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Survey: 60% of Americans Have an Unfavorable View of Israel
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (253+ words) Six in 10 Americans say they have a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Israel, up 20 points since 2022, according to a new Pew Research Center survey released this week. About half of them say they have a "very unfavorable" view of…...
Opinion: Why the US Has a TSA and a DHS
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (688+ words) Let's take a short break from the imbroglio over delivering paychecks to TSA agents and funding the DHS to recall why we need a Transportation Security Administration and a U. S. Department of Homeland Security in the first place. Will the college…...
Jewish Basketball Legend Amar'e Stoudemire to Be Inducted Into Basketball Hall of Fame
19+ hour, 17+ min ago (365+ words) Jacob Gurvis | JTA Amar'e Stoudemire, the American-Israeli basketball star who became a devout convert to Judaism after retiring, is reportedly headed to the hall of fame. Stoudemire will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026 alongside…...
Editorial: What Is J Street Thinking?
19+ hour, 25+ min ago (409+ words) There is nothing inherently wrong with dissent in matters of war. Democracies depend on it. And the current conflict with Iran " complex, dangerous and uncertain " deserves scrutiny. But dissent carries obligations: intellectual honesty, moral clarity and a willingness to confront…...
Editorial: Addiction by Design " and Accountability at Last
19+ hour, 21+ min ago (242+ words) A Los Angeles jury's verdict against Meta and Google, finding their platforms liable for intentionally designing addictive features that harmed children, marks a turning point in the debate over Big Tech's responsibility. The damages " $3 million " are modest. The implications are…...
Opinion: The "Greater Israel" Hoax Is the Most Dangerous Lie Yet
19+ hour, 45+ min ago (425+ words) The "Greater Israel" narrative " from the Nile to the Euphrates " is a modern reincarnation of antisemitic myths. The claim is not rooted in Israeli policy, strategy and action but in simplified, emotionally charged narratives that cast Israel as expansionist and…...
Editorial: An Alliance With Uncertain Space for Israel
19+ hour, 23+ min ago (447+ words) Something appears to be shifting across the Arab and broader Muslim world. The reported coordination among Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan may reflect more than a momentary response to crisis. It could suggest the outlines of a looser regional…...
Editorial: A Lone Warning We Should Not Ignore
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (271+ words) But Jackson's dissent reframes the issue: What happens when speech is not just expression, but treatment? In her view, the court risks ushering in "an era of unprofessional and unsafe medical care," weakening the ability of states to regulate licensed…...
Opinion: Liking a Post That Calls Oct. 7 Rape a "Hoax" Isn"t Free Speech
20+ hour, 2+ min ago (565+ words) That this news about Duwaji's social-media support of Hamas broke just as the United Nations began its 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women " the largest annual convening by the United Nations on gender equality, and whose main…...
Opinion: Is It Time to Retire the Term Antisemitism?
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (716+ words) The argument has become almost mechanical. "I am not an antisemite. I am anti-Zionist." It is repeated so often, with such confidence, that it has begun to function like a shield. Like a linguistic escape hatch, a way to redirect…...