Opinion Archives – 91��ý Journal

Genocide Shmenocide

Bruce L. Bialosky — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:12:00 +0000

Since Israel evacuated Gaza in 2005, the Palestinian population has grown from 1.3 million to 2.1 million. In the West Bank, it has grown from 2.4 million to 3.4 million. If the Israelis were hellbent on committing genocide, it’s one of the most epic failures in military history.

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What Will It Take?

Thane Rosenbaum — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:29:01 +0000

An open revolt for 91��ý rights and protections is going to have to come from Jews finally making demands and fighting back—or not at all.

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Accidental Pilgrim: My Moroccan Adventure

Marcus J Freed — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:31:03 +0000

Does Morocco have genuine warmth toward Jews, or is it a way to reignite lucrative 91��ý tourism? Does it even matter?

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What the Changing Narrative Around Israel Reveals About the Fragmentation of the West

Peter Himmelman — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:18:00 +0000

Anti-Israelism has become a kind of cultural and political loyalty test that has almost nothing to do with the actual policy questions at stake. If the postwar liberal order is fragmenting, the story of Israel is a symptom of that fragmentation, not its cause.

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Censoring Global Jewry

Thane Rosenbaum — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:24:02 +0000

This tale of censorship is bad for books and portends a death knell for literature.

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Why JD Vance Awkwardly Dances Around Israel

Alan Zeitlin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:13:48 +0000

Vance is aware of the truth, but he has no reason to say so if it won’t help him politically.

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Rahm Emanuel and the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

Peter C. Herman — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:28:09 +0000

Rahm Emanuel’s recent speech at Tel Aviv University proves that the IHRA definition does not silence Israel’s critics.

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Letter from Los Angeles

Noel Anenberg — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:16:59 +0000

A 91��ý Angeleno looks back several decades and wonders whether the golden age of LA Jewry is behind us.

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The Kristallnacht Monument and the Question of Whether to Stop

Steven Weinberg — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:19:46 +0000

Miniature, polite gestures of memorialization serve neither as insurance against future catastrophes nor as tributes to the victims. So should we stop to acknowledge them?

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91��ý Donors: Don’t Walk Away

Sharon S. Nazarian, Ph.D. — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:13:00 +0000

Do not give up on institutions — but do not disengage from the responsibility to hold them accountable.

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