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  No One Cares About Attacks Against The Orthodox Because You’ve Been Dehumanizing Us For Decades

  You’ve all heard the story: A Haredi Jew violently assaulted in broad daylight somewhere in New York City. It happens so often now, with what is almost a chilling regularity, it’s virtually impossible to miss. According to the NYPD, anti-Semitic hate crimes have skyrocketed in the past year; the 145 complaints so far in 2019…

  By Eli Steinberg

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  This Labor Day, Jews Must Recommit To Workers’ Rights

  The fight for working people — for labor and against income inequality — is picking up steam. Workers’ voices are being heard. Organized labor unions in the transportation sector are standing up. Teachers unions are being revitalized. Non-traditional walkouts at places like Google or Wayfair are increasingly common. Both the right and the left have…

  By Ari Fertig Aug 29, 2019 | 3 min read
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  Why Does No One Care About Violence Against Orthodox Jews?

  No one should have been surprised yesterday morning, when a man assaulted Rabbi Avraham Gopin, 63, with a brick in Crown Heights Park — knocking his teeth out and injuring his face, before fleeing the scene. Disturbing images of victim’s bloodied clothing after being brutally attacked with a brick. Chassidic victim still hospitalized with broken…

  By Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt Aug 28, 2019 | 4 min read

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  Israel Is Now Trolling Us Palestinians On Social Media

  You may not know that in addition to living under occupation and blockade, Palestinians must endure trolling on social media by the same forces that oppress us. It’s certainly not comparable to the daily, systematic humiliations, traumas, and abuse involved in living without civil rights. But there’s something downright dehumanizing about having to watch these…

  By Muhammad Shehada Aug 28, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Yes, Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitic. But It’s Still Protected Speech.

  Sending a child off to college this year will be especially fraught for American Jewish parents. In addition to all the usual worries, they have to contend with an uptick in anti-Semitism sweeping through our nation. Last week, President Trump accused Jewish voters who vote Democratic of “either a total lack of knowledge or great…

  By Pamela Paresky and Samantha Harris Aug 26, 2019 | 8 min read
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  Liberal Jews: Stop Trying To Prove You’re Loyal. Disloyalty Makes Us Great

  Last week, American Jews found themselves defending their loyalty to the U.S. after President Trump said that Jews who vote for Democrats display “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” By contrasting the Jewish people in Israel, who “love him” with American Jews, who “don’t know him or like him” and who “don’t…

  By Joel Swanson Aug 26, 2019 | 6 min read
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  By Blindly Supporting Netanyahu, AIPAC Has Betrayed American Jews

  Even if they have never attended it, just about everyone in the American Jewish community is aware of The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual Policy Conference, which attracts nearly 20,000 people and is billed as the largest pro-Israel. This one day Washington-based event features presentations by an array of journalists, academics, and commentators on…

  By Gordon Tucker Aug 26, 2019 | 6 min read
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  Actually, Dual Loyalties Are A Good Thing.

  When I was a child growing up in the UK, we’d often debate a seemingly innocuous question: if England played Israel at football, who would you support? On the one hand, our beloved England, the Three Lions, the nearly men of international football who held the dreams of a nation in their slippery hands. On…

  By Josh Glancy Aug 26, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Stav Shaffir: It’s Time To Admit That BDS Is Not Progressive.

  Let’s be clear: The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement is anti-progressive. Instead of working to create a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the movement’s leaders unabashedly seek an end to Israel. Instead of seeking justice for Palestinians and Israelis alike, they prize one narrative over another. In doing so, they mislead most BDS…

  By Stav Shaffir Aug 26, 2019 | 3 min read
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  I Come From A Jewish Military Family. Mr. Trump: Are We Disloyal, Too?

  This June, my family made the long journey to Colleville-sur-Mer in France to attend the ceremony for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. On the way to the ceremony, we passed through Norman villages adorned with American, Canadian and French flags, an homage to the brave soldiers who liberated them from Nazi tyranny. On the stage…

  By Anonymous Aug 23, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Thus Ends The Greatest Jewish Diaspora: A Lamentation For American Jewry

  Something broke this week, and American Jews own it. The cascading blows of Israel’s decision to ban Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country at President Trump’s behest, Tlaib and Omar’s subsequent posting of an anti-Semitic cartoon, and Donald Trump’s accusation of disloyalty against Jews who vote Democrat have left American Jews…

  By Ari Hoffman Aug 23, 2019 | 4 min read