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Rachel Goldberg-Polin: When the Last Hostage Came Home
Finally, no Israeli hostages are left in Gaza. But for us bereaved families, the eternal hurdle is figuring out how to wake up each morning with part of…
Rachel Goldberg-Polin
Things Worth Remembering: The Poem That Outlived the Holocaust
Every year, millions around the world honor the victims of the Holocaust by singing Hannah Senesh’s poem, ‘Eli, Eli’: five imperfect lines about a…
Douglas Century
Trump’s Plan to Make Gaza Great Again
He’s counting on the power of positive thinking to bring peace to the Holy Land. Good luck with that.
Eli Lake
The Bad History of ‘Palestine 36’
An Oscar short-listed film, funded by Qatar, Turkey, and the BBC, rewrites the past to serve a modern political fantasy.
Oren Kessler
How a Cornell Professor Drove an Israeli Student out of His Class
‘I don’t have to give both sides,’ the professor said, unleashing a clash between academic freedom and discrimination.
Johanna Berkman
What to Expect in 2026 with Niall Ferguson, John McWhorter, Dr. Mark Hyman, Leandra Medine Cohen, Suzy Weiss, and Sarah Isgur
What’s in store for 2026? We ask experts and friends of the pod.
Bari Weiss
2HR 27M
What We Got Wrong This Year
Niall Ferguson, Tyler Cowen, Nellie Bowles, Suzy Weiss, and other Free Press writers fess up to mistakes they made this year.
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Antisemitism Is Infecting Human Rights Groups—My Charity Had to Act
Philanthropist Sigrid Rausing says her trust had to cut grants to organizations that mixed calls for social justice with apologies for October 7.
Sigrid Rausing
What We Learned This Year
Allie Beth Stuckey, Amanda Knox, H.R. McMaster, Natan Sharansky, Vinay Prasad, Emily Oster, and others on their takeaways from 2025.
The Free Press
Where Israel Goes Next. The Real War on Christmas. Plus. . .
The churches with lines out the door, how the Tate brothers fled Romania, and more.
The Free Press
The U.S. Needs Israeli Innovation for Our Defense
Without Israeli experience, technology, and collaboration, the U.S. will be less safe.
Michael Doran
Matti Friedman: Israel Had a Disorienting 2025. What Comes Next?
As the world’s attention moves away from the Jewish State, its people are left to pick up the pieces.
Matti Friedman
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