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  Our parents shunned Volkswagen and Mercedes — is it time for Jews to give up their Teslas?

  The car should be a model of innovation; with Elon Musk, it's a symbol of conspiracy theories and antisemitism

  By Jay Michaelson

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  Never mind electric cars. The Conservative movement has bigger problems

  How you get to shul is not as important as whether you live a Jewish life

  By Roberta Rosenthal Kwall Aug 4, 2023 | 3 min read
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  My way or my way: Netanyahu’s PR strategy gamble

  In the public relations war over Israel’s judicial overhaul, Bibi sticks with selling himself

  By Karen J. Kessler and Warren E. Cooper Aug 4, 2023 | 4 min read

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  I fought for Israel as a lone soldier. Now I fight for it as a protestor

  The same Zionist values inspired me to move to Israel, and to resist Netanyahu's immoral judicial overhaul

  By Josh Drill Aug 1, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Can the Israeli economy survive the judicial overhaul?

  While only one of Netanyahu's proposed reforms has passed, the Israeli economy is already in crisis

  By Dany Bahar and Yannay Spitzer Aug 1, 2023 | 4 min read
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  With the judicial overhaul, Netanyahu has broken something deeper than Israel’s democracy

  The prime minister sacrificed social cohesion for personal ambition

  By Dany Bahar Jul 31, 2023 | 3 min read
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  A serious effort would help counter antisemitism among Black Americans

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