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By Rob Eshman
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Opinion A year after Oct. 7, Israel’s south is still discovering new depths of resilience
Revitalization efforts in the war-torn region include plans for a new public university — and a distiller producing Israel's first tequila
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Opinion He’s a Muslim Israeli who was close with Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Now he’s mourning his friend — and seeking change
'This is the time to unite, Arabs and Jews,’ said Yanal Jabarin
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Politics Donald Trump’s genius strategy to protect Jews? Scapegoat them
Miriam Adelson should demand her money back
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Politics Debate makes it clear: Trump has zero good ideas about Gaza and Israel
Trump offered up no policies, and a heavy dose of fatalism, in response to a straightforward question about the Israel-Hamas war
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Politics Trump really hates the Jews who won’t vote for him — is that different from being antisemitic?
Speaking to the Republican Jewish Coalition, the former president whipped up selective Jew-hatred
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Opinion Six more hostages are dead. It’s time for all American Jews to join the opposition.
Hamas killed them. But Netanyahu is complicit.
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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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