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Hollywood’s boycott of Israeli filmmakers is an act of spectacular self-sabotage
Actors like Emma Stone and Javier Bardem aren't helping Palestinians — they're silencing Netanyahu's harshest critics
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Opinion It was the wildest scheme in American Jewish history. 200 years later, should it be remembered as a failure?
In the two centuries since the founding of Ararat — a self-governing Jewish colony in New York — much has changed, and much has stayed the same
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Opinion Amid terror in Jerusalem, a cab driver’s brave gesture showcased the Israel I’ve always loved
During Monday's attack, I saw the kind of care between fellow Israelis that makes the country so unique
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Opinion ‘A long record of failure’: Is it time to put the two-state solution to rest?
Two Oslo negotiators argue in their new book that it's time to reckon with narratives, not logic
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Opinion He showed Americans the visceral horrors of the Third Reich — what would he think of Trump’s US?
William Shirer chronicled the collapse of one democracy. What would he see in his home country today?
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Opinion Hate is on the rise. But guns make Jews less safe, not more secure.
The executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence weighs in on signs of rising Jewish gun ownership.
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Opinion Charlie Kirk and Alan Berg: 2 murders, 41 years apart, show the painful perils of polarization
What two shocking deaths reveal about our dangerous, growing divides
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Opinion Is the true Zionist ideal blind support of Israel, or loving criticism?
If you love a country, you have an obligation to want it to be the best possible version of itself
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Opinion Israel’s strike in Qatar: An audacious bid for victory, or just another foolhardy provocation?
Israel just rewrote the script on the Middle East conflict
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Opinion Is the Jerusalem terror attack the start of a third intifada? Not so fast
Worried about what might come after the shooting that killed 6? You've got good reason — but don't be hasty
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Opinion A billionaire Gen Z influencer is reinventing philanthropy — with this South African rabbi’s help
Has MrBeast found a solution to getting younger generations involved in giving?
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