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  The growing panic about antisemitism isn’t a reflection of reality

  Yes, antisemitism is up — but prominent voices are confusing protest with bigotry

  By Jay Michaelson

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  I’m obsessed with Caitlin Clark. Do I choose her over Shabbat?

  A crucial game for the Iowa basketball star in her final collegiate season tips off right at candle lighting

  By Nora Berman Apr 4, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Israel killed World Central Kitchen workers. I don’t know if my own aid group can safely work in Gaza

  The 'deconfliction' measures put in place to protect aid workers in Gaza failed

  By Chris Skopec Apr 3, 2024 | 3 min read

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  Banning Al Jazeera moves Israel one step closer to dictatorship

  Defenders of Israel love to call it the Middle East's only democracy. But democracies don't censor the press

  By Eric Alterman Apr 2, 2024 | 5 min read
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  My family member is a hostage in Gaza. With Netanyahu in charge, I’m afraid he’ll never make it home

  The weekly solidarity rallies for hostage families are now merging with the anti-government protests

  By Alana Zeitchik Apr 2, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Protesters want Netanyahu out. Israel’s increasingly dysfunctional government makes that almost impossible

  A prime minister as unpopular as Netanyahu shouldn't be able to hold onto power — so why does his grip seem so secure?

  By Dan Perry Apr 1, 2024 | 4 min read
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  What I told my children when our synagogue was graffitied with a swastika

  “This is the complicated, real truth of what it means to be Jewish in America right now,” writes a mother and rabbi’s wife from suburban Philadelphia

  By Erin Beser Apr 1, 2024 | 5 min read
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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 Mar 29, 2024 | 4 min read
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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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  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