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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  This Passover, college campuses like mine are caught in a very narrow place

  How remembering our enslavement and liberation can help us navigate out of it

  By Michael S. Roth Apr 27, 2024 | 4 min read
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  I was arrested protesting at Columbia in ’68. Today’s student encampments carry on a proud, brave tradition

  Like the Vietnam War was nearly six decades ago, to many students, Israel's assault on Gaza feels deeply personal

  By Tom Hurwitz Apr 26, 2024 | 5 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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  USC taught its pro-Palestinian valedictorian to ask good questions — then axed commencement because it was afraid of them

  The university canceled commencement after initially revoking Asna Tabassum's invitation to speak

  By Jonathan Cohen Apr 26, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Protesters at Columbia are fighting for our deepest values as Jews

  The confluence of the outbreak of new protests with Passover is a reminder of what it means to fight for what's right

  By Leo Ferguson Apr 24, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Yes, antisemitism is rising. But pro-Palestinian protests aren’t the real threat to our campuses

  University administrations are complicit in a political movement that's making students feel more insecure

  By Hank Kalet Apr 23, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Passover is a celebration of liberation — which is why it’s time for Israel to end the war

  It is unbearable to observe the Seder while more than 130 hostages remain in Gaza. And it's clear that there's only one way to get them out

  By Dan Perry Apr 22, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Edward Said tried to erase Jews. So do the pro-Palestinian Columbia protesters citing his legacy

  I studied at Columbia with Said. His anti-colonial philosophy depended in part on pretending Palestinians were the real Jews

  By William Kolbrener Apr 22, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Not just Columbia: The center of campus resistance is in Israel

  Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a Palestinian-Israeli professor at Hebrew University, is on her way to becoming the face of university protesters worldwide

  By David Theo Goldberg Apr 22, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Passover in wartime: As freed Hebrew slaves, we must always protect the oppressed

  An IDF reservist reflects on the complexity of operations that can be both justified and unjust

  By Naftali Oppenheimer and Chana Kupetz Apr 19, 2024 | 3 min read
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  ‘Egregious’: A legal perspective on Columbia University’s mass arrests

  Lawyers from the New York ACLU shed light on the university’s ‘shocking’ response to student divestment protests

  By Nora Berman Apr 19, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Celebrating Passover feels futile with hostages in Gaza. But we must.

  No matter the oppressor of the moment, Jews have celebrated liberation

  By Sruli Fruchter Apr 19, 2024 | 4 min read