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Great Jewish thinker Robert D Kaplan saw the anarchy coming. So what makes him an optimist now?

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Great Jewish thinker Robert D Kaplan saw the anarchy coming. So what makes him an optimist now?

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CLEAR LAKE, IA - AUGUST 14: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding August 14, 2015 in Clear Lake, Iowa. The Wing Ding is held at the historic Surf Ballroom, where Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens played their final concert, and featured Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Martin OÃ•Malley and Lincoln Chaffee. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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UVALDE, TEXAS - MAY 26: Law enforcement officers stand looking at a memorial following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. According to reports, 19 students and 2 adults were killed, with the gunman fatally shot by law enforcement. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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Is the next election just another nine weeks away or will Naftali Bennett last as PM until next March’s Budget?

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Grease, the musical theatre review: 'A dereliction of artistic duty'

Nikolai Foster’s Leicester Curve production of Grease is awful mostly because it conforms to every expectation

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A great episode of Jews in the city: The Celebrate Israel parade returns for the first time in three years

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 02: New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo marches in the Celebrate Israel Parade moments after he condemn the rise of anti semitism across the United States on June 2, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Obituary: Madeleine Albright

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WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Kennedy Center Honors on December 7, 2008 in Washington, DC. In its 31st year, the Kennedy Center Honors recognizes honorees for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

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Does Josh Shapiro face the perfect opponent in Pennsylvania?

His Republican adversary is an "election denier" who is feted by QAnon

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Does Josh Shapiro face the perfect opponent in Pennsylvania?

David Beckham danced the Hora at Brooklyn's wedding to Jewish heiress

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English model Brooklyn Beckham and his wife US actress Nicola Peltz arrive for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York. - The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The Gala's 2022 theme is "In America: An Anthology of Fashion". (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Great Jewish thinker Robert D Kaplan saw the anarchy coming. So what makes him an optimist now?

Biden’s visit to Israel is really about making nice with the Saudis

Biden's Iran dream has collapsed under the weight of reality

Saint Bernie: the Democrats’ moral compass?

Legally Blonde Theatre review: Entirely predictable and utterly enjoyable

Israel's former UN ambassador tells of the hostility he faced every day at the global organisation's HQ

Americans have always loved righteous violence, and many of them still believe in its healing properties

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