Opinion: Do the protests at universities show that US support for the Palestinians has reached a tipping point?
In psychology, there is a phenomenon we refer to as “psychic numbing.” It occurs in times of staggering catastrophe, when…
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Opinion: Have we learned nothing? 'Going back to Poland' is grotesque
When it was reported that a protester near Columbia University had loudly suggested that Jews should return to Poland, I…
Do pro-Palestinian protests indicate a shift in US support for Israel?
WASHINGTON- The relationship between the United States and Israel has been very close almost since the founding of the Jewish-led…
Let's not let Israel's far right manage to reoccupy Gaza
To the editor: His article on the rise of far-right extremists and religious Zionists in Israel explains more than just…
You don't have to support Netanyahu to reject Jonathan Glazer's comments
To the editor: “Zero Zone” director Jonathan Glazer's comments at the Academy Awards on Sunday have sharply divided the Jewish…
After a writer expressed sympathy for Israelis in an essay, all hell broke loose at a literary magazine
What are the limits of empathy in war? That's the question Joanna Chen, a liberal writer and translator who is…
“War is hell” is a terrible excuse to continue killing Palestinians
February 29, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: Two letter writers used the expression “war is hell” to…
Palestinian friends with relatives trapped in Gaza united by anguish
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK — Since the war began, two friends have spent most nights locked in the Ramallah television studio…
Hamas, not Israel, is responsible for what happens in Rafah
February 22, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: You published an editorial saying: “The United States cannot allow…
Opinion: I am an American doctor who went to Gaza. I saw annihilation, not war.
At the end of January, I left my home in Virginia, where I work as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon,…