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jewishjournal. com > cover_story > 388264 > israel-and-america

Israel and America

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (560+ words) The situation itself is quite old: Israel has been shackled by a superpower since the day of its founding and has not broken free of it to this day. Obeying Trump's dictates is a choice. A choice Israel keeps making....

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jewishjournal. com > commentary > columnist > 388251 > casting-our-votes

Casting Our Votes

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (442+ words) Today is no different. Instead of offering endorsements, I will instead share with you my hopes for three changes in U. S. politics (some more likely than others) which might assist you in making your own voting decisions: There you have it....

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jewishjournal. com > commentary > opinion > 388249 > where-independence-begins-what-israel-understands-about-freedom

Where Independence Begins: What Israel Understands About Freedom

2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1183+ words) In Israel, independence arrives on the heels of mourning. A siren cuts through the air, and an entire country comes to a halt. Cars stand still in the middle of highways. Conversations dissolve midthought. For two minutes, there is no…...

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jewishjournal. com > commentary > opinion > 388238 > the-holy-see-who-wont-see

The Holy See Who Won't See

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1553+ words) Anti-American animus and domestic self-hatred are all the rage nowadays'not just from foreign nations and homefront progressives, but it now seems from the Pontiff of Rome, too. That's right: the Pope. And it, actually, makes sense. After all, long before…...

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jewishjournal. com > commentary > columnist > editors-note > 386320 > yes-the-world-is-obsessed-with-jews

Yes, the World Is Obsessed with Jews

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1070+ words) If you ask everyone's new best friend Mr. Artificial Intelligence why the world is obsessed with Jews, this is what he'll tell you: I'm sure there are a few hundred scholarly books that expand on the above paragraph. But this…...

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jewishjournal. com > commentary > columnist > editors-note > 383479 > were-allowing-jew-haters-to-redefine-american-jewry-and-distancing-us-from-america

We're Allowing Jew-Haters to Define American Jewry and Distance Us From America

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (907+ words) Jew-haters have forced the Jews into a defensive crouch that is redefining American Jewry and separating us from the country we helped found. It's the nature of the fight. By focusing so many of our efforts on defending ourselves, we're…...

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jewishjournal. com > commentary > columnist > 387215 > never-again-means-now

Never Again Means Now

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (668+ words) Democracies rarely collapse overnight. More often, they erode " norms bent, institutions pressured, guardrails tested. Citizens sense that something fundamental is shifting but struggle to name it, much less stop it. Democracy depends not only on constitutional design but also on…...

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jewishjournal. com > events > movers-shakers > 386576 > united-for-sydney-event-galperin-named-ajc-interim-director-jewish-future-fellowship

United for Sydney" Event, Galperin Named AJC Interim Director, Jewish Future Fellowship

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (913+ words) The event shined a light on the victims of the shooting in December'the deadliest terrorist attack in Australian history'that targeted attendees of a menorah lighting in Bondi, Australia. Young Israel of North Beverly Hills, an Orthodox congregation, is helping to…...

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jewishjournal. com > commentary > 388223 > the-israel-independence-day-test-can-you-rejoice-that-israel-is

The Israel Independence Day Test: Can You Rejoice That Israel Is?

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1094+ words) This Yom Ha'atzmaut the polls are sobering. The mass media pounding and social media shaming Israel and Zionism have absorbed since October 7 soured many Americans on Israel. In response, many American Jews are wavering too. But Israel's 78th Independence Day is…...

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jewishjournal. com > commentary > opinion > 388150 > should-we-be-surprised-by-right-wing-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories

Should We Be Surprised by Right-Wing Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories?

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (672+ words) But in the last year and a half, this picture has been fractured by the emergence of virulently antisemitic right-wing "influencers" such as Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes and the cover they are provided by political and media figures such…...