Libby Lenkinski
By Libby Lenkinski
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: How am I going to get through Thanksgiving?
To engage or to avoid, that is the question. Here’s how to know what your family can handle
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: How can I engage on social media without getting myself in trouble?
Before you post, take a breath, check your sources…..and take another breath
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: Should I sign onto an open letter calling for a cease-fire?
A checklist to help you think through signing anything to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: Should I leave my home in NY to be in Israel with my grieving family?
Ask your relatives what they want. And remember: Travel is reversible
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Israel Therapy Israel Therapy: Should I join a boycott of a summit run by a friend who posted anti-Israel content?
There may not be a right answer. Make the best decision based on the facts — and feelings — available
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Culture Undeniably, a great film — but is it Israeli? Or Palestinian? Or both?
“Is the film Israeli? Or is it Palestinian?” This is the question I’ve been asked more than any other as I’ve shared my excitement about Eran Kolirin’s film “Let It Be Morning,” based on the novel by Sayed Kashua. It tells the story of a fictional Arab village in Israel that goes under lockdown at…
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Opinion Israel Is Deporting Critics Like Omar Shakir. But It Can’t Hide The Occupation Forever.
In the next few days, Israeli courts will decide the fate of Human Rights Watch’s Israel-Palestine Director Omar Shakir. They will decide whether to allow him to stay and continue his work reporting human rights abuses or to adhere to an anti-democratic law and deport him. Whatever the court decides, one thing is clear: Omar…
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Opinion Netanyahu And Trump Are Xenophobic Tyrants. We Must Resist Them – Together.
For American Jews, the recent resurgence of American nativism recalls the worst moments of the last century. American nativism brought us the Immigration Act of 1924, a racist law that closed America’s borders to Jews and other “undesirables,” and that ultimately barred our forebears from escaping the Nazis and finding refuge in America. Jews then…
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