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By Rob Eshman
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Opinion American Jews can’t agree about anything — except Iran
American Jews have rallied behind Iranian protesters in a rare show of solidarity, anti-Zionists and Israel hawks alike
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Opinion A year after the LA fires, the lesson is clear: Our greatest disasters are often self-inflicted
It's a lesson that the city's German Jewish exiles learned many decades ago
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Opinion The case for Jewish optimism in 2026
5 ways Jewish life may be better next year
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Opinion Australia shooting terrifies Jews worldwide — and strengthens the case for Israel
The killing of Jews at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney underscores how fragile Jewish safety remains — and why the idea of a Jewish homeland still resonates
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Food We are living in Peak Latke, and I think I know why
Food is our safe space
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Opinion A Hanukkah menorah in the window for eight days? Try an Israeli flag for two years
Threats, graffiti and some very bad Yelp reviews don’t faze Elon Rubin, who owns Sundays Cycles in Santa Monica, California
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Opinion There’s something rotten in our approach to antisemitism. Tucker Carlson exposed it
Why does the antisemitism of the right get a pass?
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Opinion Why won’t pro-Palestinian protesters turn their attention to Darfur?
An American ally is funding mass slaughter in Sudan. American protesters are nowhere to be found.
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