Opinion

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  This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory

  A metastasizing war inspires uncertainty, anxiety and ambivalence

  By Jay Michaelson

  4 min read
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  Opinion

  A missile strike, a terror attack, and a falafel guy who is ready to serve

  Rushing through the streets to reunite with her toddlers, a Tel Aviv mom gains new understanding of Israel

  By Sophia Tupolev-Luz Oct 2, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  There are three ways Israel could react to Iran’s strike — here’s how it should decide between them

  Israel could produce a measured response — or risk World War III

  By Dan Perry Oct 1, 2024 | 4 min read

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• Alyssa Katz Class assignment: Get to know your murdered Jewish neighbors

  

• Rob Eshman The San Diego imam defended Oct. 7. His mosque still deserves our help

  

• Dan Perry Don’t dismiss Israel’s most rage-baiting minister as fringe

  

• Emily Tamkin Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point

  

• Jay Michaelson When it comes to Israel/Palestine, everyone is sure that everyone else is a bigot

  

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  Opinion

  An Israeli security expert weighs in: ‘I don’t see a way that we do not strike Iran’

  After Tuesday's Iranian missile attack on Israel, Nimrod Novik doesn't see deescalation on the horizon

  By Rob Eshman Oct 1, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  A year after Oct. 7, Israel’s south is still discovering new depths of resilience 

  Revitalization efforts in the war-torn region include plans for a new public university — and a distiller producing Israel's first tequila

  By Rob Eshman Sep 30, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Hassan Nasrallah was not a ‘towering leader’ — he was a terrorist

  Descriptions of the slain Hezbollah leader conveniently leave out the fact that he was responsible for the murders of thousands of civilians

  By Aviya Kushner Sep 30, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground

  Nothing is black-and-white in the Middle East — except, perhaps, the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah

  By Dan Perry Sep 28, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Netanyahu delivered fire and brimstone at the UN — but who was he trying to impress?

  It appears Israel's prime minister was aiming for an audience of one

  By Dan Perry Sep 27, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  He’s a Muslim Israeli who was close with Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Now he’s mourning his friend — and seeking change

  'This is the time to unite, Arabs and Jews,’ said Yanal Jabarin

  By Rob Eshman Sep 26, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Politics

  I’m Haitian and Jewish. I refuse to have my identities be weaponized.

  The right-wing incitement against immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, shows the importance of solidarity, writes Bend the Arc’s chief program officer

  By Rachel Laforest Sep 26, 2024 | 2 min read
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  Opinion

  I made aliyah right before Oct. 7. Here’s why I stayed.

  To be truly Israeli means to live with danger every day — taking on that burden is a privilege

  By Sruli Fruchter Sep 25, 2024 | 4 min read