Emily Tamkin is a global affairs journalist. She is the author of The Influence of Soros and Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities.
Emily TamkinContributing Columnist
By Emily Tamkin
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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 Israeli leaders are using Holocaust comparisons to justify attacks on Iran. Is that kosher?
Many of the same voices who have decried invocations of the Holocaust in unrelated conflicts are suddenly going silent
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Opinion Trump’s latest move makes Mahmoud Khalil a Joseph for our times
The Bible teaches us to be skeptical of leaders who grant or withhold liberty on a whim
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Opinion The two things I fear most after the horrifying attack on Jews in Boulder
Our leaders must de-escalate — or things will get even worse
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Opinion Even if the Capital Jewish Museum shooter ‘did it for Gaza,’ his actions were antisemitic
Expressions of pro-Palestinian solidarity do not erase the suspect's anti-Jewish hatred
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Opinion This week proved it: Trump’s approach to antisemitism at Columbia is horribly ineffective
Scientific researchers are getting fired, and protests keep happening — how exactly do Jews benefit?
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Opinion Passover teaches us why Jews should stand with Mahmoud Khalil
The story of the Exodus is one of Jews deciding to reject our role in a tyrant's narrative
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Opinion Is this extremist Zionist group trying to protect Israel — or just punish left-wing Jews?
Betar is trying to get certain U.S. Jews banned from Israel, just because of their politics
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די ווילנער דאָקטוירים יעקבֿ וויגאָדסקי און צמח שאַבאַד זענען אויך געווען געזעלשאַפֿטלעכע טוער.
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Yiddish ווידעאָ: ווען ייִדיש האָט געקלונגען אין די גאַסן פֿון מעקסיקע VIDEO: When Yiddish rang throughout the streets of Mexico
יעקבֿ פֿינקלמאַן באַשרײַבט אויך זײַן לאַנגיאָריקן פֿאַך — ווי ער האָט צוגעשטעלט וויסן אין טעלעקאָמוניקאַציע איבער דער וועלט
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