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OP-ED: Trump’s weaponization of anti-Semitism

By HALIE SOFER

This week, President Trump continued his assault on decency and honesty in our political discourse by falsely claiming that American Jews are leaving the Democratic Party. He tweeted a quote from a new group called “Jexodus,” which...

OP-ED: Intolerance at Jerusalem’s holy places

By JONATHAN S. TOBIN

 How much violence should be tolerated at holy sites? If your answer is selective rather than a total condemnation, then we have a problem. And, unfortunately, that happens to be the case with some...

OP-ED: Purim is the queerist holiday. Why haven’t we internalized its lessons?

By ARIEL SOBEL

LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Queen Esther had a secret – a violent, consuming reality pulsing through her veins that kept her up at night. It made every room feel like solitary confinement. If it were exposed, it could...

OP-ED: 2019 Mardi Gras recap

By ALAN SMASON

Carnival, which ran longer than usual this year, has ended with a bang and a whimper. For the most part, it was run efficiently and was well-planned.  The final days leading up to Fat Tuesday’s celebration were...

OP-ED: Why Michael Cohen hasn’t earned my forgiveness

By NYLAH BURTON

DENVER (JTA) —  This week, many Americans desperately want to forgive Michael Cohen.

On Wednesday, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer testified to Congress about misconduct by and surrounding his ex-boss and became an unlikely hero to many...

OP-ED: By comparing it to Anne Frank, this man nails the problem with Oscar winner ‘Green Book’

By LIOR ZALTZMAN

When “Green Book” won the Academy Award for best movie on Sunday night, arguably the most coveted prize of the ceremony, “BlacKkKlansman” and “Do The Right Thing” director Spike Lee stormed to the back of the auditorium...

OP-ED: Shame on Jussie

By ALAN SMASON

At the time of the first reports of what was initially termed a “hate crime,” much of the nation focused its attention on the attack that landed actor Jussie Smollett in the hospital. The hospital room image...

OP-ED: Palestinian culture rewards, glorifies murdering Jews

By MORTON A. KLEIN

Though Israelis are scarcely surprised by the phenomenon of Palestinian terrorism, they were nonetheless sickened by the recent rape of a 19-year old girl, Ori Ansbacher, by Arafat Irfaiya, a 29-year old Palestinian Arab from Hebron.

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OP-ED: The people have spoken; House needs to pass anti-BDS legislation

By WILLIAM DAROFF and SANDRA PARKER

(JNS.org) — In June 2015, then-Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina struck the first major blow against the BDS movement when she signed legislation barring the state from entering into contracts with companies that...

OP-ED: Trump’s dangerous diplomatic gamble

By JONATHAN S. TOBIN

— This week’s Warsaw summit was supposed to be about rallying the world against the threat that Iran poses to international peace. But given the complete lack of interest on the part of either...