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  An Israeli media mainstay is crumbling. Will liberal democracy go with it?

  With a vote to close Army Radio, the cabinet takes yet another alarming antidemocratic step

  By Dan Perry

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  My childhood echoes in newly released Shoah recordings

  The New York Historical is exhibiting recordings made by Claude Lanzmann as he was researching his film, 'Shoah'

  By Louise Mirrer Dec 22, 2025 | 4 min read
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  The Gaza hostage crisis could forever change how American Jews relate to Israel — but it’s not too late to fix that

  The US approach to advocacy widened the gap between how American Jews relate to Israel and how Israelis understand themselves

  By Rachel Fink Dec 21, 2025 | 5 min read

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• Dan Perry An Israeli media mainstay is crumbling. Will liberal democracy go with it?

  

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