Debate | Should supporting Israel be a litmus test for participation in a rally against antisemitism?
We asked two Forward contributors to debate if supporting Israel is necessary to fighting against antisemitism.
Debate | Should we use the term ‘apartheid’ in discussing Israel?
“I want to step back and think about the usefulness of the term ‘apartheid’ in thinking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
Is Naftali Bennett Israel’s Ted Cruz? Comparisons to help you make sense of the Israeli election.
Anyone can compare Netanyahu and Trump. But what do Avigdor Lieberman and Mitt Romney have in common?
Trump has not done teshuva — so the Senate must convict him
We are entitled to our mistakes, but must earn forgiveness. Trump has not even begun the work necessary to earn acquittal.
Sheldon Adelson is gone. Soon his favorite political projects will be, too.
There is something symbolic about Adelson passing away in January 2021, when nearly all of the political causes in which he invested are embattled.
Trump has nurtured far-right extremism at every turn. This is his fault.
Today’s violence is on Trump’s head. He is directly responsible for any violence and loss of life.
Political concession is a Jewish value — we know abandoning it can be deadly
Trump has broken the moral compact that says that a leader has to be willing to accept defeat. For Jews, that’s a particularly serious transgression.
Debate | Hero or villain? What is Jared Kushner’s legacy?
Eric and Don might be the spitting image of their father, but Jared’s sin was far worse, because he should have known better.
Debate | Should the Biden Administration adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism?
For many, antisemitism is like pornography: In Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s famous formulation, “You know it when you see it.”
Debate | Is Biden’s Obama throwback cabinet good or bad for millennial Jews?
Is some good old fashioned stability just what the doctor ordered? Or are we overdue for some serious change?