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A Palestinian Oscar-winner’s arrest shocked the world. For these Jewish activists, it was terrifyingly normal
Palestinians in the West Bank are experiencing an unprecedented increase in attacks since Oct. 7
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Opinion In the Trump administration and Israel, a grotesque display of virility coupled with a loss of humanity
On group chats, enemies are dehumanized and their destruction is cheered on with emojis instead of words
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Opinion The Supreme Court is taking on 3 cases that could help reshape American Jewish life
Religious liberty, school choice and tax exemption are on the docket
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Opinion Blame Roy Cohn for the vicious backlash to Jeffrey Goldberg’s group chat scoop
The Atlantic editor is being inundated with blatantly false denials — and antisemitic hatred
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Opinion On the left as well as the right, a thick residue of antisemitism in France
Like Marine Le Pen's far-right movement, Defiant France remains defiantly antisemitic
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Opinion After years of torture and deprivation, are Palestinians finally ready to stand up to Hamas?
Tuesday protests against Hamas in Gaza marked a small but significant shift
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Opinion Mike Huckabee said there’s ‘no such thing as a Palestinian.’ It’s worth thinking about what that means
President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel draws attention to the lack of linguistic clarity in the Middle East
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Opinion There’s a bleak historical explanation for why Columbia’s capitulation to Trump is so concerning
There’s a long history of authoritarians cracking down on their country’s universities
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Opinion Beware an administration that bellows ‘English Only’ and ‘America First’ while decimating education
Trump's executive orders aren't about language as much as they are about shutting down other perspectives
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Opinion Is this new documentary giving voice to American Jewish anguish — or simply stoking fear?
'October 8' has blinders on when it comes to Israel and contemporary Jewish identity
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Opinion Seems like everyone’s mad at Chuck Schumer. That’s bad for Jews (including the ones who are mad at Chuck Schumer)
Jews are being caught in the middle of forces beyond our control. It's unlikely to turn out well
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