Opinion

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  This Passover, let’s retire the word ‘Zionist’ once and for all

  The Zionist movement worked. Time for terminology that reflects the world we actually live in, today

  By Jonah Platt

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  Passover teaches us why Jews should stand with Mahmoud Khalil

  The story of the Exodus is one of Jews deciding to reject our role in a tyrant's narrative

  By Emily Tamkin Apr 11, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Trump wants to fight antisemitism. So why did he kill funding for my Holocaust translation project?

  When we defund public humanities, we risk narrowing our society in profoundly harmful ways

  By Sasha Senderovich Apr 11, 2025 | 5 min read

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• Alyssa Katz Class assignment: Get to know your murdered Jewish neighbors

  

• Rob Eshman The San Diego imam defended Oct. 7. His mosque still deserves our help

  

• Dan Perry Don’t dismiss Israel’s most rage-baiting minister as fringe

  

• Emily Tamkin Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point

  

• Jay Michaelson When it comes to Israel/Palestine, everyone is sure that everyone else is a bigot

  

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  Jewish life has thrived on my campus, amid pro-Palestinian protests — here’s what Trump doesn’t understand

  As a Judaic studies professor, I used the upheaval as an occasion to educate — which is what universities are supposed to do

  By Paul E. Nahme Apr 10, 2025 | 4 min read
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  My Jewish moms group ousted me because I work for J Street. Is this what communal life has come to?

  I'm a Zionist, a partner of a rabbi, and a committed Jewish mom — what threat could I pose to a dedicated Jewish space?

  By Emily Kaiman Apr 9, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Mike Huckabee’s old-school Christian Zionism is bad news for anyone who wants Middle East peace

  Understanding Huckabee's theology is crucial to understanding the specific dangers of his vision

  By Tristan Sturm Apr 9, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Stephen Miller’s cavalier cruelty misses the whole point of Passover

  The White House Deputy Chief of Staff seems to have forgotten that we, too, were once strangers in Egypt

  By Jay Michaelson Apr 9, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Can Israel’s love for Trump survive his coming negotiations with Iran?

  Or will the U.S. president get stuck navigating Tehran's convoluted negotiating tactics?

  By Dan Perry Apr 8, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Is this extremist Zionist group trying to protect Israel — or just punish left-wing Jews?

  Betar is trying to get certain U.S. Jews banned from Israel, just because of their politics

  By Emily Tamkin Apr 8, 2025 | 3 min read
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  A legacy of defiance: Why I’m holding my Seder in one of the oldest Black churches in the country

  As our freedom in the U.S. faces new threats, I want to invoke my Black ancestors' strength

  By Tamar Manasseh Apr 7, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Following an Orwellian ‘Liberation Day,’ is a doublethinking America on its way to becoming another Oceania?

  75 years after his death, George Orwell would have recoiled at Trump's toxic blend of nationalism, totalitarianism and antisemitism

  By Robert Zaretsky Apr 7, 2025 | 5 min read