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Thank You for Your Service

After days of vicious debate, Israel’s coalition and opposition agree to pay college tuition for discharged combat soldiers. Is that really a good idea?

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The MK Formerly Known as Ex-Member of the Coalition Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi

Mertz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi quits the coalition, sending Israeli politics into turmoil, only to rejoin three days later. What the hell was that about?

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The Netanyahus

A Pulitzer Prize for a packs-a-punch parable about the parent of a past premier.

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How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Microchip

An old joke says: The food at that restaurant is terrible and the portions are too small! The Bank of Israel says: High-tech is tearing Israel apart, and we need more of it. Which one is funnier?

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Nakba

Nakba Day memorializes as a tragedy the day when a Jewish State was reborn after two thousand tumultuous, stateless years. What can an Israeli Jew say to that?

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Shireen Abu Akleh, Z”L

After Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian Al-Jazeera reporter, was shot and killed in cross-fire outside Jenin, everyone was sure they knew who pulled the trigger

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Then, Now

Can we, and should we, have a Holocaust Day that is not just Jewish but also Israeli?

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Shmandemic

Israel’s government ends the mask mandate and says: Lighten up, happy days are here again. Did the almost 4,000 people a day still getting COVID miss the memo?

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