In a change, the Biden administration is now signaling that it backs an Israeli strike against Iran
President Joe Biden is giving Israel a green light — albeit with qualifications
Fast Forward
-
‘All options are on the table’ to keep Iran from going nuclear, Kamala Harris says in High Holiday call with Jewish voters
The phrase is understood as encompassing potential military action
-
-
Sports Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?
We spoke to a man who swears he sat behind the legendary pitcher at Temple of Aaron in Minnesota
The Latest
-
Palestinian-owned Oakland cafe features drink named for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Also on offer at the Jerusalem Coffee House is the “iced in tea fada” iced tea.
-
Politics Ta-Nehisi Coates says Harris funding Gaza war as first Black female president would be ‘nightmare’
‘It does not mean that you don’t vote for Kamala’ he tells Peter Beinart
-
Family recovers Monet pastel generations after Nazi looting
An unsuspecting New Orleans couple who bought the artwork in 2019 voluntarily relinquished it after learning of its history
-
‘Nobody Wants This’ renewed for a second season on Netflix — with more Jews on board
The series, about an interfaith relationship between a rabbi and a non-Jewish, agnostic podcaster, has proven a massive hit
-
NYPD hate crimes unit is investigating alleged assault on pro-Israel leader
Footage online showed Todd Richman, chairman of the political advocacy group Democratic Majority for Israel, being hit by pro-Palestinian protesters on the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
-
‘Serve the nation, kill a Jew’ graffiti written on prominent Buenos Aires monument
The slogan has a long history on Argentina’s far right
-
Brown University rejects pro-Palestinian protesters’ demand to divest from Israel
'Baruch Hashem,' Rabbi Josh Bolton of Brown/RISD Hillel, said after the vote
-
As Netanyahu pushes US to join fight against Iran, Biden tells Jewish leaders US ‘fully’ backs Israel’s right to defend itself
The call came as Israel’s government seems more determined than ever to take the widening conflict directly to Iran, and hopes to persuade allies to join the fight
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion It’s time for the pro-Palestinian movement to make a radical change
- 2
News Should synagogues remove the Israeli flag from bimahs now? How a New York shul made the decision
- 3
Opinion JD Vance just made a critical error in Israel — and time to curb Hamas is running short
- 4
Film & TV What the new season of ‘Nobody Wants This’ gets right — and very wrong — about Judaism
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward As 1000+ rabbis sign anti-Mamdani letter, others decry mounting ‘red lines’ in Jewish communities
-
News Mamdani has created ‘great fear,’ and Jewish voters are ‘more motivated than I have ever seen,’ Cuomo says
-
Fast Forward The World War II origins of the White House East Wing, now demolished
-
Opinion Can an idyllic dream of Israel ever be reality? She says: ‘Coexistence, My Ass’
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
