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Opinion
This Israeli dystopian novel is becoming the Jewish state’s reality
'The Third Temple' depicts Israel as a global pariah run by religious fundamentalists
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Opinion Trump is finally absolutely right about something in the Middle East
The president knows it would be a disaster for Israel to annex the West Bank. Good.
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Opinion We can feel brokenhearted for the suffering of the children of Isaac and of Ishmael. We must.
A rabbi rejects how expressions of compassion are regarded with suspicion in today’s conversations about Israel
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Opinion I’m an economist. Zohran Mamdani’s stance on Israel investments is misguided
A potential divestment from Israeli companies would only harm New Yorkers
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Opinion Israel is at a turning point with the UN. There’s one major way things could go wrong
The far-right wants to respond to new recognitions of a Palestinian state by annexing parts of the West Bank
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Opinion This Rosh Hashanah, give your rabbi a break
Disagreeing about Israel and Gaza is understandable — but can we please stop screaming at one another?
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Opinion The West is finally recognizing a Palestinian state — but many Palestinians are skeptical
We've seen supposed breakthroughs on Palestinian statehood happen before. Will this one turn out any different?
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Opinion I faced network censorship in the heyday of Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore — the Trump era is different
On the picket line protesting Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, the stakes couldn't be higher
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Opinion The terrifying Nazi precedent for Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension — and the reasons to stay hopeful
In 1939, Goebbels ended the careers of five comedians for making fun of Nazis
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Opinion Will Judaism after Gaza actually be different from Judaism before Gaza?
The tension between particularism and universalism is fundamental to Jewish tradition
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Opinion Yair Golan: On this Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s reckless government needs to hear the voices of Diaspora Jews
An Israeli opposition leader says 'Jews around the world need to confidently and boldly speak up now for the Israel they love and need'
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