Opinion

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  Israel made a terrible tactical blunder in targeting the AP — one it’s made many times before

  Want to damage your global standing, domestic approval and credibility with the press? Target one of the most trusted journalistic brands around

  By Dan Perry

  4 min read
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  Opinion

  There’s a real outrage involving the International Criminal Court, Israel and Hamas. It isn’t what you think

  Politicians focused on whether the ICC is treating Israel and Hamas as equivalent are asking the wrong questions

  By Emily Tamkin May 21, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  I run the Reconstructionist movement. We believe in Israel’s right to exist but reject litmus tests on Zionism

  Since Oct. 7, we have had conversations that made all our rabbinical students uncomfortable — which will make them better rabbis

  By Deborah Waxman May 21, 2024 | 4 min read

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• Rob Eshman He’s one of Israel’s worst extremists. So why is Yale legitimizing him?

  

• Nora Berman What Jewish university presidents say: Trump is exploiting campus antisemitism, not fighting it

  

• Dan Perry I first met Netanyahu in 1988. Here’s how he became the most destructive leader in Israel’s history.

  

• Emily Tamkin Passover teaches us why Jews should stand with Mahmoud Khalil

  

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  Opinion

  Trying to arrest Netanyahu could actually make him more powerful

  An International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks to indict Israel's prime minister — but opponents of the war should be wary of celebrating

  By Dan Perry May 20, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Anti-Zionism forced us to withdraw from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

  RRC fosters a culture of intimidation that dissuades students from expressing any positive connection to Israel

  By Talia Werber and Steven Goldstein May 17, 2024 | 5 min read
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  I was expelled from Columbia for my activism in ’68. Here’s what student activists need to focus on next

  To make lasting change, it's time to build coalitions and win people to your side through dialogue

  By Nicholas Freudenberg May 16, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  As a young Zionist, I used to think anti-Zionist Jews hated being Jewish. Then I lived with them

  Living in a Jewish dormitory at Columbia University taught me the value of dialogue with those I disagree with

  By Arielle Kaden May 16, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Young Jews are fleeing Jewish institutions: Here’s how to keep them

  Jewish communal groups should welcome Jews regardless of their relationship to Israel

  By Jill Jacobs May 15, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  The Gaza War is neither a genocide nor a mission — it’s Revisionist Zionism in action

  Right-wing Zionists say, 'We live in a tough neighborhood, so we have to be tough.' But has their ‘Shock and Awe’ strategy backfired?

  By Jay Michaelson May 15, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  How can I celebrate Israel’s Independence Day when my country is in turmoil?

  Instead of fireworks, Israel needs leaders who are able to free the hostages and make peace with the Palestinians, writes the director of development for the Masorti Movement in Israel

  By Rabbi Mikie Goldstein May 13, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  This Yom Ha’atzmaut, we need the humility to question Israel’s future

  My Religious Zionism teaches me that blind faith and total despair are faulty responses to this Independence Day

  By Sruli Fruchter May 13, 2024 | 4 min read