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Culture Why we should listen to Ta-Nehisi Coates even if we may disagree with him
Coates' 'The Message' warns against the dangers of mythologizing our past
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Opinion With Hezbollah and Iran, war is Israel’s only reasonable option
Iran and Hezbollah are existential threats to Israel. Military means are the best way to guarantee Israel’s safety
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Opinion Take it from someone who’s both Black and Jewish: Ta-Nehisi Coates weaponizes race to spread antisemitism
No, it’s not racist to speak out against The Message.
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Opinion The Haredi draft exemption is tearing Israel apart
As Israelis mark Oct. 7 anniversary, Haredi still won’t serve
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News Israelis are decorating their first sukkahs since Oct. 7 with symbols of the crisis since
Pictures of the hostages and the color yellow are frequent displays in the temporary booths for the for Sukkot holiday
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Opinion Why do American Jews and Christians lack empathy for Palestinians?
Jews and Christians fought for freedom and equality, just not for my people
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Fast Forward US to send troops to Israel as Hezbollah ramps up its attack
The group of 100 U.S. troops will come to Israel to operate the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, an advanced missile defense system that will be stationed in Israel to repel an Iranian attack.
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Opinion I’m a Jew of color. Ta-Nehisi Coates can’t apply US lessons to Israel.
The history of conquest and oppression in the Holy Land is infinitely more complicated than it is in the US
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Antisemitism Decoded Israel is being blamed for Charlie Kirk’s death. Here’s what that conspiracy theory says about the far right’s divide
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