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  The Trump Administration Is Using Accusations Of Anti-Semitism To Silence Criticism Of Israel

  At the end of August, the Department of Education sent an official letter to the Duke-University of North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies threatening to withdraw federal funding that had only recently been renewed for four years. At stake was $235,000, an annual allocation of “Title VI” funds which the federal government has given…

  By Ian Lustick

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  Q&A With Asma Shuweikh, The Muslim Hero Who Defended A Jewish Family

  On Friday, Asma Shuweikh, a Muslim woman, was filmed defending a Jewish father and his young children from the anti-Semitic abuse they were receiving from another passenger on a London train. The video quickly went viral all over the world. Across social media, Shuweikh was heralded as a hero. We caught up with Shuweikh over…

  By Virginia Jeffries Nov 27, 2019 | 5 min read
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  Jewish Students Must Stop ‘Debating’ The Hate Against Them And Start Fighting It

  In retrospect, the pattern of antagonism towards Jews and Israel that became visible at Columbia University in the early 2000s and was documented in the film Columbia Unbecoming wasn’t the worst expression of hostility; it was merely the first one to attract attention to an essential truth: On college campuses, Israelis and Jews who support…

  By Ari Hoffman and Johnny Harounoff Nov 26, 2019 | 3 min read

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  Can Britain’s Chief Rabbi Convince Voters Not To Support Anti-Semitic Labour?

  Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis op-ed, published in the Times of London on Monday, reads as if it were written by a man who didn’t want to write the piece but believed he had no choice. “Convention dictates that the Chief Rabbi stays well away from party politics,” Mirvis writes, but “challenging racism” — specifically,…

  By Liam Hoare Nov 26, 2019 | 3 min read
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  Israel Is Finally Fed Up With Bibi, The Perpetual Victim

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to define the indictments handed down against him last week. “Tonight we are witnessing an attempted coup,” he said soon after the announcement that he would be indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Netanyahu’s supporters heard him loud and clear; a demonstration is planned…

  By Alon Pinkas Nov 25, 2019 | 4 min read
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  I’m A Black Jewish Convert. I’ve Felt Excluded In Every Synagogue I’ve Ever Been To

  My spiritual journey was a long and circuitous one. It led me to Judaism and the realization that I wanted to convert. Sadly, my conversion to Judaism and the process of finding myself spiritually has come with the deeply saddening experience of feeling excluded in every synagogue I have ever attended — due to the…

  By Ananias Edwards III Nov 25, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Our Orthodox Family Was Attacked On A Train. A Brave Muslim Woman Intervened.

  The author of this piece was filmed while he and his children were attacked on a train in London. The Forward normally identifies all of our op-ed writers, but the father expressed a fear of retaliation for speaking out, and has asked to remain anonymous. We have honored his request. To many of you, the…

  By Anonymous Nov 25, 2019 | 3 min read
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  Two Jews Running For President, Two Models Of Jewish American Life

  Michael Bloomberg’s official entry into the crowded contest for the Democratic nomination for president means, among other things, that we have two serious contenders who are Jewish, a first in American history: Mayor Bloomberg and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. And though they are practically the same age and share a common history, they are two…

  By Joel Swanson Nov 25, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Have Your Say | Is Bloomberg’s Run For President Good For Jews?

  Have Your Say is your chance to tell us what you think. Comment below or on Facebook and let us know what you think about the question posed in the headline. We’ll incorporate your answers in a story later in the week! Have Your Say | Is Bloomberg’s Run For President Good For Jews? https://t.co/MkR8Y1mSOJ…

  By Forward Staff Nov 25, 2019 | < 1 min read
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  Netanyahu’s Response To His Indictment? Play The Victim And Weaken Israel Even More

  When Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced on Thursday that he would indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on three separate corruption charges, Netanyahu knew just what to say. He called a press conference in advance, for precisely one hour after the first announcement began. Glaring at the cameras, he practically guffawed at points to swallow…

  By Dahlia Scheindlin Nov 21, 2019 | 4 min read
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  3 Qs With Jodi | What Does Israel’s Political Stalemate Really Mean?

  Whenever people ask how long I was in Jerusalem as the bureau chief of The New York Times, I answer both in years and in stories. That is, almost four years — or, two wars in Gaza and two Israeli elections. My successor has certainly got me beat: two Israeli elections in six months, and…

  By Jodi Rudoren Nov 21, 2019 | 3 min read