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  I was a Bernie supporter. This year, I’m voting Trump. Here’s why liberal Jews like me made the switch

  Only one party — and one candidate — has shown me that they truly care about the terrifying spike in left-wing antisemitism

  By Shabbos Kestenbaum

  5 min read
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  Here’s why Orthodox Jews are loyal to Trump — even if they don’t love him

  It's not quite as simple as that Trump has delivered on his promises to Israel. But that one fact plays a pivotal role

  By Binyamin Rose Nov 1, 2024 | 5 min read
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  A new McCarthyism is attacking Israeli artists — and risks making all of us dumber

  Some of my favorite authors signed onto a new boycott of Israeli cultural institutions. Here's why they're wrong

  By Sharon Rosen Leib Oct 31, 2024 | 3 min read

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• Jay Michaelson American Jews were played — now what?

  

• Rob Eshman A new humanitarian outrage is unfolding in the Middle East. It’s not in Gaza

  

• Nora Berman The left is turning on AOC over Israel — and imperiling its own agenda

  

• Dan Perry Actually, Trump made things between Israel and Iran way worse

  

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

  

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  But the real victory over Tehran can only come with an end to the Gaza war and diplomacy 

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