Nora Berman is the deputy opinion editor for the Forward. She is based in Atlanta.
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By Nora Berman
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Opinion First Camp Auschwitz, now Alligator Alcatraz — why the right is obsessed with commodifying brutality
The Trump administration has masterminded a way of using 'edgelord' humor to deflect criticism
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Opinion Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama
Here's why one Israeli expert thinks that Trump's decision to attack Iran was a question of 'Why not?'
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Opinion Zohran Mamdani is right about what ‘intifada’ means — well, kind of
On a technical level, the mayoral candidate's controversial interpretation of the word is correct. But that's only half the story
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Opinion Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla was never going to help Palestinians
The eye-catching protest distracted the world from the starving civilians it aimed to aid
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Opinion 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
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Culture How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March
Amid debates on Zionism, the beloved Pride month ritual saw a founder ejected and an organizer doxxed
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Opinion She’s a titan of Israeli architecture. Her story contains troubling lessons for her country
Ada Karmi-Melamede is responsible for designing many public works in Israel, including the Israeli Supreme Court building
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Opinion What Jewish university presidents say: Trump is exploiting campus antisemitism, not fighting it
Jewish university presidents are demonstrating more chutzpah than some of their counterparts
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