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I very much appreciated the column by Joshua Hammerman concerning the nature of “race” (“We’re All People Of Color,” Opinion, Dec. 16). It should be noted that Hammerman’s explanation for why northern people are light-skinned and southern people are dark-skinned (exposure to ultra-violet light darkens the skin) does not match the Darwinian explanation. The Darwinian […]

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Thank you, Gary Rosenblatt, for your perceptive essay (“Israelis Are For Trump; U.S. Jews Are From Venus,” Between the Lines, Dec. 16). Knesset member Aliza Lavie is correct when she says that “‘the gap is growing’ between diaspora and Israeli Jews.” Israelis have hunkered down so much in the face of the wearying and relentless […]

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I think that on balance neither Keith Ellison nor Stephen Bannon deserves a pass (“Battle Over Ellison Heats Up,” Dec. 9). The issues are too critical for us to extend the benefit of the doubt to people with questionable records on anti-Semitism and on basic U.S. support for Israel. And so, it boggles the mind […]

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