Opinion

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  A Jewish philosopher and mystic understood Trump’s Achilles’ heel

  For those struggling to make sense of a flurry of executive orders, Simone Weil and 'The Iliad' offer useful guidance

  By Robert Zaretsky

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  Opinion

  It’s tradition to plant trees in Israel for Tu B’Shvat. That custom has a dark history

  A beloved Hebrew school ritual is contributing to displacement and unrest in the Middle East

  By Zak Witus Feb 13, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  Why does Trump’s Gaza plan sound so familiar? Because the Nazis tried it first

  The Madagascar Plan was the Nazis' last effort to solve the 'Jewish Problem' before the Final Solution

  By Eric Kurlander Feb 12, 2025 | 4 min read

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• Jay Michaelson Stephen Miller’s cavalier cruelty misses the whole point of Passover

  

• Rob Eshman Yes, the attack on Gov. Shapiro was antisemitic. Here’s what the left should learn from it

  

• Nora Berman What Jewish university presidents say: Trump is exploiting campus antisemitism, not fighting it

  

• Dan Perry I first met Netanyahu in 1988. Here’s how he became the most destructive leader in Israel’s history

  

• Emily Tamkin Passover teaches us why Jews should stand with Mahmoud Khalil

  

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  Trump’s mind-bending Middle East gambit: Egging Netanyahu on, from the right

  Of all of Trump’s many disruptions, this may be the most surprising — and the most dangerous

  By Dan Perry Feb 12, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Israel’s arrest of Jerusalem’s booksellers is a grave, self-defeating error

  Releasing Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna is a moral imperative and strategic necessity

  By Yona Shem-Tov Feb 12, 2025 | 4 min read
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  How a hostage’s brother became a hero in Israel

  With passion, eloquence and perseverance, Sharon Sharabi has reminded us of the human cost of this horrible war

  By Aviya Kushner Feb 11, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Don’t compare Trump’s US to Nazi Germany. These 3 American moments are more apt.

  There is a straight line from Sen. Joseph McCarthy to President Donald Trump

  By Jeffrey K. Salkin Feb 11, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Trump’s Gaza plan is terrible. So why don’t the Democrats have anything better?

  A silent opposition means U.S. politics will begin to look more and more like Israel's

  By Rob Eshman Feb 10, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Trump has kicked off a new wave of dehumanizing Palestinians. Let’s remember who the real enemies are

  It's Hamas, not Palestinians at large, who are responsible for all this suffering

  By Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib Feb 8, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Yes, Trump’s Gaza plan is outrageous. It could also be just what the Middle East needs

  After a century of Palestinian leaders rejecting a two-state-solution, Trump’s proposal could be a wakeup call that peace is the only solution

  By Yardena Schwartz Feb 7, 2025 | 4 min read
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  How the American media failed — and is still failing — in its coverage of Israel and Gaza

  If you want to know the truth about what's happening in the Middle East, you won't find it on PBS or NPR

  By Aviya Kushner Feb 7, 2025 | 10 min read