Opinion

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  After 600 days of war, is it time to retire the phrase ‘tikkun olam’?

  As Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan observes, perhaps we can't repair the world — but maybe we can give it a little more air

  By Aviya Kushner

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  Antisemitism is no longer just an ideology — it’s an economic model

  Regulation, not education, is needed to combat the new economy of hate fueled by AI

  By Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler May 28, 2025 | 3 min read
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  We must face reality — the Gaza war is now a war of annihilation

  Canceling Israel’s critics won’t change the reality of what is unfolding in Gaza

  By Jay Michaelson May 28, 2025 | 7 min read

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• Rob Eshman My brother-in-law’s kibbutz weathered Oct. 7. Then came the Iranian missile strikes

  

• Nora Berman Zohran Mamdani is right about what ‘intifada’ means — well, kind of

  

• Dan Perry Might Iran become Trump’s Iraq? Americans are wary — but shouldn’t be

  

• Emily Tamkin Trump’s latest move makes Mahmoud Khalil a Joseph for our times

  

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  Netanyahu is at a crossroads: Endless war, or peace?

  A regional transformation is still possible if the Israeli leader has the chutzpah

  By Dan Perry May 27, 2025 | 4 min read
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  De Gaulle would weep at the soullessness of Netanyahu and Trump

  Blaming France for the murders in Washington, D.C. is yet another low for Israel's prime minister

  By Robert Zaretsky May 25, 2025 | 5 min read
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  How a righteous Joe Biden honored my Holocaust survivor parents

  The future president was inspired by the lives of George and Halina Wind Preston

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  After the DC shooting it’s clear: The pro-Palestine movement must be purged of violent extremism

  Vigilante actors do nothing to help the Palestinian people at a time when they are in desperate need of allies

  By Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib May 23, 2025 | 3 min read
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  I want Palestinians to be free. But hearing the Capital Jewish Museum shooter’s chant terrifies me

  For the sake of my Palestinian friends, I am trying to teach my body to react differently when I hear 'Free Palestine'

  By Alana Zeitchik May 23, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Even if the Capital Jewish Museum shooter ‘did it for Gaza,’ his actions were antisemitic

  Expressions of pro-Palestinian solidarity do not erase the suspect's anti-Jewish hatred

  By Emily Tamkin May 22, 2025 | 3 min read
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  How anti-Israel rhetoric led to the killing of 2 in Washington, DC

  The suspected murderer marinated in violent, hateful slogans

  By Rob Eshman May 22, 2025 | 3 min read