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AIPAC is trying to derail my House campaign — because I’m a Jew who defies Israel
The group's tactics show they know that voters don't support their agenda
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Opinion It’s time to talk about Purim’s unsettling message about conversion
Questions about how power changes the face of Judaism often go unacknowledged amid festivities
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Opinion A two-hour State of the Union with zero vision for Gaza or Iran
A long speech was notably short on details about plans for the future in the Middle East
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Opinion What Tucker Carlson won’t tell you about U.S. military aid to Israel
That aid doesn't really come at the expense of spending on domestic issues
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Opinion We are talking past one another on Zionism
Does the term refer to an ideology in theory, or a historical reality?
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Opinion We’re losing the fight against antisemitism. Here’s how to turn the tide
The old ways aren't working. That doesn't mean that hope is lost
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Opinion Benjamin Disraeli once saved Britain’s monarchy — the current one may be beyond repair
Today's crises at Buckingham Palace have created problems that even Britain's first Jewish prime minister could not have solved
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Opinion You could be imprisoned for praying at the Western Wall — and Bibi isn’t stopping it
What a looming vote reveals about the governing coalition’s direction, and Israel’s future
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Opinion The ‘Hymietown’ affair degraded Black-Jewish relations. Jesse Jackson wasn’t the real culprit
Louis Farrakhan's entry into the fray marked the real point of deterioration
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Opinion The Jesse Jackson I knew didn’t just repent toward Jews — he became a hero for us
I knew the late reverend for decades, and saw firsthand his willingness to change, grow and reach across the divide
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Opinion How Jesse Jackson changed his mind about Jews — and what Abe Foxman made of it
The late civil rights leader 'was the guy who couldn't pass the synagogue without going in,' the longtime ADL director said in a new interview with the Forward
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