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Images from recent ads by, clockwise from top left, the Jewish Democratic Council of America, the Democratic Majority for Israel and the Republican Jewish Coalition. (JTA collage by Joseph Strauss)
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In closing campaign arguments, Jewish partisans articulate Jewish fears that have gone mainstream

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 28, 2024October 28, 2024
a black man and a white man in suits sit opposite each other talking
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Was a viral Ta-Nehisi Coates interview a hit piece or fair play? A journalism ethics expert weighs in.

Louis Keene by Louis Keene October 8, 2024October 8, 2024
a man stands arms akimbo in front of a large mural of a yellow ribbon
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A tale of two street murals about the Israel-Hamas war

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
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Why antisemitic politicians pose a quandary for Jewish leaders

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld September 26, 2024September 26, 2024
The circles' sizes represent very rough estimates, a limitation when making a diagram with five intersections. (Arno Rosenfeld/Forward)
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A Venn diagram to help us talk about Israel and antisemitism

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld September 17, 2024September 17, 2024
A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a protest at UC Berkeley on May 7, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Separating anti-Zionists from antisemites on campus

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
A student at UC Berkeley wears a Cal kippah. (Courtesy Rabbi Gil Leeds)
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Does ‘back to school’ mean back to Gaza protests?

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 20, 2024August 20, 2024
Adolf Hitler speaks in the Lustgarten in Berlin during the Reich presidential election on April 4, 1932. (German Federal Archives/Wikimedia Commons)
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A historian describes the lessons learned — and ignored — from Hitler’s rise to power

by Andrew Silow-Carroll August 8, 2024August 8, 2024
Lilaq Logan poses in front of an Iron Dome unit. (Courtesy IDF Spokesperson's Office)
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The Israeli army once excluded African Hebrew Israelites. Now one is an IDF social media star.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 6, 2024August 11, 2024
A view of a partially destroyed building  targeted by the Israeli army in its assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut, Lebanon, July 31, 2024. (Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Israel is good at assassinating its enemies. Does it make a difference?

by Ron Kampeas August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

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