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  I’m an economist. Zohran Mamdani’s stance on Israel investments is misguided

  A potential divestment from Israeli companies would only harm New Yorkers

  By Dany Bahar

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  Israel is at a turning point with the UN. There’s one major way things could go wrong

  The far-right wants to respond to new recognitions of a Palestinian state by annexing parts of the West Bank

  By Dan Perry Sep 22, 2025 | 3 min read
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  This Rosh Hashanah, give your rabbi a break

  Disagreeing about Israel and Gaza is understandable — but can we please stop screaming at one another?

  By Jay Michaelson Sep 22, 2025 | 6 min read

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• Dan Perry A new scheme dishonoring victims of Oct. 7 — hatched by Israel’s own government

  

• Emily Tamkin The fundamental miscalculation behind the GOP’s antisemitism crisis

  

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  Netanyahu’s pitch for Israel as ‘super-Sparta’ is a dystopian death wish

  The prime minister's dark new vision would drive the country into ruin

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