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By Rob Eshman
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Opinion Protesters want a ceasefire. Why won’t they speak out in support of Biden’s plan for one?
Just when public pressure on Hamas and Israel matters most, the streets fall silent
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Opinion Biden’s bold vision: A chance to turn a brutal war into a visionary future
The proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release Biden laid out in a Friday speech won't please everyone — but it's the best path forward
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Opinion It’s time for American Jews to recognize a Palestinian state
Recognition won't 'reward violence' — instead, it will help ensure a strong future for the Jewish people
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Opinion Violence at UCLA will only produce more violence. A remarkable Palestinian peace activist showed me an alternate way
Amid the senseless violence at UCLA, a few demonstrators are genuinely promoting peace
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Opinion Which elite university figured out how to handle anti-Israel protests? Hint: It’s in Israel
At Ben Gurion University, protesters wore keffiyehs, brandished Palestinian flags and cheered fiery speeches. Then everyone ‘went back to class together’
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Opinion USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian
The university needs to tell the truth — and take responsibility
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Opinion Joan Nathan’s new cookbook is about much more than food
’My Life in Recipes’ is the Jewish text we need right now
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Opinion Canceling Ramy Youssef on SNL won’t help Israel
We need to hear more, not less, from someone who can juxtapose millennial horniness with geopolitical homelessness
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