Opinion

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  Israel’s arrest of Jerusalem’s booksellers is a grave, self-defeating error

  Releasing Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna is a moral imperative and strategic necessity

  By Yona Shem-Tov

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  How a hostage’s brother became a hero in Israel

  With passion, eloquence and perseverance, Sharon Sharabi has reminded us of the human cost of this horrible war

  By Aviya Kushner Feb 11, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Don’t compare Trump’s US to Nazi Germany. These 3 American moments are more apt.

  There is a straight line from Sen. Joseph McCarthy to President Donald Trump

  By Jeffrey K. Salkin Feb 11, 2025 | 4 min read

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

  

• Jay Michaelson American Jews were played — now what?

  

• Rob Eshman Hollywood’s boycott of Israeli filmmakers is an act of spectacular self-sabotage

  

• Nora Berman ‘A long record of failure’: Is it time to put the two-state solution to rest?

  

• Dan Perry Netanyahu’s pitch for Israel as ‘super-Sparta’ is a dystopian death wish

  

• Emily Tamkin Trump’s attack on George Soros is ludicrous. It also endangers Jews (and everyone else)

  

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  Trump’s Gaza plan is terrible. So why don’t the Democrats have anything better?

  A silent opposition means U.S. politics will begin to look more and more like Israel's

  By Rob Eshman Feb 10, 2025 | 3 min read
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  Trump has kicked off a new wave of dehumanizing Palestinians. Let’s remember who the real enemies are

  It's Hamas, not Palestinians at large, who are responsible for all this suffering

  By Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib Feb 8, 2025 | 5 min read
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  Yes, Trump’s Gaza plan is outrageous. It could also be just what the Middle East needs

  After a century of Palestinian leaders rejecting a two-state-solution, Trump’s proposal could be a wakeup call that peace is the only solution

  By Yardena Schwartz Feb 7, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  How the American media failed — and is still failing — in its coverage of Israel and Gaza

  If you want to know the truth about what's happening in the Middle East, you won't find it on PBS or NPR

  By Aviya Kushner Feb 7, 2025 | 10 min read
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  Opinion

  Trump’s plans for Gaza could undermine the ceasefire. The hostages will pay the tragic price

  Yes, we need a long-term plan for Gaza. But it must enable the hostages to come home

  By Alex Lederman Feb 7, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Don’t let Trump’s theatrics distract from the true horror of his plans for Gaza

  When we give into the outrage machine, we can lose track of what really matters

  By Emily Tamkin Feb 6, 2025 | 4 min read
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  In Trump’s Gaza pronouncement, a disdain for humanity worthy of Caligula

  Many have called Trump 'mad' — Albert Camus knew better

  By Robert Zaretsky Feb 6, 2025 | 4 min read
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  My Jewish family was forced out of our homeland. We must not let Gazans suffer the same fate.

  You don’t counter the fantasy of erasing Israel by proposing the same for Gaza, writes Hen Mazzig

  By Hen Mazzig Feb 5, 2025 | 4 min read