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  Israeli women who spoke out about sex abuse in Gaza are being mocked online. This denial hurts survivors everywhere

  The shame and stigma survivors always face has been compounded by the propaganda war around this conflict

  By Laura E. Adkins

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  ‘The most moral army in the world’ is posing with Palestinian women’s underwear in Gaza

  How should we understand a proliferation of photos of IDF soldiers mocking Palestinian women’s lingerie?

  By Nora Berman Mar 29, 2024 | 4 min read
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  I translated the complete Hebrew Bible. Trump’s ‘USA Bible’ betrays its greatest asset

  A career spent studying the Bible has shown me that its true value is in its diversity

  By Robert Alter Mar 29, 2024 | 3 min read

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• Jay Michaelson Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement

  

• Rob Eshman ‘Israel is seen as violent’ — and Israeli chefs, once global culinary icons, are feeling the heat

  

• Nora Berman Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama

  

• Dan Perry Trump wants to control the Israeli judiciary. Uh, good luck

  

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

  

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  Israel’s future depends on a Haredi draft. Can it survive implementing one?

  As Haredim become an ever-larger part of Israel's population, the IDF won't be able to function without them

  By Dan Perry Mar 28, 2024 | 4 min read
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  In recent years, the settler movement discovered a winning strategy: Attack the Israeli military

  The settler movement has a hypocritical and interdependent position with the Israeli army and the Shin Bet

  By Eyal Lurie-Pardes Mar 28, 2024 | 7 min read
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  I spent months praying for a single Israeli hostage. Yesterday, I found out he’s dead.

  The more I think about Uriel Baruch, the more I wonder about the Palestinian victims whose names and faces I do not know.

  By Jodi Rudoren Mar 27, 2024 | 5 min read
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  The UN’s ceasefire resolution insults Israelis. So does Netanyahu’s feigned outrage

  The Israeli prime minister is attempting to weaponize Israeli isolation on the global stage

  By Alex Lederman Mar 26, 2024 | 4 min read
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  I’m a former IDF combat soldier. Treating the trauma of Israelis and Palestinians is the only way forward

  Without acknowledging our mutual pain while fostering trust and understanding, the fighting will never end

  By Elazar Weiss Mar 26, 2024 | 4 min read
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  UN ceasefire resolution is a signal, not a sanction, for Israel

  It’s time for Netanyahu to cry “uncle” — “Uncle Joe,” that is

  By Dan Perry Mar 25, 2024 | 4 min read
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  I directed a controversial Israel documentary. Efforts to cancel Jonathan Glazer are a symptom of a bigger problem

  It's all part of a broad effort to delegitimize the voices of Jews who diverge from the mainstream

  By Sam Eilertsen Mar 22, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Don’t be fooled: Palestinian suffering in this war is exactly what Hamas wants

  Progressive spaces have lost track of the fact that while Netanyahu's government might be bad, Hamas is many times worse

  By Dan Perry Mar 21, 2024 | 5 min read