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  He showed Americans the visceral horrors of the Third Reich — what would he think of Trump’s US?

  William Shirer chronicled the collapse of one democracy. What would he see in his home country today?

  By Terrence Petty

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  Hate is on the rise. But guns make Jews less safe, not more secure.

  The executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence weighs in on signs of rising Jewish gun ownership.

  By Rebecca Fischer Sep 11, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Charlie Kirk and Alan Berg: 2 murders, 41 years apart, show the painful perils of polarization

  What two shocking deaths reveal about our dangerous, growing divides

  By Rob Eshman Sep 11, 2025 | 4 min read

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  Is the true Zionist ideal blind support of Israel, or loving criticism?

  If you love a country, you have an obligation to want it to be the best possible version of itself

  By Caleb Espiritu-Bloomfield Sep 10, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Israel’s strike in Qatar: An audacious bid for victory, or just another foolhardy provocation?

  Israel just rewrote the script on the Middle East conflict

  By Dan Perry Sep 9, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Is the Jerusalem terror attack the start of a third intifada? Not so fast

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  By Rob Eshman Sep 5, 2025 | 5 min read
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  To save the Jewish state, pro-Israel Jews must break from Netanyahu

  The current motto animating hasbara today is to defend Israel — including Netanyahu — at all costs

  By Sruli Fruchter Sep 4, 2025 | 4 min read
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  The White House is declaring war on campus DEI — except for Jews

  Under the Trump administration, antisemitism is proving to be the exception to Trump's DEI purge.

  By Joel Swanson Sep 3, 2025 | 4 min read
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  In the rush to vilify Israel, genocide scholars ignored the truth

  This week, the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution stating Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

  By Sara E. Brown Sep 3, 2025 | 3 min read
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  I took my first step after formal mourning for my son, Hersh — can Israel also move forward?

  The father of Hersh Goldberg-Polin writes about leading services for the first time since his son was killed in captivity in Gaza

  By Jon Polin Sep 3, 2025 | 5 min read