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Opinion: Iran, the Nuremberg Trials and ‘Ex Post Facto’ Law

By Walter E. Block Ex-post facto law has a bad press. What is it? It is the declaration of criminality after the fact. Something is perfectly legal...
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Opinion: Repeal UN Resolution 1701

By Jonathan S. Greenwald As the world focuses on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its growing confrontation with the West, one critical reality is often overlooked:...
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Opinion: Bomb Shelter Bris

By Rav Hayim Leiter The 90-second countdown had begun. Red-alert warnings echoed across the cellphones in the lower level of the synagogue. Everyone knew what...
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Opinion: At Temple Israel, Both Security Training and Sacred Relationships Prepared Us for the...

By Jason Plotkin As the executive director of a synagogue, I read the daily security briefs from Secure Community Network and engage in regular security...
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Opinion: As a Genocide Law Professor, I’d Give the US Brief Supporting Israel at...

By Menachem Z. Rosensaft More than five months after a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, a highly contentious legal proceeding arising out of that military...
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Opinion: The Houthi Dilemma: Between Loyalty and Ambition

By Habtom Ghebrezghiabher Many wonder why the Houthis have largely held back from striking Israel, despite the escalating confrontation with Iran. Two factors help explain this...
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Opinion: From Henry Ford to Tucker Carlson: The Politics of ‘Just Asking Questions’

By Stephen M. Flatow In recent weeks, former Fox News host and current podcast Tucker Carlson has been asking a series of questions about the...
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Opinion: Beyond the Strike: A Strategic Wake-Up Call for Europe

By Dov Maimon History does not wait for historians. Sometimes, one knows, in the moment, that something fundamental has shifted. Feb. 28 was such a...
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Opinion: The War on Tehran: A Moment of Moral Clarity in the West

By Shuki Friedman Iran’s evil regime has been fomenting terror and instability in the region and far beyond almost since its inception in 1979. Trampling...
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Opinion: Unmasking Israel’s Mental Health Crisis

By Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander Beginning on Oct. 7, 2023, hundreds of alumni, students and faculty I work with experienced personal loss — leaving their...