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  Following Laura Loomer’s lead, the US is repeating an egregious Holocaust-era mistake

  We turned away the MS St. Louis — and now we're turning away Palestinians in desperate need of medical care

  By Hadar Susskind

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  Israel’s new gift to the far right could help end the Gaza war

  Approval for a controversial new West Bank settlement might appease holdouts against a ceasefire

  By Dan Perry Aug 20, 2025 | 4 min read
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  If an antisemite chops down a memorial tree in Paris, how do we know it makes a sound?

  The destruction of an olive tree planted in honor of murder victim Ilan Halimi has drawn widespread condemnation but little press

  By Robert Zaretsky Aug 20, 2025 | 3 min read

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  Should we fear that Trump is this generation’s Neville Chamberlain? In a word, yes.

  Trump's summit with Putin mirrors Chamberlain's meeting with Hitler in stunning and sobering ways

  By Robert Zaretsky Aug 18, 2025 | 4 min read
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  The world is outraged by a reporter’s death in Gaza. It’s part of a much bigger problem.

  The IDF killed Anas al-Sharif, a prominent Al Jazeera journalist, in a targeted strike

  By Nora Berman Aug 15, 2025 | 6 min read
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  Entering motherhood — and an obsession with the works of an Italian Jewish literary hero

  I just had my first baby. I'm introducing him to the world through the lens of Primo Levi

  By Emily Tamkin Aug 14, 2025 | 5 min read
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  The latest pro-Israel talking point on Gaza is guaranteed to backfire

  To deny starvation in the strip is to adopt the tactics of those who deny the atrocities of Oct. 7

  By Nadav Ziv Aug 13, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Why museums should be leading the fight for Holocaust art restitution, not resisting it

  Museums are lobbying against a bill that's essential for righting historical wrongs

  By Jonathan H. Schwartz Aug 13, 2025 | 2 min read
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  American Jewish support for Israel is cracking. Occupying Gaza may break it.

  Can Israel follow through on its controversial new war plan without losing its most committed defenders?

  By Rob Eshman Aug 12, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Germany had a complicated reckoning with its Nazi past — will post-Trump America face a similar reckoning?

  Trump's inner circle will remain loyal, but the rest of the country has a choice to make

  By Terrence Petty Aug 12, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Which school of philosophy provides the best guide for how to think about Gaza?

  When it comes to the horrors of the war in the MIddle East, neither Moses nor Immanuel Kant is sufficient

  By Robert Zaretsky Aug 9, 2025 | 5 min read