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  Republican rhetoric about immigrants violates a core Jewish principle

  Lashon hara — speech that degrades others — is verboten in Jewish law. But it shapes our public discourse

  By Emily Tamkin

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  Antisemitism is constantly evolving — social media companies need to as well

  Meta, who owns Facebook and Instagram, is the only social media company that is preventing 'Zionist' from being used as hate speech

  By Ted Deutch Jul 18, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  JD Vance is a huge fan of Israel’s Yoram Hazony. What might that mean for America?

  Trump's vice president's inspiration is a right-wing theorist who believes in reintegrating church and state

  By Dan Perry Jul 16, 2024 | 3 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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  I’m grateful Columbia deans were disciplined for their antisemitic texts, but it’s far from enough

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  By Eleanor H. Reich Jul 12, 2024 | 4 min read
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  I’m a recent Jewish grad from a university the ADL deems to be ‘failing’ at campus antisemitism. Their ‘grade’ is misleading

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