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Judaism and Ethical Warfare
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine raises important moral issues about warfare. Some people believe that all violence is wrong under all circumstances. Pacifism has a...

Iran Tries to Capitalize on Ukraine War in Central Asia
Anti-Iranian protests in Afghanistan, and the stabbing of three clerics in Iran, threaten to cast a shadow over Iranian efforts to capitalize on the fallout...

Pre-Pesach Rescue of Three Holocaust Survivors From Ukraine Is a Sign of Hope
Earlier this month, amid air raid sirens and bombings, we were fortunate enough to rescue three Holocaust survivors from Kyiv and bring them to safety...

Applying (or Ignoring) Double Standards in Ukraine Is Risky Business
Russia’s suspension from the United Nations Human Rights Council was long overdue, even without the mass killing of innocent civilians in the Ukrainian town of...

Note to the Media: Israel Is Not a Russian ‘Ally’ in the War Against Ukraine
Even as Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid this week charged Russian forces with war crimes following the apparent massacre in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, media outlets continue...

Israel Is Not Russia, and Palestinians Are Not Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine set off an immediate wave of boycotts and sanctions targeting Moscow. These swift and comprehensive economic punishments have left the frustrated...

A Jewish Artist Finds Inspiration in Zelensky
New York artist Michelle Palatnik loves to draw faces, and while watching a mesmerizing speech by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, she decided to do his...

Should NATO Enter the Russian-Ukrainian Fray?
It is hard to describe the excruciatingly painful destruction that Putin is inflicting on Ukraine. However, whereas NATO should provide Ukraine with active defensive military...

UK Newspaper Op-ed Suggests Moral Equivalence Between Ukraine and Gaza
The fundamental premise of a Guardian op-ed by Moustafa Bayoumi (“Facebook’s solidarity with Ukraine is impressive. Now extend it to others,” March 19) is based...

Why All Jews Understand Ukraine
The profound pain and trauma of war and displacement are very familiar to the Jewish people, who have been dealing with it for generations. They...

Ukraine May Force Middle Eastern Rivals to Upgrade Their Toolkits
Struggling to remain on the sidelines of the 21st century’s watershed war in Ukraine, Middle Eastern nations are discovering that they may be fighting their...

Painful Memories in Ukraine, Past and Present
The tragedy and horrifying images from Ukraine resulting from the Russian invasion of the country brought to mind a picture in my late father’s family...

Stop Using Ukraine to Repeat Lies About the Number of Palestinian ‘Refugees’
Using the plight of Ukrainian refugees who have been forced to flee their besieged homeland as a narrative hook, CBS News published an article about...

Russia’s Invasion Is a Wake-Up Call for Israel and the West
Irrespective of the final outcome of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it should serve as a wake-up call for Israeli and Western policymakers and molders...