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  I’m a Jewish Democratic delegate — here’s why I can’t wait to vote for Kamala Harris

  Harris has been a strong ally to Israel, fought tirelessly against antisemitism, and advanced policies in line with liberal Jewish values

  By Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

  3 min read
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  By leaving presidential race, Biden is living out one crucial Jewish principle

  Jewish teaching tells us we must preserve the traditions we value for the next generation. Biden is doing just that

  By Emily Tamkin Jul 21, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Can Israel survive implementing the Haredi draft?

  Haredi conscription could change Israel forever — for better, and worse

  By Dan Perry Jul 20, 2024 | 6 min read

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• Rob Eshman Americans keep getting killed in the West Bank. Here’s how the US could fight that awful trend

  

• Nora Berman First Camp Auschwitz, now Alligator Alcatraz — why the right is obsessed with commodifying brutality

  

• Dan Perry What exactly is going on between Israel and Syria — and is the prospect of peace dead?

  

• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

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  I’m a Jew studying at Harvard Divinity School. Shabbos Kestenbaum doesn’t speak for me

  The picture of Jewish life on Harvard’s campus that my former classmate paints is wildly distorted

  By Zev Mishell Jul 19, 2024 | 3 min read
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  When American values are Jewish values — the convention speech I’d give in response to Shabbos Kestenbaum

  No, it is not the Jewish way to inflame anger, distort truth, deny science and stand with America Firsters and Christian Nationalists

  By Jay Michaelson Jul 18, 2024 | 4 min read
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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 Jul 18, 2024 | 4 min read
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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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  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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  It’s time for liberal Jews to shake off the dust, arise, and save democracy

  Everything has its season; this is not the season for despair

  By Jay Michaelson Jul 16, 2024 | 4 min read
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  1932 was a pivotal year in the Nazis’ ascent. It’s a terrifying parallel for today

  After Trump survived an assassination attempt, his election seems increasingly inevitable — which, as Hitler knew, is a major political asset

  By Peter Fritzsche Jul 15, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Netanyahu is exploiting Trump’s attempted assassination to target left-wing dissenters in Israel

  Netanyahu and Trump have both leapt to declare, without evidence, that liberal protests against them are a form of incitement to violence

  By Nora Berman Jul 15, 2024 | 4 min read