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Culture How a deeply religious Christian artist captured the spirit of the Jewish holy land
In the early 19th century, David Roberts took a dangerous and unprecedented trip from England to travel the same route that Jews took during the Exodus
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Film & TV A compelling horror series from Israel — even if you don’t like horror movies
'The Dybbuk' meets 'The Exorcist' in 'The Malevolent Bride'
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News How Christian Zionism explains Mike Huckabee’s expansive view of Israel’s borders
The U.S. ambassador’s claim to Tucker Carlson that “it would be fine if it took it all” surprised many viewers — but it has its roots in evangelical theology
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Opinion What Tucker Carlson won’t tell you about U.S. military aid to Israel
That aid doesn't really come at the expense of spending on domestic issues
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Opinion We are talking past one another on Zionism
Does the term refer to an ideology in theory, or a historical reality?
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Yiddish World Millennial anxieties are the ‘new normal’ in these Yiddish stories
For young Israeli author Shiri Shapira, the 9/11 attacks turned the future into something dangerous and uncertain
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News Young Americans increasingly likely to view Hamas as ‘resistance,’ not terrorists
Polling hints at growing sympathy — but also misses important complexities of views on the Gaza militant group
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Opinion You could be imprisoned for praying at the Western Wall — and Bibi isn’t stopping it
What a looming vote reveals about the governing coalition’s direction, and Israel’s future
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Culture At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance
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Opinion The profound internal contradiction that could spell doom for Hillel
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Sports An op-ed compared an NBA team to Israel as underdog success stories. Then the threats poured in.
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Fast Forward Talarico won’t campaign with Democratic House candidate who wants to open ‘a prison for American Zionists’
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Art This Jewish artist hadn’t painted in more than 5 decades. Then came Oct. 7.
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Opinion How can I explain to my 93-year-old mother why it suddenly seems ok to hate Jews?
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Looking Forward The bizarre antisemitic book that taught me to better understand Judaism