Jewish and pro-Israel groups reacted unfavorably to President Donald Trump’s decision on Sunday evening to withdraw U.S. forces from northeast Syria, ahead of an expected invasion by Turkey …
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By Jackson Richman, JNS
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10/10/19
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The vision of what it would mean to command men was evaporating before my eyes. Two weeks after completing IDF Officer’s course, I had been looking forward to the challenges of mission …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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12/17/19
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In the summer of 1935, even after two years, they still didn’t get it. Germany had begun to gear up for the 1936 Olympics and Goebbels, the Nazi minister of propaganda, had made it his …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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2/19/20
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There’s nothing Israelis like to do better in August than leave the country. The summertime heat is oppressive, state-subsidized Israeli summer camps have closed by then and …
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By Uriel Heilman, JTA
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8/26/20
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s new “Borat” sequel features plenty of crude gags and surprise appearances. But it also has a giant soft spot: for Judith Dim Evans, a sweet and loving Holocaust …
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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10/28/20
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Steve Cohn’s annual pre-election breakfast at Junior’s in Downtown Brooklyn returned on Friday after a pandemic-induced hiatus in 2020, drawing top electeds and the politically connected …
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11/3/21
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Riverdale’s congressman has withdrawn his support for a pro-Israel bill, saying that J Street, which labels itself as the “home of pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans” convinced him …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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2/23/22
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The free world is at risk from the unsanctioned development of nuclear weapons by a rogue state. Nuclear missiles in the hands of an unstable regime with deep ties to terrorist groups present a …
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By Bassem Eid
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8/3/22
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s bookcase is familiar to Israelis, having served as backdrop to countless social media messages. To the discerning viewer, the books themselves are a message (for instance, …
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By David Isaac, JNS
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11/23/22
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For the last 11 months, Israel has sought to signal its opposition to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine while avoiding being dragged into a war that compromises its own security and …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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2/1/23
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