Politics Archives

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28 Apr

Featured, Israel, Latest, Opinion

Hidden Agenda: Does Israel’s Right Wing Want to Ban Arab Parties?

Posted by

Dan Perry

April 29, 2025

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It is a managed ethnocracy. And it won’t stop with Arab parties.

An illustration of Earth breaking apart in front of a light blue background. Pictures representative of the world order, such as politicians, are superimposed on both planet and background.

17 Nov

2023 November/December, Interview

Interview | The Perilous State of Our World Order

Posted by

Nadine Epstein

December 14, 2023

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It’s a truism of geopolitics that disorder somewhere breeds disorder elsewhere.

Six pictures of smiling candidates are displayed in two rows. Two are tinted red, four are tinted blue.

06 Oct

Jewish World, Latest

Who’s Challenging George Santos?

Posted by

Jacob Forman

October 11, 2023

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New York’s 3rd is America’s third most Jewish congressional district. And Santos’ untruths about his Jewish identity have served as a powerful motivator for people running to replace him.

20 Sep

Fall 2023, Highlights, Jewish World

Miami Is Changing—So Are Miami’s Jews

Posted by

Tom Gjelten

December 15, 2023

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The news that President Carter’s United Nations ambassador, Andrew Young, had met in New York with a PLO representative spread furiously among the mostly Jewish residents of the new high-rise condominiums along southern Florida’s Gold Coast.

21 Jul

Highlights, Jewish World, Latest, The Wisdom Project

Wisdom Project | Edith Everett, 94

Posted by

Jodi Blecker

July 25, 2023

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Edith Everett’s days continue to be filled with endeavors to repair the world and she encourages others to do the same.

Elizabeth Tsurkov in a red sweater. Behind her the Baghdad cityscape with the flags of Israel, Iran, the U.S., Iraq, and Russia superimposed.

21 Jul

Israel, Latest

Explainer | Who Is Kidnapped Researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov?

Posted by

Ella Marx

August 11, 2023

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Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Iraq several months ago, is being held by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Shiite militia in Iraq, Israel’s government confirmed on July 5. A doctoral student at Princeton University, Tsurkov has been held by the insurgent group since March.

28 Jun

Antisemitism Project, Cover Story, Deep Dives, Latest, U.S. Politics

Deep Dive | Whose Speech Is Free on Musk’s Twitter?

Posted by

Andrew Michaels

November 14, 2024

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In recent years, Elon Musk has executed a hostile takeover of Twitter, spread conspiracy theories and allied with high-profile conservatives. Is Musk a misguided superhero, or was he secretly a supervillain all along?

16 Jun

Antisemitism Project, Featured, Latest, U.S. Politics

Montana Rep (And Rabbi) Confronts Christian Lawmakers after Invocation Cancellation

Posted by

Dan Freedman

August 25, 2024

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Rep. Ed Stafman believes that Republicans in the Montana legislature singled him out not because he’s a Jew, but because he’s the wrong kind of Jew.

05 May

Israel

After Abbas | Interview with Avi Melamed

Posted by

Noah Phillips

May 8, 2023

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Avi Melamed is a former Israeli intelligence officer and strategic consultant to some of Israel’s top politicians, such as Teddy Kollek and Ehud Olmert. A...

02 Mar

Cover Story, Israel, Latest

Explainer: How Bibi’s New All-Right Coalition is Responding to West Bank Violence

Posted by

Jacob Forman

March 3, 2023

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In the wake of the killing of the Yaniv brothers and the razing of Huwara, one MK hailed the "pogrom" as a success for Israeli security.

30 Jan

Featured, Latest, U.S. Politics

Meet the Five New Jewish House Members

Posted by

Dan Freedman

February 15, 2023

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Forget about the 'Jew-ish' guy. These five new members of Congress have real lives worth noting.

16 Jan

Jewish World, Latest, U.S. Politics

Governor Josh Shapiro: Not Your Grandfather’s Jewish Politician

Posted by

Dan Freedman and Fallon Roth

March 27, 2023

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Shapiro isn't the first Jewish governor, but he is the category’s leading exemplar—unafraid to talk about his faith but mindful that 97.7 percent of Pennsylvanians are not Jewish.