Opinion

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  Trump’s reelection is devastating American Jews. Our tradition tells us how we should begin to move forward

  The future for the US looks bleak. But individuals — and communities — still have power

  By Emily Tamkin Nov 6, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Campuses are banning discrimination against Zionists. That’s good news for the pro-Palestinian camp

  We should all understand that targeting any group over their desire for self-determination can lead to violence

  By Nadav Ziv Sep 7, 2024 | 4 min read
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  An American activist was shot dead in the West Bank — advocating for peace has never been more deadly

  Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a dual American-Turkish citizen, was killed when Israeli military fired at a protest in Palestinian village

  By Becca Strober Sep 6, 2024 | 4 min read

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• Jodi Rudoren How a cup of coffee keeps one man feeling close to the hostages in Gaza

  

• Jay Michaelson Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong

  

• Rob Eshman Trump’s first picks are die-hard Israel supporters, mocking the pro-Palestinian protest vote

  

• Nora Berman Since Oct. 7, my daughter has become anti-Israel, and I’m grieving

  

• Dan Perry After years of stalling, Netanyahu will finally face a courtroom — and, just maybe, a reckoning

  

• Emily Tamkin Will Trump’s efforts to fight antisemitism help degrade democracy?

  

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  Trump really hates the Jews who won’t vote for him — is that different from being antisemitic?

  Speaking to the Republican Jewish Coalition, the former president whipped up selective Jew-hatred

  By Rob Eshman Sep 5, 2024 | 4 min read
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  In Germany, a disturbing rise for the far right and an eerie sense of deja-vu

  To observers of Napoleon and Hitler, the results of elections in Thuringia and Saxony might seem familiar

  By Robert Zaretsky Sep 5, 2024 | 5 min read
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  The hostage murders are a wake-up call: U.S. officials must stop enabling Netanyahu

  Biden has been claiming, for months, that a ceasefire deal is close. But his administration's approach clearly isn't working

  By Emily Tamkin Sep 4, 2024 | 4 min read
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  From Rachel Goldberg-Polin, we all heard the piercing cry of Jewish motherhood

  For 330 days, we witnessed Rachel Goldberg-Polin show the world the love between a Jewish mother and son, writes a mother and author

  By Meg Keene Sep 1, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Rachel is weeping for her child: In a grieving Jewish mother, we see our Jewish matriarch

  Today’s parallels with ancient Jewish trauma are overwhelming — and even the Bible falls short, a rabbi writes

  By Rabbi Menachem Creditor Sep 1, 2024 | 4 min read
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  The murder of the hostages may be a pivot point for a deal

  Pressure grows in Israel for Netanyahu to give up on Philadelphi corridor

  By Dan Perry Sep 1, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Six more hostages are dead. It’s time for all American Jews to join the opposition.

  Hamas killed them. But Netanyahu is complicit.

  By Rob Eshman Sep 1, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Thanks to his mother, we are all sitting shiva for Hersh Goldberg-Polin

  For 330 days, Hersh became a brother, son and friend to us through the tireless advocacy of Rachel Goldberg-Polin

  By Sruli Fruchter Sep 1, 2024 | 3 min read
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  How Rabbi Michael Lerner merged spirituality and social justice and influenced a generation of progressives

  The founder of Tikkun, who coined the term 'politics of meaning' was a prophet for our time

  By Jay Michaelson Aug 30, 2024 | 4 min read