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  Israel is becoming a pariah state. Here’s what American Jews must do.

  American Jews can no longer afford to defer to institutions that ask them to check their conscience at the door

  By Daniel Sokatch

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  For new parents, the aid crisis in Gaza is hitting hard

  Social media is exposing new parents to the constant suffering of babies and children in Gaza

  By Nora Berman May 29, 2025 | 4 min read
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  After 600 days of war, is it time to retire the phrase ‘tikkun olam’?

  As Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan observes, perhaps we can't repair the world — but maybe we can give it a little more air

  By Aviya Kushner May 28, 2025 | 4 min read

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• Jodi Rudoren This is my last column as editor of the Forward

  

• Jay Michaelson We must face reality — the Gaza war is now a war of annihilation

  

• Rob Eshman This Shavuot, fill your blintz with lox

  

• Nora Berman For new parents, the aid crisis in Gaza is hitting hard

  

• Dan Perry Netanyahu is at a crossroads: Endless war, or peace?

  

• Emily Tamkin Even if the Capital Jewish Museum shooter ‘did it for Gaza,’ his actions were antisemitic

  

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  Antisemitism is no longer just an ideology — it’s an economic model

  Regulation, not education, is needed to combat the new economy of hate fueled by AI

  By Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler May 28, 2025 | 3 min read
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  We must face reality — the Gaza war is now a war of annihilation

  Canceling Israel’s critics won’t change the reality of what is unfolding in Gaza

  By Jay Michaelson May 28, 2025 | 7 min read
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  Netanyahu is at a crossroads: Endless war, or peace?

  A regional transformation is still possible if the Israeli leader has the chutzpah

  By Dan Perry May 27, 2025 | 4 min read
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  De Gaulle would weep at the soullessness of Netanyahu and Trump

  Blaming France for the murders in Washington, D.C. is yet another low for Israel's prime minister

  By Robert Zaretsky May 25, 2025 | 5 min read
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  How a righteous Joe Biden honored my Holocaust survivor parents

  The future president was inspired by the lives of George and Halina Wind Preston

  By David Lee Preston May 25, 2025 | 4 min read
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  This Jewish mathematician understood why Trump is a terrible poker player

  John von Neumann co-authored a theory of games, which explains a lot about the president's approach to economics

  By Robert Zaretsky May 24, 2025 | 5 min read
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  After the DC shooting it’s clear: The pro-Palestine movement must be purged of violent extremism

  Vigilante actors do nothing to help the Palestinian people at a time when they are in desperate need of allies

  By Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib May 23, 2025 | 3 min read
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  I want Palestinians to be free. But hearing the Capital Jewish Museum shooter’s chant terrifies me

  For the sake of my Palestinian friends, I am trying to teach my body to react differently when I hear 'Free Palestine'

  By Alana Zeitchik May 23, 2025 | 4 min read