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Hate is on the rise. But guns make Jews less safe, not more secure.
The executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence weighs in on signs of rising Jewish gun ownership.
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Opinion Charlie Kirk and Alan Berg: 2 murders, 41 years apart, show the painful perils of polarization
What two shocking deaths reveal about our dangerous, growing divides
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Opinion Is the true Zionist ideal blind support of Israel, or loving criticism?
If you love a country, you have an obligation to want it to be the best possible version of itself
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Opinion Israel’s strike in Qatar: An audacious bid for victory, or just another foolhardy provocation?
Israel just rewrote the script on the Middle East conflict
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Opinion Is the Jerusalem terror attack the start of a third intifada? Not so fast
Worried about what might come after the shooting that killed 6? You've got good reason — but don't be hasty
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Opinion A billionaire Gen Z influencer is reinventing philanthropy — with this South African rabbi’s help
Has MrBeast found a solution to getting younger generations involved in giving?
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Opinion To save the Jewish state, pro-Israel Jews must break from Netanyahu
The current motto animating hasbara today is to defend Israel — including Netanyahu — at all costs
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Opinion The White House is declaring war on campus DEI — except for Jews
Under the Trump administration, antisemitism is proving to be the exception to Trump's DEI purge.
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Opinion In the rush to vilify Israel, genocide scholars ignored the truth
This week, the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution stating Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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Opinion I took my first step after formal mourning for my son, Hersh — can Israel also move forward?
The father of Hersh Goldberg-Polin writes about leading services for the first time since his son was killed in captivity in Gaza
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Opinion A majority of Democrats are changing their views on Israel. What does that mean for the US-Israel relationship?
More and more Democratic politicians are beginning to support limiting certain weapons transfers to Israel
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Opinion To save the Jewish state, pro-Israel Jews must break from Netanyahu
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