Opinion

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  Tragically, ‘genocide’ has become a meaningless word

  A new pro-Israel petition mirrors the left in draining an important term of its meaning

  By Jay Michaelson

  5 min read
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  UpScrolled is a social media haven for unspeakable antisemitism. How does that help Palestinians?

  The new site’s incubator said it lives up to ‘human-centric’ values

  By Rob Eshman Feb 14, 2026 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Debate over the Blue Square Super Bowl ad is fading. The racist responses from my fellow Jews will be felt longer.

  We will not succeed in combating antisemitism if we allow anti-blackness to live within our movements, writes an advocate and mother of Black Jewish children

  By Carly Pildis Feb 13, 2026 | 4 min read

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• Dan Perry Is this Netanyahu’s Winston Churchill moment?

  

• Emily Tamkin We must rewrite the rulebook for fighting antisemitism — or conspiracists like Joe Kent will win the narrative wars

  

• Jay Michaelson Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left

  

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  The Israeli government wants you to stop calling Oct. 7 a ‘massacre.’ Yes, really.

  It's part of a broader effort to rewrite memory, evade responsibility and diminish the meaning of the attack

  By Dan Perry Feb 13, 2026 | 3 min read
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  Can Trump save Israel from itself?

  New moves in the West Bank show the far-right has taken full control — and only the White House can stop them

  By Sruli Fruchter Feb 12, 2026 | 4 min read
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  In two controversial ads, a tale of how not to fight antisemitism — or support Israel

  Jews are tired of being treated like we must always be afraid

  By Libby Lenkinski Feb 12, 2026 | 4 min read
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  American synagogues are being forced into a terrible choice: Collaborate with ICE or risk our own safety

  Jewish federations should fund security so synagogues don’t have to accept the federal government’s conditions, a Philadelphia rabbi urges

  By Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari Feb 12, 2026 | 5 min read
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  Trump is poised to reinforce Iran’s regime — despite Netanyahu’s pressure

  There was no sign that a Wednesday meeting between the two leaders advanced Israel's priorities

  By Dan Perry Feb 11, 2026 | 5 min read
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  For the titans of industry in Nazi Germany and Trump’s America, silence and complicity enable authoritarianism

  America's tech leaders should heed a listen from the tycoons who enabled Hitler's consolidation of power

  By Terrence Petty Feb 11, 2026 | 4 min read
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  In Trump’s instinct to punish and desecrate, a rejection of the values of King David

  A biblical parable about speaking truth to power takes on new meaning in a time of would-be authoritarians

  By Emily Tamkin Feb 10, 2026 | 4 min read
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  Why do so many Jews support Israel — but reject ‘Zionism’?

  The political idea that once referred to Jewish self-determination has been distorted by occupation and bad faith

  By Dan Perry Feb 9, 2026 | 4 min read