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Haneen Zoabi attending the weekly Joint Arab list meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Feb. 8, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

Plot twist! This week’s letters to the editor are all positive!

by J. Readers May 4, 2018
"Hipster Herzl," part of Israeli artist Amit Shimoni's Hipstory series, reimagines the legendary Zionist leader and his iconic beard.
Posted inOpinion

Hipster Herzl ‘an insult’; and everything wrong with our Israel at 70 essays

by J. Staff April 22, 2018April 30, 2018
A Palestinian flag flying in Gaza City in 2015 (JTA/Photo-Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Dems’ support for Israel on the rise; Gaza is a distraction; and proof that this newspaper doesn’t speak Yiddish

by J. Readers April 5, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2018. (Photo/Courtesy AIPAC)
Posted inOpinion

Time to dump Poland; AIPAC shouldn’t kowtow to the left

by J. Readers March 21, 2018March 20, 2018
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Posted inOpinion

Poland puts survivors at risk; gun numbers don’t lie

by J. Readers March 9, 2018March 9, 2018
Then-candidate Donald Trump speaking at the AIPAC 2016 Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., March 2016. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images-AFP-Saul Loeb)
Posted inOpinion

Boycotts are warfare; Trump is a liar; and don’t trust Federation survey results

by J. Readers February 25, 2018February 23, 2018
Then-candidate Donald Trump speaking at the AIPAC 2016 Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., March 2016. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images-AFP-Saul Loeb)
Posted inOpinion

Chasm between Israel and US Jews; Jewish men and #MeToo

by J. Readers February 13, 2018February 12, 2018
The menu of the original Trefa Banquet (Photo/Courtesy American Jewish Archives)
Posted inOpinion

Trefa Banquet 2.0 — our readers love to hate on Jews who love treyf

by J. Readers January 28, 2018January 26, 2018
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump observing a moment of silence for the victims of Sept. 11, 2001 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 11, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Win McNamee-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Love it or hate it, our readers have strong feelings about that Trump cover story

by J. Readers January 26, 2018
A few of the strains of herb on offer at Oakland's Magnolia Dispensary (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inOpinion

Our reporting is full of ‘intentional’ bias; weed is bad for you; and other letters

by J. Readers January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

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