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WE KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT
A massacre of civilians has now given way to horrendous displays of antisemitism, under the false guise of supporting “justice” for the Palestinian people.
Josh Feldman is an Australian writer who focuses primarily on Israeli and Jewish issues. His work has appeared in Newsweek, The Forward, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, and The Jerusalem Post, among other publications. He can be found on Twitter @joshrfeldman.
opinion
BEYOND BIGOTRY
RFK Jr. has slammed accusations of antisemitism as “a disgusting fabrication”—but his words followed the centuries-old tradition of blaming Jews for all that is wrong in the world.
opinion
NEVER, FOREVER
Both sides have intractable demands that are impossible to meet. The conflict isn’t territorial, it’s existential.
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MARGINALIZED, FOR NOW
Critics (such as myself) feared the far-right, racist Itamar Ben-Gvir was going to cause irreversible damage. But Benjamin Netanyahu has kept him mostly sidelined.
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COMPROMISE IS THE ANSWER
PM Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled he’s willing to back off on some of his hard-right coalition’s extreme proposals for judicial reform—which might be the way out of this crisis.
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WHERE’S THE OUTRAGE?
Itamar Ben-Gvir is a dangerous bigot, and the next elections could make him one of the most powerful people in the Israeli government.