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  Netanyahu quarantined all arrivals to placate Trump. US-Israel relations are diseased.

  It appears Israel’s rash decision to mandate a 14-day quarantine for everyone entering the country — effectively barring anyone who can’t guarantee they have a place to hunker down for two weeks — was not based entirely on public health considerations related to the global outbreak of coronavirus. According to reports in the Israeli press,…

  By Abe Silberstein

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  Bernie Sanders is our best hope for peace between Israelis and Palestinians

  Former Vice President Joe Biden may be the frontrunner in the Democratic presidential primaries, but the race has already largely been shaped by another candidate: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, whose domestic policies represent the most progressive economic platform in generations. Like Hillary Clinton in 2016, the former vice president has a clear advantage over Sanders…

  By Jacob Richardson Mar 10, 2020 | 3 min read
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  Coronavirus is our Amalek. The Torah’s lesson is clear: Protect the vulnerable.

  As Jewish communities gather to celebrate the Purim holiday under the shadow of a global pandemic, it is worth heeding a piece of wisdom embedded in one of the scriptures most closely associated with the holiday. On the Sabbath before Purim, observant Jews traditionally study a biblical passage known as Parashat Zakhor (Deuteronomy 25:17-19). This…

  By Michael Knopf Mar 9, 2020 | 4 min read

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  The Forward invited the 15 parties contending for the World Zionist Congress elections, which end March 11, to write an article about why readers should support them. Eight responded by our deadline (we’ll happily publish the others; contact [email protected]). The parties are presented in alphabetical order. The American delegates to the Congress help allocate nearly…

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  The Forward invited the 15 parties contending for the World Zionist Congress elections, which end March 11, to write an article about why readers should support them. Eight responded by our deadline (we’ll happily publish the others; contact [email protected]). The parties are presented in alphabetical order. The American delegates to the Congress help allocate nearly…

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