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It is quite natural for there to be deep distrust between two peoples engaged in a protracted conflict, and for good reasons on both sides—for example, between Israelis and Palestinians. A small illustrative example: Israelis experienced…

Spain today parades itself as a champion of Palestinian liberation, a voice of conscience in Europe, and a state that dares to lecture Israel on morality, sovereignty, and the rights of peoples under occupation. Prime Minister Pedro…

If one side gets mad, it’s a narrative. If both sides get mad, it’s probably the truth

There is something unique about Yom Kippur that might be lost in translation. Carless roads fill with children on bicycles, while families stroll and…

For nearly two millennia, Isaiah 53 has stood as one of the most contested chapters in biblical literature. Christianity has long presented it as a precise prophecy of Jesus’ crucifixion and atoning sacrifice. Yet a rigorous examination of…

A London promoter has cancelled a set by Roi Perez, a queer Israeli DJ of considerable talent and reputation. The stated reason is not his music—one of the few realms where merit can still, occasionally, prevail—but his nationality and…

As the founder of Youth for Peace and Dialogue Between Cultures and a visionary thinker in the MENA region, the Moroccan Zakaria El Hamel believes that recognizing the late Mohammed V as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem would pay…

My observation points to a disturbing phenomenon: the recycling of old demons in new guises. Anti-Semitism, which we thought had been relegated to the extreme fringes, now dresses itself up in the “acceptable” costume of anti-Zionism or…

On a Friday afternoon in March 1865, Hartford’s Jewish community gathered to dedicate a new synagogue. The sanctuary glowed with walnut woodwork, a green carpet, and a heavy white curtain drawn across the Torah ark. Hundreds crowded…

For many on the global left, Hamas still appears as the natural expression of Palestinian resistance — a movement born from oppression and directed toward liberation. Many Palestinians themselves embraced it, fully aware of its charter and…

Charlie woke with a start, calmer now, though the shock still gripped him. He wasn’t ready for this. He’d thought his Pawnee was passable, but these weren’t Pawnee. They were Arikara, speaking a tongue he barely understood.

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