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Superimposed over a map of Syria are photos of, top left, the author's sitaw (grandmother) Lily on the right, with her brother Sam and his wife and her younger sister in Lily's Brooklyn apartment in 1954. Center, Israelis demonstrate against the persecution of Jews in Syria and Iraq, 1953. At right, officials of the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, early 20th century. (Photos/JTA-Courtesy; National Library of Israel; Wikipedia)
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Jews from Arab lands are the missing piece of the Israeli-Palestinian discourse

Lisa Sayegh by Lisa Sayegh May 8, 2024May 8, 2024
Signs protesting the Gaza war, including some that accuse Israel of apartheid, are laid out on the sidewalk in front of San Francisco City Hall on Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inFrom the Archives

In the ‘80s, Jews protested and camped out against apartheid — and it worked

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 6, 2024May 6, 2024
(From left) Larry Cohler-Esses, Nancy Kaufman, Nomi Colton-Max, Ruth Messinger and Arielle Angel take part in a panel on Israel and progressivism at Ansche Chesed in Manhattan, May 2, 2024. (Photo/JTA)
Posted inAnalysis

At a Manhattan synagogue, ‘normie’ pro-Israel liberals stage a last stand

by Andrew Silow-Carroll May 6, 2024
An old VW Bettle spotted in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, in March. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inOpinion

Zionism means Jews at the wheel, driving our future

Tyler Gregory by Tye Gregory May 3, 2024May 6, 2024
Military vehicles and cows are common sights in the Golan Heights, but are usually not seen together. (Photo/JTA-Uriel Heilman)
Posted inNews

Reporter’s notebook: Covering Israel’s war-torn north is an exercise in dodging danger

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman May 3, 2024May 3, 2024
San Francisco State University students encircle activists building tents in the quad as part of a demonstration against the war in Gaza at SF State, April 29, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inLetters

Protesters should ‘put some skin in the game’; Refusing annihilation; etc.

by J. Readers May 2, 2024May 2, 2024
San Francisco's Marina District was hit hard by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. (Photo/Eve Fraser-Corp via Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

Like us, ancient Israelites divided time into ‘before’ and ‘after’ trauma

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf May 2, 2024
Protesters listen to speakers during a demonstration against the war in Gaza at San Francisco State University, April 29, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inUncategorized

It’s not just USC and Columbia: The center of campus resistance is in Israel

by David Theo Goldberg May 2, 2024May 2, 2024
The quad in front of Royce Hall at UCLA is the former site of a pro-Palestinian encampment. (Alton via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inOpinion

I’m a UCLA professor. Why didn’t the administration stop last night’s egregious violence?

by David N. Myers May 1, 2024May 1, 2024
Signs with slogans including "Divest from genocide" and "Revolution until victory" hang from a string marking the boundary of the pro-Palestinian encampment at Stanford University in Palo Alto, April 30, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inLocal Voice

Toughen up: A strategy for addressing antisemitism on campus

Alon Tal (Photo/Courtesy) by Alon Tal May 1, 2024May 1, 2024

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