Steven Davidson
By Steven Davidson
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Opinion Jewish Thinkers Debate Shavuot In The Modern Age
Shavuot is taking place this week. Marking the spring harvest and commemorating the day God gave the Torah to Moses, Shavuot is a holiday sometimes forgotten or diminished by secular Jews. Today, Jewish writers and thinkers are discussing the holiday with one question in mind: how should we apply this holiday based on ancient practices…
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Fast Forward Leaked Facebook Document Shows Lax Policy On Holocaust Deniers
Earlier this week, The Guardian published leaked Facebook guidelines for moderators charged with deciding whether to take down hateful content from the social media site. Possibly the most controversial revelation is how Facebook determines whether to remove content which denies the Holocaust. According to the documents, moderators should only take down such content in four…
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Film & TV The Secret Jewish History Of ‘Top Gun’
Over the past 30 years, quite a few adrenaline-fueled drivers have uttered the famous line from “Top Gun:” “I feel the need…the need for speed.” A substantial percentage of them were likely pulled over shortly after making the proclamation, but when Tom Cruise takes once more to the air as Navy pilot “Maverick” Mitchell, there…
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Opinion This Week In Anti-Semitism: Conspiracy Theories Abound
The Forward regularly monitors the surge of anti-Semitism across the country and around the world. The mission of this column is not to unduly alarm, but rather to raise awareness of a disturbing trend that, from some vantage points, can prove difficult to spot. While Donald Trump was en route to Saudi Arabia last week,…
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Opinion What’s The Deal With Ivanka’s Female Entrepeneurs Fund?
This weekend, The World Bank announced Saudi Arabia and The United Arab Emirates will donate a combined $100 million to a fund conceived by Ivanka Trump, which will support women entrepreneurs worldwide. Critics — particularly some former Hillary Clinton supporters — are crying foul. The donations are being made by countries ranked 109th and 141st…
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Opinion Alternative Solutions To Israel-Palestinian Quagmire
Conventional wisdom suggests that we all know the essentials of what a final deal between Israelis and Palestinians will look like: two states, some land swaps, and a sensible compromise regarding Jerusalem, refugees, resources and security issues. But as the Israeli government presses on in its settlement-building ventures, and President Trump casually states his indifference…
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Opinion This Week In Anti-Semitism: Cartoons And Imams Offer Their Two Cents
The Forward regularly monitors the surge of anti-Semitism across the country and around the world. The mission of this column is not to unduly alarm, but rather to raise awareness of a disturbing trend that, from some vantage points, can prove difficult to spot. Six people were charged with incitement to hate after shouting anti-Semitic…
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Opinion What Trump’s Fans And Foes Think Will Happen On His Middle East Trip
President Trump soon sets off on his first foreign trip, traveling to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Rome, and Brussels. With his administration in turmoil, expectations are all over the place. Aaron David Miller, CNN: “Trump’s First Foreign Trip Will Be A Reality Check” “Trump’s conception of ‘America First’ might have been easily interpreted to mean that…
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