Opinion

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  A great Jewish historian guided America away from war — is there no one to guide Donald Trump?

  Trump could use an advisor like Barbara Tuchman whose 'Guns of August' was crucial to JFK during the Cuban missile crisis

  By Robert Zaretsky

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  Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement

  New Yorkers voted for affordability, not criticism of Israel. But American Jews can still learn from this election.

  By Jay Michaelson Jun 25, 2025 | 4 min read
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  For Trump and Netanyahu, statecraft is now synonymous with stagecraft

  From Golan to Gaza, the two have long blended spectacle and smoke and mirrors with strategy

  By Dan Perry Jun 24, 2025 | 4 min read

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• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

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  What comes next? In Israel, past success is no guarantee of future results

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  Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama

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  If war with Iran goes badly for the US, Jews will be the scapegoat

  An evil regime’s nuclear ambitions go up in smoke, but what comes next?

  By Rob Eshman Jun 22, 2025 | 3 min read
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  The US and Israel could seek to topple Iran’s regime. They should choose negotiation instead

  The US has joined Israel's attacks against Iran — and regime change, in one form or another, is likely to follow

  By Dan Perry Jun 21, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Bombing Iran, Donald Trump is triggering a tragedy that Thucydides foretold long ago

  Whether it's Athens and Sparta or the US, Israel and Iran, the story and its lessons remain the same

  By Robert Zaretsky Jun 21, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Think speaking out against Trump won’t help? A 1943 protest in Nazi Germany says you’re wrong.

  The Rosenstrasse protest against the roundup of husbands and sons provides an inspiring example for today's resistance

  By Terrence Petty Jun 21, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Israeli leaders are using Holocaust comparisons to justify attacks on Iran. Is that kosher?

  Many of the same voices who have decried invocations of the Holocaust in unrelated conflicts are suddenly going silent

  By Emily Tamkin Jun 20, 2025 | 4 min read