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Apr 11, 2019, 7:54 AM
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The Protocols revisited: The fantasy of secret Jewish power
Anti-Semitic and racist graffiti spray-painted on a building in Oklahoma, April 3, 2019. (Facebook)
The endurance of the fraudulent text sheds light on just why anti-Semitism is surging from both the right and left
Mar 24, 2019, 2:48 PM
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The Egypt-Israel peace treaty, 40 years later
Egypt's president Anwar Sadat, US preseident Jimmy Carter, and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, signing the Camp David Accords (1979). (Government Press Office)
This superficial peace is nowhere near what I hoped it would be, but I do believe there is still cause for celebration
Dec 27, 2018, 12:26 AM
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Fight terror, block Iran, protect Israel — or leave Syria
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, listens to President Donald Trump speak during a cabinet meeting at the White House on January 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
By the standards of Trump's own foreign policy goals, he is coming up dangerously short
Aug 22, 2018, 11:42 AM
The Nation State Law: an American Perspective
Nothing exposes the awkwardness and superfluity of the recently passed Nation-State law in Israel better than the protests by the Druze community and the contortions that Israeli leaders are going through in order to calm the waters. Right-wing Israeli leaders,...
Jun 9, 2018, 1:50 AM
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Feeding Palestinian illusions
The international community needs to stop supporting armed struggle and help the Palestinians get real about peace
Oct 21, 2017, 11:56 PM
Eager for the US to pull out of UNESCO? Not so fast.
JTA -- Here we go again: The issue of how and why the United States should engage with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is back in the news. The announcement by the Trump administration that the US...
Sep 5, 2017, 4:55 PM
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A teachable moment about anti-Semitism
Despite Jewish success in America, Jews remain vulnerable and relevant to the struggle against oppression.
Jul 1, 2017, 11:15 AM
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More ominous than the Zionist regime
An Iranian politician calling Israel's establishment the worst event of the 20th century is the ultimate irony
Jun 8, 2017, 1:05 AM
The Six-Day War: Plenty to Celebrate
As we remember the Six-Day War fifty years ago this week, there has already been much conversation about how to view that war decades later. Yossi Klein-Halevi made a significant contribution to that discussion when he identified what he called...
May 17, 2017, 2:35 PM
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Trump can make his Israel trip a success
The US president played up his respect for both sides of the conflict to create trust that will bring all to the table
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Kenneth Jacobson is Deputy National Director of the Anti-Defamation League.