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The June issue of Commentary is now available.

This issue explores the betrayal of Britain’s Jews, how the Dems really feel about Israel, a mission of noble purpose in Nigeria, and much more.

With contributions from @Mike_Burke_UK, @jpodhoretz, @jkirchick, @ZoharAtkins, @SpencerKlavan, @michaelmrosen, @TeviTroy, and @rcbl.

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I’ve been watching a lot of Modern Family lately, in clips and fragments, scrolling through my feed. I suppose that means I’m telling the algorithm—and, by extension, the studios—that I wish they’d do Modern Family again.

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When the job gets harder, it still must be done. Obligations are not for easy times only.

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Ambassador Deek concluded his 2014 speech with the following reflection: “The reason my family succeeded in life, and the reason I’m standing in front of you today as an Israeli diplomat and not a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon, is because my grandfather had the courage to take a decision that was unthinkable to others.”

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"Spencer Pratt has really taken the world by storm with his viral ads and his common-sense campaign against homelessness and crime."

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There is a key belief animating blood-and-soil extremists like Chevalier: that it doesn’t matter what a Palestinian does to a Jew; there is no line and no sin. @SethAMandel
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You would think something that is true 100 percent of the time is a pretty good bet. But there’s a very simple reason people still do not want Israel to do what brings peace 100 percent of the time: Israel’s critics, including much of the world’s media, don’t want peace.

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Roy Altman rebuts the allegation that Israel has prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state. To do this, Altman chronicles the six instances in which Palestinian leadership expressly rejected internationally brokered partitions and permanent resolutions to the conflict.

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Judaism and early Christianity were born under empires. Egypt. Babylon. Rome. Their primary theological challenge was not how to win but how to remain elect while being crushed. The answer was transcendence through suffering.

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LISTEN: @tabletmag’s @liel joins us to discuss the newest allegations against Graham Platner published by the New York Times and the paper’s misconduct in handling the story, and how politics supplanting culture in America has led to the current state.

Plus, a look back at the worst moments for public health officials during COVID.
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The threat of long-term Strait closure has materialized, which makes it real, which makes it something that cannot be repeated. Market forces will mobilize alternatives. @SethAMandel
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Why this Hormuz crisis might also be the last: A look at the ways the global markets are adjusting to blunt a future Iranian threat https://t.co/ho3nzsDS88

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"I cannot imagine that you would choose anywhere but the United States to be born."

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Internalizing fear means forfeiting freedom. As Jews, we are the world’s foremost ambassadors of liberty. We have a responsibility to act like it.

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"Downtown LA is now basically one giant 25-acre homeless shelter . . . and no one is doing anything."

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You can support ending aid to Israel for various reasons. J Street’s problem with U.S. aid to Israel is the “Israel” part, not the “aid” part. @SethAMandel
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The biggest shift, however, is the acceptance of the idea that having children is merely one among many viable choices available if one is to live a flourishing adult life.

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LISTEN: Contributing editor @EliLake is back to help us beat back the crushing morosity with an extra long show all about how America is actually a great country that affords infinite opportunities for those who wish to thrive there.
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Jean-Luc Melenchon, the powerful leader of the French left and prospective presidential candidate in the next national elections, has a history of voicing his inner anti-Semitic thoughts. @SethAMandel
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"Do I still maintain that Trump did the civilized world a tremendous favor by leveling Iran’s nuclear program? Absolutely. But it must now be acknowledged that his dithering, if it continues, will introduce a whole new danger."--From today's newsletter.

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"A literal al-Qaeda supporter named Adam Hamawy has won the Democratic primary."

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