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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
US envoy Barrack should stick to the script
The ambassador’s missteps reflect a poor grasp of the region’s complex dynamics and jeopardize opportunities for peace
David Zvi Kalman
Grok’s antisemitic spree: Yes, AI poses a real threat to Jews
AI antisemitism is not unique to Elon Musk’s platform – these systems must be regulated for the sake of all Americans
Barbara Aiello
‘Can I touch your fork?’
Could it be that we Jews are inadvertently fostering antisemitism?
Osnat Levtzion-Korach
The battle to heal Israel’s hospitals is just beginning
The medical system operated bravely under fire, but it will have to care for the country’s ill and injured long after the war is over
William Kolbrener
What Rembrandt saw in Balaam
In the rabbinic imagination, messengers from nature convey God’s truth – whether stones, trees, or a donkey – when the people themselves don’t see clearly (Balak)
Ariel Beery
Gaza has been Palestined
What does global support for Hamas’s rejection of Trump’s ceasefire terms tell us about the fate of the Palestinians?
Daniel Schuval
The Washington visit isn’t really about the leaders
The US’s new Big Beautiful Bill promotes a new economy, where innovation, military readiness, and industrial policy converge. Israel has become its model
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