Opinion

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  Opinion

  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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  The hearing with Columbia’s president was political farce

  The Congressional hearing on antisemitism gave politicians sound bites and did not help protect Jewish students

  By Emily Tamkin Apr 18, 2024 | 5 min read
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  USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian

  The university needs to tell the truth — and take responsibility

  By Rob Eshman Apr 17, 2024 | 3 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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  The head of the largest Christian Zionist organization is no friend to Israel — he wants an apocalypse there

  Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel, urged Israel to retaliate against Iran

  By Jay Michaelson Apr 16, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Israel — literally — cannot afford to retaliate against Iran

  The Israeli economy, normally quite resilient, has taken a beating over the months of war and protests

  By Dany Bahar Apr 16, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Jewish teen who knew OJ: A family tragedy, not about race

  Family friends were long aware of trouble in Simpson’s marriage.

  By Robin Washington Apr 15, 2024 | 3 min read
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  My tax dollars — and yours — are helping hold my sister hostage

  The US is both fighting and funding a terror organization in Iraq

  By Emma Tsurkov Apr 15, 2024 | 4 min read
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  In 1991, Iraq attacked. Israel’s far-right leader didn’t retaliate. Is Netanyahu capable of the same wise choice?

  Israel's decision about whether to react to Iran's weekend attack could have massive global consequences — and the man making it couldn't be less fit

  By Larry Cohler-Esses Apr 15, 2024 | 6 min read
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  A pivotal moment on Iran — but also on Gaza

  Calls are mounting for a rethink of the war on Hamas. Could the attack from Iran provide an opportunity?

  By Dan Perry Apr 14, 2024 | 4 min read
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  How to host a Seder when everyone is talking past each other and strongly disagrees about the war

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  By Jay Michaelson Apr 12, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Jews who blame Israel for antisemitism are only helping antisemites

  The idea that Jews are somehow responsible for the hatred against them is age-old — and always faulty

  By Sruli Fruchter Apr 12, 2024 | 4 min read
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  An Indiana court ruled that Jews have a religious liberty right to abortion. Here’s why that matters.

  The ruling suggests that a Jewish right to abortion is no longer merely a theoretical argument in the United States

  By Michael A. Helfand Apr 12, 2024 | 4 min read