On the eve of a new round of talks in Geneva between Iran and the United States, the spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission made it clear that uranium enrichment is not up for negotiation. In…
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Iran Parliament Reaffirms Nuclear Plan
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The Trump Era: Two ‘What ifs’ Might Have Made a Difference
With this column, we will do some musing about a couple of “what ifs?” relating to the Trump era. I have discussed these with many in the last 10 years or so, wondering what could have happened if these had been addressed. More and more…
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Mishpatim 2026 — Silent Negotiations of Justice
Parashah Mishpatim 2026 — When Justice Is Negotiated in Silence In 2026, no one forces you to be unjust. They make it comfortable. There are no whips. There are contracts. No shouting. There are small clauses. No executioners. There are…
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Refutations of 18 Objections to Veganism
Refutations of 18 Reasons Many Jews Think They Should Not Be Vegetarian or Vegan Below are 18 reasons why many of my fellow Jews think they should not be vegetarian or vegan (henceforth veg*an) and my rebuttals to the reasons: The Torah teaches…
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The Tucker Carlson effect
Almost half of young Republicans surveyed see Jews as a threat to the American way of life. That’s not the biggest problem facing pro-Israel candidates
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The Inverse of Holocaust Remembrance
Lithuania insists it safeguards Holocaust remembrance. The record shows the exact inverse: preservation of reputation over truth. The screenshot accompanying this article reflects a public statement by the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry asserting…
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Gérard Bensussan Interview | Alexandre Gilbert #314.2
Gérard Bensussan is a philosopher and professor emeritus at the University of Strasbourg. He will publish the traduction of the The Two Morals (Vrin, 2019) in japanese in 2026. Part 1 Something unprecedented then occurs: if the other, the…
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When Africa Led — Social Welfare & Mutual Aid, Part 18
Social Welfare & Mutual Aid in African Political Thought Series Introduction History is often taught as if social welfare emerged from a European lineage—late medieval almsgiving, early modern Poor Laws, nineteenth-century reform, and…
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The exam that decides whether passing counts
The exam that decides whether passing counts: Israel’s hidden constitution of credentials and its dual legitimacy
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Finally, women like me can take the Rabbinate’s exams in Jewish law
The Supreme Court has ruled that a policy of 'only men' is discriminatory, but will Israel's Chief Rabbinate uphold that decision?
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