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Trump's new Gaza plan marks a radical break from Israeli policy — can it succeed?
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (417+ words) Columnist Dan Perry January 14, 2026 The United States has in effect broken with Israeli policy, cleverly engineering the Palestinian Authority's return to Gaza. Reality has finally prevailed, and that reality is that the PA, flawed though it is, remains the only…...
For southern Jews, the Mississippi synagogue firebombing rekindles memories of exile and endurance
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (400+ words) A fire damaged the library at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, on Jan. 10. Courtesy of Beth Israel Congregation By Anya Kamenetz January 12, 2026 As I read a Facebook post from a childhood friend about the Jan. 10 firebombing of Beth Israel,…...
Fire at Mississippi’s largest synagogue under federal investigation after arrest
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (837+ words) The lobby of Beth Israel Congregation was damaged in a fire on Jan. 10 in Jackson, Mississippi. Courtesy of Beth Israel Congregation By Benyamin Cohen January 11, 2026 A suspect is in custody as authorities investigate a weekend fire that damaged Mississippi's largest…...
It’s a classic trick of liars and crooks — and it’s shaping Israel’s response to war and disaster
2+ week, 2+ day ago (732+ words) Columnist Dan Perry December 29, 2025 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying a new technique to avoid accountability for the Oct. 7, 2023 attack: pretending " but not very convincingly " to invite it. Netanyahu has spent more than two years blocking the establishment of an…...
Coldplay welcomed Israeli fans onstage ‘as equal humans.’ Why are some Jewish people mad?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (663+ words) By Louis Keene September 2, 2025 Chris Martin is causing trouble again. Earlier this summer, the Coldplay front man correctly guessed a couple shown on camera at his concert were having an affair, setting off a high-profile business scandal and thousands of…...
Netflix's newest Israeli show has nothing to do with Israel
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (779+ words) 'Bad Boy,' from the creator of 'Euphoria,' is about juvenile delinquents in an Israeli prison, whose trauma isn't about their nationality. By Mira Fox May 2, 2025 The newest Israeli show to hit Netflix is not about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or Haredim,…...
Trump’s hostage envoy defends talks with Hamas: Meeting with 'bad people is part of my job’
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (381+ words) By Jacob Kornbluh March 9, 2025 Adam Boehler, President Donald Trump's special envoy for hostages, defended his recent talks with Hamas, saying that despite the terrorist group's antisemitic ideology and role in the Oct. 7 attacks, engaging with them is necessary to secure…...