Opinion

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  Jewish mourning rituals are not enough for Oct. 7, because our loss is ongoing

  On this communal yahrtzeit, we must find a path forward even as we remember the pain

  By Elliot Cosgrove

  4 min read
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  Opinion

  ‘A flood of biblical proportions’: A survivor’s Rosh Hashanah lessons from Hurricane Helene

  'We knew there were loved ones beneath the surface'

  By Justin Goldstein Oct 2, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Going into year two of war, could international criticism — and accusations of war crimes — actually change Israel’s tactics?

  Israel has once more proved itself adept at spinning favorable narratives around its wartime actions

  By Jessica Wolfendale Oct 2, 2024 | 5 min read

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• Jay Michaelson This Rosh Hashanah, give your rabbi a break

  

• Rob Eshman Israel’s central covenant with Jews is in peril like never before

  

• Nora Berman The terrifying Nazi precedent for Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension — and the reasons to stay hopeful

  

• Dan Perry Israel is at a turning point with the UN. There’s one major way things could go wrong

  

• Emily Tamkin Trump’s attack on George Soros is ludicrous. It also endangers Jews (and everyone else)

  

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  Opinion

  This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory

  A metastasizing war inspires uncertainty, anxiety and ambivalence

  By Jay Michaelson Oct 2, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  A missile strike, a terror attack, and a falafel guy who is ready to serve

  Rushing through the streets to reunite with her toddlers, a Tel Aviv mom gains new understanding of Israel

  By Sophia Tupolev-Luz Oct 2, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  There are three ways Israel could react to Iran’s strike — here’s how it should decide between them

  Israel could produce a measured response — or risk World War III

  By Dan Perry Oct 1, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  An Israeli security expert weighs in: ‘I don’t see a way that we do not strike Iran’

  After Tuesday's Iranian missile attack on Israel, Nimrod Novik doesn't see deescalation on the horizon

  By Rob Eshman Oct 1, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  A year after Oct. 7, Israel’s south is still discovering new depths of resilience 

  Revitalization efforts in the war-torn region include plans for a new public university — and a distiller producing Israel's first tequila

  By Rob Eshman Sep 30, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Hassan Nasrallah was not a ‘towering leader’ — he was a terrorist

  Descriptions of the slain Hezbollah leader conveniently leave out the fact that he was responsible for the murders of thousands of civilians

  By Aviya Kushner Sep 30, 2024 | 4 min read
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  With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground

  Nothing is black-and-white in the Middle East — except, perhaps, the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah

  By Dan Perry Sep 28, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Netanyahu delivered fire and brimstone at the UN — but who was he trying to impress?

  It appears Israel's prime minister was aiming for an audience of one

  By Dan Perry Sep 27, 2024 | 4 min read