 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
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Opinion 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
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Opinion The dangerous Nazi legend behind Trump’s ruthless grab for power
Trump has created an American version of Adolf Hitler's 'Dolchstosslegende,' also known as the 'stabbed-in-the-back' lie
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Opinion I first met Netanyahu in 1988. Here’s how he became the most destructive leader in Israel’s history.
How a brilliant man became a national tragedy
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Opinion Why can Harvard stand up to Trump? Because it didn’t give in to pro-Palestinian student protests
If last spring's campus protesters had their way, Harvard's endowment might have shrunk too much to support the university now
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Fast Forward On his first trip to Auschwitz, New Jersey governor urges vigilance against rising antisemitism
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