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Subterfuge

Is it kosher for the IDF Spokesman to lie to reporters, if it helps the IDF do its job?

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Paradigm Lost?

Does the collapse of the negotiated “National Unity Government” prove that an Arab-Jewish political alliance cannot survive an Arab-Jewish war?

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The Problem of Power

Trevor Noah and John Oliver say that death counts alone are enough to see that Israel is wrong, and fighting an “unfair fight.” What do you do with a claim like that?

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“F*cked Up, Horrible Chickens”

Rockets and missiles from the south and mob violence most everywhere else: Why did Israel just dissolve into bloodshed?

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Ethnic What?

What does it mean when Palestinian citizens of Israel use the term “ethnic cleansing” to describe parts of their experience?

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All in the Family

Is “family-uber-alles” the only thing that cuts across lines of religion, language, ethnicity, sexual orientation and all other things that divide one Israeli from the next?

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(Qui Est-Ce Que) J’Accuse?

Forty-five people are crushed to death by a crowd at an all-night revelry at Mount Meron. Who or what is to blame?

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Hebrew & Me

We ask (and answer) what may be the most intimate question we know: What does Hebrew mean to us?

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