Opinion

• Opinion

  Why did one of the best cookbooks of 2023 go unnoticed? Hint: It’s Israeli.

  Moshe Basson’s 'The Eucalyptus Cookbook' never made the splash it deserved

  By Rob Eshman

  5 min read
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  Opinion

  UNRWA is just one symptom of the UN’s institutional rot

  The international organization has silenced employees who speak out against internal corruption and sexual assault for years

  By Josh Feldman Jan 31, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  With Gazans starving and freezing, the US withholding funds from UNRWA is unconscionable

  I used to work for the beleaguered agency on the ground. Its work is essential to keeping Gazan civilians alive

  By Marilyn Garson Jan 30, 2024 | 5 min read

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  By Evan Gottesman Jan 29, 2024 | 4 min read
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  By Laura E. Adkins Jan 29, 2024 | 4 min read
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  The challenge for liberals in this moment is to support Israel's war — and hope it is fought justly and speedily

  By Yehuda Kurtzer Jan 29, 2024 | 7 min read
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  By Rob Eshman Jan 26, 2024 | 4 min read
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  An NYU professor’s comments about Oct. 7 were abhorrent. It was still wrong to suspend him

  We must stand up for academic freedom, even for views we find abhorrent

  By Laura E. Adkins Jan 26, 2024 | 4 min read
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  The International Court of Justice ruling on Israel got it right

  It is “plausible” that the Genocide Convention has been violated in Gaza, but a one-sided “ceasefire” is not the answer.

  By Jay Michaelson Jan 26, 2024 | 5 min read
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  ADL is not exaggerating rate of antisemitic incidents

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  By Adam Neufeld Jan 26, 2024 | 2 min read
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  ‘Being objective’ about what’s happening in Israel and Gaza doesn’t help solve the root causes

  Pretending that we don’t have a stake in the conflict helps no one

  By Alex Lederman Jan 26, 2024 | 6 min read