“Antisemitism” is antiquated. Not the pathology or symptoms of Jew-hatred, but rather the word itself. This has become increasingly apparent as discourse rages on the Iran war, with people deploying paranoid, nonsensical anti-Jewish…
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The Blogs: Game 3: Israel vs. República Dominicana | Wesley Seidner
Who is Team República Dominicana?
Team Dominican Republic entered the World Baseball Classic with one of the most star-studded rosters in the tournament, widely viewed as a true “super team.” Their starting lineup alone features players…
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The Blogs: Canada Is All Over The Map On The War In Iran | Sheldon Kirshner
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s lack of clarity regarding Canada’s position on the current war in Iran has drawn scathing criticism.
Lloyd Axworthy, the former foreign minister of Canada, has described the Canadian response as…
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The Blogs: Where did the incense come from? | Sharona Margolin Halickman
In Parshat Vayakhel (Shmot 35:8), Moshe requests spices as a Teruma offering for the Mishkan (Tabernacle):
…Spices for anointing oil, and for the incense of aromatic spices (Ktoret HaSamim)…
We are already familiar with the incense from…
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The Blogs: What this war is for | David E. Weisberg
It’s for employing air-power to destroy Iran’s military capabilities and potentialities to the greatest extent reasonably possible. Anything else—total regime change, liberating the Iranian people, fostering democracy in Iran—would…
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The Blogs: The binary war | Mati Gill
Some wars allow for partial victories. This war does not.
The conflict between Israel, the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran may appear complex, with many possible objectives and many potential outcomes. But beneath that…
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The Blogs: The War that Moved Europe’s Future Closer to Jerusalem | Sharon Pardo
Europe has long imagined itself a global strategic power with the agency to shape its own destiny. Yet the geopolitical landscape of recent years has revealed a far more uncomfortable reality. Whether Europeans like it or not, the European…
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The Blogs: Divided by War: American Jews After Gaza and Iran | Yehuda Lukacs
For decades, American Jews rarely had to choose between their political convictions and their attachment to Israel. Support for Israel and commitment to liberal American politics largely reinforced one another, forming a stable alignment that…
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The Blogs: Relocation, Resilience, and War: Life in Israel | Gilad Kummer
Israel, 2026
Before I begin, a little about myself.
I grew up in Jerusalem in what many Israelis would recognize as a somewhat unusual environment. It was a deeply Anglo neighborhood, the kind where English drifted through the streets almost…
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The Blogs: There you go, again: The UK soft blasphemy law | Bepi Pezzulli
Britain once exported English common law to half the planet. Today, it is ready to import a Muslim blasphemy code.
Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a new official definition of what it calls “anti‑Muslim hatred,” accompanied by plans for…
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