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  Eventually, the French turned against their government — when will Americans turn against Trump?

  French opposition to the roundups of its Jewish citizens during WWII offer reasons for hope today

  By Robert Zaretsky

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  My brother-in-law’s kibbutz weathered Oct. 7. Then came the Iranian missile strikes

  The Iran war has united a divided nation. But questions over the long game are lingering

  By Rob Eshman Jun 17, 2025 | 4 min read
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  I thought the Dyke March should be open to Zionists. So my fellow New York organizers kicked me out

  I believe anti-Zionists and Zionists should be welcome at the Dyke March. I was deemed 'unsafe'

  By Jodi Kreines Jun 17, 2025 | 5 min read

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• Dan Perry The biggest impediment to peace between Israelis and Palestinians has little to do with Gaza

  

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  Celebrating my daughter’s birthday in a bomb shelter, as missiles struck Tel Aviv

  In the shelter, little human dramas play out constantly — while the great drama of war unfolds in the sky

  By Dan Perry Jun 15, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Trump’s latest move makes Mahmoud Khalil a Joseph for our times

  The Bible teaches us to be skeptical of leaders who grant or withhold liberty on a whim

  By Emily Tamkin Jun 13, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Israel’s strike on Iran was necessary. But for real change, the US must join the fray

  Iran is vulnerable — which means there's a real opportunity to end its reign of terror by proxy

  By Dan Perry Jun 13, 2025 | 4 min read
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  A precise, Chekhovian logic guided Israel’s strike on Iran — but chaos could come next

  The stage for this attack was set almost 30 years ago

  By Rob Eshman Jun 13, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Trump is forcing liberal Zionists to confront an extraordinarily inconvenient truth

  If the US is really abandoning a two-state solution, that means an uncomfortable reckoning for most American Jews

  By Eric Alterman Jun 12, 2025 | 4 min read
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  A Trumpian parade with soldiers, jets and military vehicles? No tanks.

  Trump envies the military spectacle that France perfected, but his ghoulish celebration is the complete opposite

  By Robert Zaretsky Jun 11, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Mike Huckabee’s stunning, terrifying new gift to the Israeli right

  If the US abandons a two-state solution, Israel will be forced to face existential questions with no good answers

  By Dan Perry Jun 11, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Why progressives must retire the slogan ‘free Palestine’

  The words may not have originated as a threat to Jews — but now, they sound like one

  By Elliot Cosgrove Jun 10, 2025 | 3 min read