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  I’m A Zionist. Canary Mission Targeted Me Anyway.

  I woke up the other day to discover that I promote hatred of Israel and of Jews. So says the Canary Mission, a secretive website funded in part (as The Forward has reported) by a foundation affiliated with the San Francisco Jewish Federation. I am said to belong to a BDS organization (which one, it…

  By David Biale

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  An Unorthodox Secret: How Chabad Fills Pews With Jews

  During this year’s High Holidays I observed that nobody at our Chabad House’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services was Orthodox. Of course, my family and I are very observant; we keep and teach a strict adherence to halacha — Jewish law according to the Orthodox tradition — and everything that it entails. But nobody…

  By Eliezer Zalmanov Oct 3, 2018 | 4 min read
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  From Anita Hill To Christine Blasey Ford, What Progress Have We Really Made?

  Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! I remember exactly where I was on October 11, 1991, the day that Anita Hill described to the Senate Judiciary Committee how Clarence Thomas repeatedly sexually harassed her at work. I was the…

  By Jane Eisner Oct 3, 2018 | 4 min read

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  The 4 Arguments For Brett Kavanaugh’s Immediate Confirmation, Debunked

  Brett Kavanaugh’s defenders have offered four main arguments for confirming him despite the allegations of Christine Blasey Ford and two other women who have accused him of sexual misdeeds. 1. Forgive the Indiscretions of Youth The first is that even if the allegations are true, Kavanaugh’s life shouldn’t be ruined because of things he did…

  By Peter Beinart Oct 1, 2018 | 5 min read
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  Is Brett Kavanaugh Every American Man? Let’s Hope Not.

  If Christine Blasey Ford represents every woman who has been assaulted, humiliated, demeaned or disbelieved — and the reaction to her extraordinary congressional testimony on Thursday suggests that she does — then is the corollary true? Does Brett Kavanaugh represent every man? This is the challenge before America today. Of course, it is unfair and…

  By Jane Eisner Sep 29, 2018 | 4 min read
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  We Are All Losers In The Brett Kavanaugh Story

  I have seen a lot of crazy things in my 12 years in politics. Family squabbles, convoluted fabrications, ridiculous ads, breaking and entering, marital affairs, the occasional love child, and even, tragically, suicide. I am no stranger to partisan politics; I routinely make a living off of it. But after eight hours of TV watching…

  By Nachama Soloveichik Sep 28, 2018 | 3 min read
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  The UN General Assembly Was A Disaster For Palestinians

  Three days ago, Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres opened his UN General Assembly remarks by noting that “Palestinians and Israelis are still locked in endless conflict, with the two-state solution more and more distant.” As if to affirm this statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benajamin Netanyahu’s 40-minute speech on Thursday made no single mention…

  By Muhammad Shehada Sep 28, 2018 | 3 min read
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  3 Self Care Tips For Women Angry At The Kavanaugh Hearings

  Senator Jeff Flake surprised Americans when he said that he thought Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh needed further investigation before being voted on. But Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault and who lied under oath, might still be confirmed. If he is, he is likely to repeal Roe vs. Wade, decimate any hopes of…

  By Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg Sep 28, 2018 | 3 min read
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  Kavanaugh Thought Privilege Would Get Him Through. Blasey Ford Stopped Him In His Tracks

  For much of the past, the high-profile allegations of sexual abuse or rape happened between men and their female subordinates. Think of Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the maid who accused him of rape, or Bill Clinton and Juanita Broderick or Paula Jones, Arkansas state employees when he was governor (or Monica Lewinsky, the intern to his…

  By Heidi Moore Sep 28, 2018 | 5 min read
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  I Believe Dr. Ford. But I Believe Judge Kavanaugh, Too.

  Does truth even matter? That was the main question on a day of hearings featuring Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her when they were both teenagers. No senator asked the question about the relevance of truth; instead, they asked about flatulence jokes and…

  By Karol Markowicz Sep 28, 2018 | 3 min read
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  Christine Blasey Ford Is Every Woman. This Happens When You Push Us Too Far.

  “Does that work for you as well?” Christine Blasey Ford asked the stern, shrill, aggressively defensive Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I’m used to being collegial.” Of course she is. With those few words, Blasey Ford reflected every woman’s innate desire to please the male power structure arrayed before her, to get along…

  By Jane Eisner Sep 27, 2018 | 3 min read