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By Rob Eshman
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Books Instead of piling on Joshua Leifer, listen to him
The pro-Israel crowd that delighted in Leifer’s cancellation played to Internet outrage, not the facts
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Politics Kamala Harris did the impossible, and said exactly the right thing about Israel and Gaza
The Democratic candidate finally spoke about her position on Israel's war against Hamas — and revealed her pragmatism
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Politics The Elon Musk-Donald Trump love fest was short on facts — and long on attacks on Jews
As Iran seeks to 'obliterate' Israel, Trump goes after Democratic Jews
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Politics Kamala Harris has the perfect response to anti-Israel hecklers
The vice president is right: You can care about Palestinians — and also about winning the White House
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’When the sirens go off, I get a glass of wine,’ said Erez Komarovsky
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Opinion Why do Orthodox protesters keep breaking into IDF bases?
Two recent protests in Israel show a troubling, growing divide between the religious and the secular
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Opinion Two big questions after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
The Hamas leader’s death adds uncertainty to instability
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Opinion ‘He should go and stay’: As Netanyahu visits Congress, Israelis at home are tired of the act
The prime minister’s big visit generates more dark humor than hope
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