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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  It’s time for American Jews to recognize a Palestinian state

  Recognition won't 'reward violence' — instead, it will help ensure a strong future for the Jewish people

  By Rob Eshman May 23, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Campus protesters want more than a free Palestine. They want a better America.

  Biden needs to focus less on Israel to win young people’s votes

  By Tamar Manasseh May 22, 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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  Israel made a terrible tactical blunder in targeting the AP — one it’s made many times before

  Want to damage your global standing, domestic approval and credibility with the press? Target one of the most trusted journalistic brands around

  By Dan Perry May 22, 2024 | 4 min read
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  There’s a real outrage involving the International Criminal Court, Israel and Hamas. It isn’t what you think

  Politicians focused on whether the ICC is treating Israel and Hamas as equivalent are asking the wrong questions

  By Emily Tamkin May 21, 2024 | 3 min read
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  I run the Reconstructionist movement. We believe in Israel’s right to exist but reject litmus tests on Zionism

  Since Oct. 7, we have had conversations that made all our rabbinical students uncomfortable — which will make them better rabbis

  By Deborah Waxman May 21, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Trying to arrest Netanyahu could actually make him more powerful

  An International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks to indict Israel's prime minister — but opponents of the war should be wary of celebrating

  By Dan Perry May 20, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Anti-Zionism forced us to withdraw from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

  RRC fosters a culture of intimidation that dissuades students from expressing any positive connection to Israel

  By Talia Werber and Steven Goldstein May 17, 2024 | 5 min read
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  I was expelled from Columbia for my activism in ’68. Here’s what student activists need to focus on next

  To make lasting change, it's time to build coalitions and win people to your side through dialogue

  By Nicholas Freudenberg May 16, 2024 | 4 min read
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  As a young Zionist, I used to think anti-Zionist Jews hated being Jewish. Then I lived with them

  Living in a Jewish dormitory at Columbia University taught me the value of dialogue with those I disagree with

  By Arielle Kaden May 16, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Young Jews are fleeing Jewish institutions: Here’s how to keep them

  Jewish communal groups should welcome Jews regardless of their relationship to Israel

  By Jill Jacobs May 15, 2024 | 4 min read
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  The Gaza War is neither a genocide nor a mission — it’s Revisionist Zionism in action

  Right-wing Zionists say, 'We live in a tough neighborhood, so we have to be tough.' But has their ‘Shock and Awe’ strategy backfired?

  By Jay Michaelson May 15, 2024 | 5 min read