Opinion

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  An abominable new Israeli law is a death warrant for democracy

  Mandating the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists will weaken Israel in profound ways

  By Dan Perry

  4 min read
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  The moral degradation of Israel’s far right is even worse than you think

  And a horrifying speech this week proved it

  By Dan Perry Mar 27, 2026 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  The Orthodox world has abandoned its values by abandoning Palestinians

  We must correct the course for the sake of Israelis and Palestinians alike — and the sake of Judaism itself

  By Rachel Landsberg and Esther Sperber Mar 27, 2026 | 4 min read

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• Dan Perry An abominable new Israeli law is a death warrant for democracy

  

• Emily Tamkin We must rewrite the rulebook for fighting antisemitism — or conspiracists like Joe Kent will win the narrative wars

  

• Jay Michaelson Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left

  

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  By Cathryn J. Prince Mar 24, 2026 | 4 min read
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  By Josh Cahan Mar 23, 2026 | 2 min read
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  Is this Netanyahu’s Winston Churchill moment?

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  By Dan Perry Mar 23, 2026 | 3 min read
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  Through missile strikes and sleepless nights, the persistent hope of being an Iranian Jew in Israel

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  By Sheba Rasson Mar 22, 2026 | 4 min read
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  We must rewrite the rulebook for fighting antisemitism — or conspiracists like Joe Kent will win the narrative wars

  Kent's viral resignation letter is dangerous. So is refusing to understand why it was effective

  By Emily Tamkin Mar 20, 2026 | 4 min read