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Is this how to win back Democrat support for Israel?
A satirical column mocks Sen. Chris Van Hollen and progressive Democrats with an absurd list of demands to pressure Israel.
Mitchell Bard
Jun 4, 2026
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Israeli election campaign heats up: Funny, you don’t look like a Bibi supporter!
A Likud campaign clip stages a son’s ‘coming out’ as a Bibi supporter, sparking the very indignation it cheerfully predicted.
The Jewish World Team
May 27, 2026
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‘Rapist dogs?’ Woke journalism’s anti-Semitic war on Israel crosses a line
Jonathan Tobin: Nicholas Kristof’s May 11 column accusing Israel of training dogs to rape Palestinians turned the Times into a blood-libel outlet.
Jonathan S. Tobin
JNS
May 21, 2026
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Should I stay or should I go? Too many packing decisions!
If the Exodus happened today, the writer is sure she’d never make it out of Egypt. A challah baker’s playful take on the Israelites’ packing list.
Marilyn Shapiro
Mar 26, 2026
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Who will you dress as this Purim?
Classic Purim costumes come from Shushan: Esther, Mordechai, Haman. But one Capital Region woman’s pick this year came from a very different show.
Marilyn Shapiro
Feb 26, 2026
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From boy to man?—Jewish lay leader impresses his congregants…
Services at Congregation Shalom Aleichem were almost over when lay leader Asher Tomberg did something that prompted a spontaneous Shehecheyanu.
Marilyn Shapiro
Jan 22, 2026