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Hours after the horrific attacks in Southern Israel, Israelis at all levels of government had already heard directly that the United States had their back. ...
oin Middle East Analyst Aaron David Miller and Robert Siegel, former host of NPR’s "All Things Considered" and Moment contributor, as they discuss what happened, where things stand and how and when this war might end. ...
Middle East Analyst Aaron David Miller and Moment contributor Robert Siegel discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. ...
oin Uri Kaufman, author of the new book Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East, for a conversation about the war and how it set the stage for future peace negotiations; how the Yom Kippur War gave birth to the religious-Zionist ...

Jewish Politics & Power is published every other week. Sign up for our newsletter for updates. 1. What Bibi Did (and Didn’t)

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If you’re in a room full of mainstream Jews who hew to the uncritical AIPAC line about Israel, you undoubtedly know that “apartheid,” “racist” and “fascist” are three words you can’t say about the Jewish state without risking denunciation, cancellation or total excommunication from the tribe. ...

“It’s not a biopic,” Guy Nattiv, the director of the new film Golda told me when we spoke before the

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A unique character study follows Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir with a visceral closeness through the tense days of the Yom Kippur War. ...
How the Greek Orthodox Church became one of the most influential landlords in Jerusalem is a story of medieval luck, good timing and a certain stubbornness. ...
"There have always been divisions here, ethnic divisions, rivalries and different worldviews. But I think what we've been seeing now is a shift." ...
Join New York Times Jerusalem correspondent Isabel Kershner, author of "The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle For Its Inner Soul," for a conversation with Moment Editor Sarah Breger, about the history of the modern state and the roots of today’s divisions. ...
With no judicial oversight, this self-serving government can use its powers to fire and appoint anyone it wants, to use public resources for pet projects and to otherwise abuse its power. ...