Opinion

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  Finally, a job for the Arab League: Help dislodge Hamas

  Arab states should rally behind 'the least bad option': Restoring the Palestinian Authority to power in Gaza

  By Dan Perry

  5 min read
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  As a rabbi, I’ve never confronted a topic as tricky as Trump

  Talking politics from the pulpit has never been easy. That doesn't mean it's not important

  By Joshua M. Davidson Jan 31, 2025 | 4 min read
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  How a Holocaust philosopher can help us make sense of Trump’s disgraceful Jan. 6 pardons

  For Vladimir Jankélévitch, some acts were beyond the realm of forgiveness

  By Robert Zaretsky Jan 31, 2025 | 4 min read

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• Rob Eshman Hamas says Bibas family members will return to Israel — as corpses. The only appropriate response is rage

  

• Nora Berman Since Oct. 7, my daughter has become anti-Israel, and I’m grieving

  

• Dan Perry Trump has offered Israel an easy way out of more ceasefire talks. Will Netanyahu take it?

  

• Emily Tamkin Don’t let Trump’s theatrics distract from the true horror of his plans for Gaza

  

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  His coalition's vote against an investigating commission endangers Israel's security

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