Opinion

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  I was hired to photograph a bar mitzvah at the Kotel. It was disrupted by Haredi protestors

  Bar mitzvah attendees were violently harassed by dozens of Haredim, despite holding the ceremony in the egalitarian section

  By Laura Ben-David

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  It’s about to get a lot harder for American Jews to explain Israel

  Jewish organizations are not prepared for what a far-right ascendance means for the US-Israel relationship

  By Michael Koplow Nov 2, 2022 | 4 min read
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  As a Black rabbi, I’m still processing Kanye West’s hate speech

  Black Jews have been functionally overlooked in the public discourse, writes a rabbi and theater artist

  By Kendell Pinkney Nov 2, 2022 | 4 min read

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• Jodi Rudoren This is my last column as editor of the Forward

  

• Jay Michaelson Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement

  

• Rob Eshman Want to understand what’s wrong with the ‘pro-Palestine’ movement? This Palestinian can help.

  

• Nora Berman Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama

  

• Dan Perry Trump wants to control the Israeli judiciary. Uh, good luck

  

• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

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  Kanye’s mental health issues do not excuse his antisemitism

  Bigotry leaves lasting scars, and we must hold celebrities accountable for their behavior

  By Bess Freedman Nov 2, 2022 | 3 min read
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  We fought Harvard’s Jewish quotas. Here’s why we support the university in today’s SCOTUS fight

  Harvard’s current admissions practices are completely different from the methods they once used to discriminate against Jews

  By Steven M. Freeman Nov 2, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Is far-right election victor Itamar Ben-Gvir the Donald Trump of Israel?

  If Netanyahu welcomes the poisonous, Arab-hating far right into government, led by a Trump-like provocateur, it will be a catastrophe for Israel's standing in America: in Congress, on campus and among American Jews

  By Eric H. Yoffie Nov 2, 2022 | 4 min read
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  Far-right extremism is the real winner of Israel’s elections

  The rise of Itamar Ben-Gvir spells the end of Israel as a light unto the nations

  By Dany Bahar Nov 2, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Last Halloween, someone tried to burn down our synagogue

  The alleged arsonist was only 18 years old at the time of the fire. How could someone so young be filled with rage?

  By Bob Feiner Oct 28, 2022 | 3 min read
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  Post-Kanye West, Black and Jewish solidarity is even more crucial

  Black and Jewish Americans have the power together to halt the rising tide of white supremacy

  By Megan Black Oct 27, 2022 | 3 min read
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  As a Jewish Squirrel Hill native, how should I honor the tragedy of Tree of Life?

  I can tell my children about that day, but I still struggle to contextualize the hate that befell my hometown

  By Hannah Lebovits Oct 27, 2022 | 3 min read
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  The mistake in equating right-wing and left-wing antisemitism

  It is imperative to think in relative terms in order to effectively confront contemporary antisemitism

  By Jonathan Jacoby Oct 26, 2022 | 4 min read