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The Interim World: The Poetics of Tuvia Ruebner
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Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Israel: A Plea for Consistency
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Jewish Identity and A Divided America
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Israel and Palestine in the Age of Trump
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A State of Their Own: Jewish Internationalism and Human Rights
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Does Jewish Logic Necessarily Lead to Israel?
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Israel, the Nation State of the Jewish People?
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MRBlog | What Jews Kvetch About When They Kvetch About Bernie Sanders
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A Conversation with Tzipi Livni
Simon Rabinovitch speaks with Tzipi Livni about the meaning of a Jewish and democratic state and Israel’s prospects for passing a nation-state law
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