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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at official Memorial Day ceremony at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem. May 1

Memorial Day shows there are two Israels

Ya’alon warned of the dangers of forgetting Israel’s morals, Bennett claimed those morals already cost Israel in blood.

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Members of IfNotNow march through the streets of Washington, D.C.

IfNotNow and the perils of being a 'single-issue' Diaspora Jew

It's little wonder that those who remember they are Jews only when its time to criticize the Jewish state have zero influence on the Jewish community.

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Cruz bakes matzah at Brooklyn campaign event

The flip side of going after the Jewish vote

The edifying spectacle of goyishe candidates wearing kippot, breaking their teeth on talmudic sayings and baking matzot is duplicated both in the U.S. and the U.K. Is this good politics?

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Will there be another act in outgoing Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon's tempestuous career?

To return to the political arena and contend for the premiership, the outgoing defense minister will need political skills he may not have.

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Haredim strolling the streets of Bnei Brak. Will they bear the burden, too?

Why a British priest shouldn’t explain what Jews think

In characterizing Haredim as anti-Zionist, columnist Giles Fraser came close to dividing us into 'good' and 'bad' Jews.

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Netanyahu is using Lieberman to break Israel’s oldest elite: The military

Even if the prime minister doesn't end up making his old ally-rival defense minister, he will have sent a clear message to the Israeli military, to the Likud and to the United States

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