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Posted inAnalysis

No, you’re not that good at detecting fake videos from Israel and Gaza

by Sam Wineburg and Michael Caulfield November 20, 2023November 20, 2023
Rally-goers at the March for Israel wrapped themselves in Israeli flags, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo/JTA)
Posted inAnalysis

In Washington, Jews rallied around an intentionally murky message. Will the unity last?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
Pastor John Hagee speaking at the March for Israel in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. (Screenshot/StandWithUs-YouTube)
Posted inAnalysis

Who is John Hagee, the Christian Zionist pastor who spoke at the March for Israel?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox November 14, 2023November 14, 2023
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in the Capitol, July 20, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Tom Williams-CQ Roll Call-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

‘From the river to the sea’: The slogan that got Rashida Tlaib censured, explained

Ben Sales by Ben Sales November 9, 2023November 9, 2023
A makeshift memorial on a boulevard in Modiin, Israel, for those killed in Hamas’ attack that began on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Uriel Heilman)
Posted inAnalysis

As Israelis await a ground war in Gaza, normal life has ground to a halt

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman October 25, 2023
Secular and religious activists argue after the Orthodox group Rosh Yehudi set up a gender divider during a public prayer on Dizengoff Square for Yom Kippur, Sept. 24, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash 90)
Posted inLocal Voice

Street fights over prayer offer liberal Israelis a chance to define a Judaism they can believe in

Masua Sagiv by Masua Sagiv October 4, 2023October 4, 2023
Rabbi Alan Lew, right, tells story of how he and Norman Fischer (left) got accidentally drunk one time, as Fischer tries to make him shut up, Nov. 1995. (Photo/Phil Head)
Posted inReligion

How a book by San Francisco’s ‘Zen Rabbi’ became a High Holidays classic

by Andrew Silow-Carroll September 10, 2023September 11, 2023
Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the Anti-Defamation League, speaking at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City, Oct. 2, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Leigh Vogel-Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
Posted inAnalysis

Antisemites, right-wingers, progressives … the ADL takes heat from all sides

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld September 7, 2023September 7, 2023
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Posted inAnalysis

‘We don’t have another country.’ Meet two teenage protest leaders who question Israel’s future

Mira Fox by Mira Fox August 31, 2023August 31, 2023
Posted inJewish Life

A hip LA wine bar hosted an Israeli chef — and Instagram lost its mind

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

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