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Opinion On Yom Kippur, my brother-in-law is still a hostage. How do I atone for that?
Our failure to free the hostages is an ongoing sin
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Opinion Netanyahu’s government is serving Iran’s strategy — not fighting it
Israel’s poor leadership undermines the impact of its astonishing victories
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Opinion I’m a Holocaust survivor. Here’s why I celebrated my 80th birthday protesting at an Israeli prison
I learned early on how essential it is to treat all human lives as sacred
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Books Was the viral Ta-Nehisi Coates interview a hit piece or fair play? A journalism ethics expert weighs in.
After Tony Dokoupil’s questions on CBS Mornings faced criticism, the network said it fell short of editorial standards
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Fast Forward Nova survivor reveals she witnessed rape on Oct. 7 at Tel Aviv memorial ceremony interrupted by rocket sirens
The Tel Aviv event was designed as an alternative to an official state ceremony that many families of victims and hostages rejected
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Opinion A year after Oct. 7, Israel has the chance to remake its future — for better or worse
This war has been devastating. It's also created a rare opportunity for peace
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Special Report American Jews asked to pick sides in wrenching debate over how to rebuild kibbutz hit hardest on Oct. 7
Nir Oz survivors, split over where to resettle, are caught between a dysfunctional Israeli government and wary American philanthropists
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Opinion Oct. 7 changed Israel. A year later, it must change American Jews, too
What Israel’s tragedy means for the American Jewish future
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News When observant Jews gathered to challenge Israel orthodoxy, verbal sparring and walkouts ensued
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Opinion Trump has forced an impossible choice on American synagogues amid antisemitic attacks
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Opinion The one crucial domain in which Iran outwitted Israel
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Opinion Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left
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Opinion Israelis and Americans deserve to know why they are still at war
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News A government takeover could save a struggling Brooklyn hospital — while unsettling the Orthodox Jewish community it serves
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News Joe Kent, Trump official with white supremacist ties, resigns over Iran war and blames Israel
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Fast Forward Dueling letters from Jewish groups dispute prevalence of antisemitism at UCLA
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