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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  Opinion

  Allies at odds, Netanyahu and Emmanuel Macron have more in common than they’d like to admit

  Critics drawing unfavorable comparisons between the two leaders and their predecessors ignore key historical context

  By Robert Zaretsky Oct 9, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  A two-state solution may seem like a distant dream. Here’s why it shouldn’t be

  From the river to the sea, Palestine and Israel must be free, secure — and separate

  By Ibrahim Dalalsha Oct 8, 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 Once again, I’m an outsider in America — like liberal Jews always were

  

• 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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  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

  By Veronika Cohen Oct 8, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Letters

  Do anti-Zionist Yiddishists see the Hamas massacre of Jews as ‘resistance’?

  As a second-generation Bundist, I find the theater collective GLYK’s pro-Palestinian alignment misguided

  By Helen Paloge Oct 7, 2024 | 3 min read
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  A year after Oct. 7, will Israel choose the way of peace, or that of religious nationalism?

  The country is locked in a debate about what the Hamas attack meant — and what to do about it

  By Daniel Sokatch Oct 7, 2024 | 4 min read
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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

  By Dan Perry Oct 4, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Campus protests defined the year since Oct. 7. Could they actually change U.S. policy?

  The pro-Palestinian student camp captured the popular imagination. Making real change is a different matter

  By Mira Sucharov Oct 4, 2024 | 3 min read
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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

  By Rob Eshman Oct 4, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  I study the relationship between Zionism and Judaism. Oct. 7 may have changed it forever

  Israel has become a defining fact of Jewish life for Zionist and anti-Zionist Jews alike

  By Yaacov Yadgar Oct 2, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Jewish mourning rituals are not enough for Oct. 7, because our loss is ongoing

  On this communal yahrtzeit, we must find a path forward even as we remember the pain

  By Elliot Cosgrove Oct 2, 2024 | 4 min read
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  ‘A flood of biblical proportions’: A survivor’s Rosh Hashanah lessons from Hurricane Helene

  'We knew there were loved ones beneath the surface'

  By Justin Goldstein Oct 2, 2024 | 3 min read