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  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

  By Marianne Hirsch

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  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

  By Aviya Kushner Mar 22, 2025 | 4 min read
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  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

  By Nora Berman Mar 21, 2025 | 4 min read

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• Rob Eshman Blame Roy Cohn for the vicious backlash to Jeffrey Goldberg’s group chat scoop

  

• Nora Berman A Palestinian Oscar-winner’s arrest shocked the world. For these Jewish activists, it was terrifyingly normal

  

• Dan Perry In Qatargate fiasco, Netanyahu’s ‘witch hunt’ narrative takes cues from Trump

  

• Emily Tamkin Trump’s crusade against Columbia is ripped straight from Hungary’s anti-Soros playbook

  

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  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

  By Rabbi Joshua Davidson Mar 21, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Despite war and political turmoil, Israel is the 8th happiest country on earth. I think I know why

  A new survey shows the troubled country is weirdly content, while happiness in the U.S. has plummeted

  By Rob Eshman Mar 20, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Two would-be authoritarians, alike in attacking democracy: The Trump-Netanyahu alliance grows ever more toxic

  As Netanyahu moves to fire the Shin Bet chief, Israel faces a moment of democratic reckoning that will be eerily familiar to Americans

  By Dan Perry Mar 20, 2025 | 5 min read
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  What Jews around the world stand to lose from the shuttering of USAID

  The agency targeted by the Trump administration has been a living example of tzedakah that saved thousands upon thousands of lives

  By Benjamin Ivry Mar 20, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Why a politician with an intriguing Jewish history says the U.S. should give back the Statue of Liberty

  Raphaël Glucksmann's call for the iconic statue's return is more than just a political gibe

  By Robert Zaretsky Mar 20, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Can the global far-right help fight antisemitism? Israel sure wants to think so

  A scuffle over an upcoming government conference has revealed an alarming schism

  By Sruli Fruchter Mar 19, 2025 | 4 min read
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  It’s hard to see how breaking the ceasefire helps Israel. It’s easy to see how it helps Netanyahu

  Domestic politics, not military objectives, explain Israel’s resumption of the Gaza war

  By Alex Lederman Mar 18, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Why did the ceasefire break down? Blame Netanyahu’s survival politics and Trump’s volatility

  As Israel resumes airstrikes in Gaza, frustration with the prospect of endless war is building

  By Dan Perry Mar 18, 2025 | 5 min read