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The ‘Hymietown’ affair degraded Black-Jewish relations. Jesse Jackson wasn’t the real culprit
Louis Farrakhan's entry into the fray marked the real point of deterioration
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Opinion The Jesse Jackson I knew didn’t just repent toward Jews — he became a hero for us
I knew the late reverend for decades, and saw firsthand his willingness to change, grow and reach across the divide
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Opinion How Jesse Jackson changed his mind about Jews — and what Abe Foxman made of it
The late civil rights leader 'was the guy who couldn't pass the synagogue without going in,' the longtime ADL director said in a new interview with the Forward
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Opinion The dark message behind Tucker Carlson’s attempt to drum up drama in Israel
A political stunt shows the country has a problem brewing stateside
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Opinion Like Trump, Hitler also wanted to build monuments to himself — so did Franco, Gaddafi and Alexander the Great
The current American president's aspirations for America have predecessors in Berlin, Alexandria and Constantinople
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Opinion Tragically, ‘genocide’ has become a meaningless word
A new pro-Israel petition mirrors the left in draining an important term of its meaning
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Opinion UpScrolled is a social media haven for unspeakable antisemitism. How does that help Palestinians?
The new site’s incubator said it must live up to ‘human-centric’ values
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Opinion Debate over the Blue Square Super Bowl ad is fading. The racist responses from my fellow Jews will be felt longer.
We will not succeed in combating antisemitism if we allow anti-blackness to live within our movements, writes an advocate and mother of Black Jewish children
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Opinion The Israeli government wants you to stop calling Oct. 7 a ‘massacre.’ Yes, really.
It's part of a broader effort to rewrite memory, evade responsibility and diminish the meaning of the attack
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Opinion Can Trump save Israel from itself?
New moves in the West Bank show the far-right has taken full control — and only the White House can stop them
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Opinion In two controversial ads, a tale of how not to fight antisemitism — or support Israel
Jews are tired of being treated like we must always be afraid
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