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Trump wants to control the Israeli judiciary. Uh, good luck
Here's what the president has wrong about the case against Netanyahu
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Opinion Can we say Donald Trump’s Middle East nuclear strategy is dangerous — if it isn’t even a strategy?
Years of back channel negotiations and nuclear non-proliferation treaties have been upended by a president making it up as he goes along
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Opinion ‘Israel is seen as violent’ — and Israeli chefs, once global culinary icons, are feeling the heat
How Eyal Shani is navigating war — while his business partner speaks on behalf of a controversial aid effort
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Opinion After Zohran Mamdani’s upset, there’s a way forward for pro-Israel progressives
In the fight for economic fairness for all, Jews shouldn’t have to give up on defending their particular interests, writes a long-time contributor to Dissent magazine
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Opinion Pro-Palestinian protesters are suddenly supporting Iran. They might want to talk to some Palestinians
No, Israel's strikes on Iran aren't morally similar to its war in Gaza
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Opinion Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go
Antisemitism is a real problem. Is the way it's being called out in politics making things worse?
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Opinion A great Jewish historian guided America away from war — is there no one to guide Donald Trump?
Trump could use an advisor like Barbara Tuchman whose 'Guns of August' was crucial to JFK during the Cuban missile crisis
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Opinion Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement
New Yorkers voted for affordability, not criticism of Israel. But American Jews can still learn from this election.
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Opinion For Trump and Netanyahu, statecraft is now synonymous with stagecraft
From Golan to Gaza, the two have long blended spectacle and smoke and mirrors with strategy
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Opinion What comes next? In Israel, past success is no guarantee of future results
The country has long seen transformational victories followed by new sets of challenges
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Opinion Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama
Here's why one Israeli expert thinks that Trump's decision to attack Iran was a question of 'Why not?'
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Opinion Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go
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Fast Forward Mamdani tells Colbert — and a national audience — why NYC Jews shouldn’t fear him as mayor
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani belongs to the Democratic Socialists of America, a leading critic of Israel. Here’s what to know
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Fast Forward Synagogue custodian detained by ICE, New Jersey mayor calls for his release
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Fast Forward The Boulder firebomb attack has killed Karen Diamond, who leaves behind a Jewish legacy
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Fast Forward Supreme Court allows US terrorism victims to sue Palestinian entities
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