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Will anything make the world take Hamas’ sexual violence seriously?
In a worldview reduced to victim and oppressor, there is simply no space for Israeli suffering
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Opinion I didn’t understand Holocaust denial until Oct. 7
My survivor grandmother feared that no one would believe her. Now I know why.
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Opinion A plan to save Israel — by getting rid of Zionism
Shaul Magid’s new book imagines a 'counter-Zionist' Jewish future
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Looking Forward ‘Everybody needs to be uncomfortable’: Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s tireless campaign to bring her son home
How a hostage’s mother became the international face, voice and conscience of the war
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Opinion Young Americans are turning against Israel — and you can thank TikTok
New analyses show that pro-Palestinian content dwarfs all others on the app, and China is likely making it worse
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Opinion Israel’s choices — not Hamas — are an existential threat to the Jewish state
The true threat to Israel’s survival hides not in the shadows, but in the mirror
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Letters At Hunter’s ‘Israelism’ screening, the rabbi was rude, not the audience
Professors say the administration and moderator made people feel censored
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Opinion Netanyahu’s one job was to prevent this catastrophe. Instead, he destroyed Israel as we know it
The unthinkable costs of the Israeli prime minister's determination to hold onto power are finally becoming clear
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Opinion If Israel won’t help Palestinian olive farmers, American Jews should
'Pushkes for Palestinians’ can repair the damage West Bank settlers have caused
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Opinion How psychic numbing can limit comprehension of the Oct. 7 attacks
A psychological phenomenon that can close off the mind to suffering in Israel, Gaza or anywhere else
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Opinion University presidents are hired to protect the brand, not Jewish students
University presidents are not the guardians of American democracy. They are bureaucrats appointed to maintain their endowments
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