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The Death of Democracy: Trump Is Not the Problem

The Death of Democracy: Trump Is Not the Problem

Unless you have been living under a rock, the mass media have been lamenting the “death” of democracy since President Donald J. Trump’s...

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Tony D. Senatore

The Myth of the Self-Made Life

There is a particular satisfaction in looking at something we have built and knowing how much work it took to get there. A career completed. A family...

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Ammos Chorny

Is This The Kind Of Aliyah We Currently Need?

Jake Turx, senior White House correspondent for Mishpacha magazine, recently proposed on X what he called an “eight-billion-dollar idea”: build a...

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Ysoscher Katz

Two Voices One State: Ireland 1937–1945

How a country remembers a period is often less simple than what actually happened during it. Thinking about Ireland’s years in the Second World War,...

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Hande Gençünal

It’s Not Bravery. It’s Fear Demanding Action

It’s Not Bravery. It’s Fear Demanding Action

People sometimes tell me I’m brave for speaking up against antisemitism. I understand why they say it, but bravery isn’t how I experience it. I...

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Tsahi Shemesh

I’m that 14-year-old

I’m that 14-year-old
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S. J. Schwaidelson

Is It the End of Iran as the Nemesis of the Greater Middle East?

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Mohamed Chtatou

There Should Still Be Shame in Antisemitism

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Daphne Lazar Price

The Škirpa Determination Has Been Transmitted to IHRA

The Škirpa Determination Has Been Transmitted to IHRA
yesterday 20

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Grant Arthur Gochin

Israel’s Northern Test

yesterday 20

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Husein Mahmoud Saleh

Death penalty for terrorists – the rope is always too slack

yesterday 20

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Eli Margulis

Yad Vashem Called Her a Hero. It Never Called Her a Soldier.

Yad Vashem Called Her a Hero. It Never Called Her a Soldier.
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Janet Bond Brill

Antisemitism Yesterday and Today: Two Required Readings

yesterday 40

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Jonathan Russo

Syria: An Israeli And Turkish Battleground

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Sheldon Kirshner

Happy Holy Days or Days of Terror

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David Raphael

Why Is White Theology Just Called ‘Theology’?

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Ed Gaskin

Netanyahu Didn’t Just Attend a Concert. He Borrowed a Public.

Netanyahu Didn’t Just Attend a Concert. He Borrowed a Public.
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Sagit Alkobi Fishman

A Rabbi’s Rosh Hashanah Confession: I Have Work to Do Too

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Anchelle Perl

The Berbera Gambit: India Must Recognize Somaliland

The Berbera Gambit: India Must Recognize Somaliland
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Gulaid Yusuf Idaan

The Lessons of the Altalena for Israel in 2026

The Lessons of the Altalena for Israel in 2026
yesterday 40

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Tuvia Book

The Melody We Thought Was Ancient

The Melody We Thought Was Ancient
yesterday 40

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Michael Feldstein

In my city, the only Zionists are Iranians

yesterday 40

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Tzvi Arieli

New Hate Politics Anti Religions

yesterday 40

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Allen S. Maller

Featured Post

Featured Post
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Moti Leitner

Women are ready to lead. Are Israelis ready to follow?

Women are ready to lead. Are Israelis ready to follow?
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Elana Sztokman

Aliyah Paperwork

Aliyah Paperwork
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Menachem Elyah Paull

Woke or Anti-Woke, You’re Both on the Right

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Carmen Dal Monte

The Imperative for Climate Week 2026

The Imperative for Climate Week 2026
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Carmit Lubanov

Israel-Turkey Tensions: Would Russia or America Back Erdoğan Against Israel?

Israel-Turkey Tensions: Would Russia or America Back Erdoğan Against Israel?
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Purna Lal Chakma

Somaliland at the Crossroads: Why Berbera Matters

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Mohamed Osman

Israel’s Conflict Is Bigger Than Borders

Israel’s Conflict Is Bigger Than Borders
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Saurav Dutt

The Love That Never Left Me

The Love That Never Left Me
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Sabine Sterk

The Stories Nations Must Tell About Themselves

The Stories Nations Must Tell About Themselves
yesterday 40

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Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Netanyahu Can Lose and Still Win

Netanyahu Can Lose and Still Win
yesterday 40

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Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Diplomacy Against Peace: Do Not Appease Iran’s Clerical Regime

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Hamidreza Zarifinia

Israel is shattering the myth of a powerful world

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Yoseph Janowski

American Jews Bear the Brunt of Religious Hatred

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Michael J. Salamon

Why Is White Theology Just Called “Theology”?

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Ed Gaskin

A Fleet in Flux: Why Washington Will Not Move the Fifth Fleet to Israel — Yet?

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Vincent James Hooper

Palestine Is to Israel What Persia Is to Iran

Palestine Is to Israel What Persia Is to Iran
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Ivan Bassov

Sanctity of Jewish Home

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Kenneth Cohen

El Presidente Dave Portnoy, one bite everyone knows the Rules!

El Presidente Dave Portnoy, one bite everyone knows the Rules!
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Joseph Scutts

Bennett and Liberman Must End the Palestinian Mess

Bennett and Liberman Must End the Palestinian Mess
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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Don’t Let Yourself Be Treated Like a Second Class Citizen

Don’t Let Yourself Be Treated Like a Second Class Citizen
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Andrea Karshan

The Trouble With Guilt

The Trouble With Guilt
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Feivel Strauss

Japan’s role in the demise of the International Criminal Court

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David Hoile

Eating around the bruises – a Mikvah story

yesterday 40

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Sarah Bechor

Argentina Removes Judge for Antisemitism

Argentina Removes Judge for Antisemitism
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Silas Anastacio

I Stood Up to Fight Stigma. I Didn’t Expect It to Follow Me Home

I Stood Up to Fight Stigma. I Didn’t Expect It to Follow Me Home
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Marni Davimes

The Mitzvah of the Dropped Plan

The Mitzvah of the Dropped Plan
yesterday 50

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Alejandra Barav