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These Women Of Color Are Poised To Make History In Congress. But What Does It Mean For Israel?
In a year full of distressing political episodes, one phenomenon has inspired hope: a crop of young, progressive women of color winning Democratic primaries in shoo-in Democratic constituencies — meaning they will most likely be heading to Congress. Earlier this year, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won in New York’s 14th congressional district, defeating longtime incumbent Joe Crowley….
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Opinion How The Angry Left Turned Me Into A Nazi
I’m not, obviously, a Nazi. But you wouldn’t know that from my Twitter mentions. A year ago, I wrote a column for the Forward entitled, “We Need to Start Befriending Neo-Nazis.” Over the course of the year, the headline has been screenshot and tweeted by actors with millions of followers, influential progressives like cartoonist Eli…
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Opinion Neo Nazi Rallies Show Minorities That We Have To Protect Ourselves
Although droves of counter-protestors eclipsed white nationalists in D.C. this past weekend during the second Unite the Right rally, the significance of the event shouldn’t be understated. It raised crucial questions about the safety of minorities and other marginalized communities, and the ability — and willingness — of law enforcement to protect them. Indeed, the…
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Opinion Was It A ‘Mistake’ When Israel Banned Me, Bibi?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in damage control mode. Yesterday, noted author, political commentator and Forward columnist Peter Beinart wrote about his experience being detained at Ben Gurion Airport by Israeli secret service and questioned about his views in a widely shared article. Just hours later, Netanyahu himself released a statement in which he…
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Opinion ‘We Are Not the Enemy of the People.’
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! The Boston Globe has proposed that news organizations across the country editorialize against President Trump’s frequent attacks on journalists in a coordinated response this Thursday, August 16. “We are not the enemy of…
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Opinion Just What Is Israel Afraid Of — Why Detain Critics At The Airport?
Just what is the Israeli government afraid of? I asked myself this question on Sunday afternoon after receiving a text message and subsequent phone call from Peter Beinart, a senior columnist for the Forward, who had been detained at Ben Gurion International Airport on his way to attend his niece’s bat mitzvah in Israel. I…
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Opinion Drawing Fire
Koren Shadmi is an American-Israeli cartoonist who lives and works in Brooklyn. His latest book, a collaboration with author David Kushner, is Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D.
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Letters I Was The First Woman Ordained In Israel. Of Course Israel Needs Liberal Judaism
In 1992, when I was the first woman ordained in the State of Israel, I was an oddity at best. This year, we ordained our 100th Israeli Reform rabbi, and they are serving communities and institutions all over Israel. Over 25 years later, my daughter, a native born Israeli, great granddaughter of the founders of…
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Opinion I Don’t Care If Jeremy Corbyn Is An Anti-Semite – He Should Resign Anyway
Margaret Hodge did us all a favor when she cornered Jeremy Corbyn in the Houses of Parliament and called him “anti-Semitic and a racist.” Whether one agrees with her choice of words or not, the well-respected Labour MP gave voice to something many believed to be true about Corbyn but few dared say. An outburst…
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Opinion Peter Beinart: I Was Detained At Ben Gurion Airport Because Of My Beliefs
Like many Jewish parents, I try to create memorable Jewish experiences for my kids. Last weekend I can say, with some confidence, that I succeeded. The weekend started on Rhodes, the Mediterranean island on which my maternal grandmother’s family spent more than four centuries following their 15th century expulsion from Spain. We travelled there for…
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Opinion One Year After Charlottesville, We Cannot Lean Into Fear
On Friday, August 11, one year ago this weekend, hundreds of white men (and some white women) marched in Charlottesville, VA for the white nationalist Unite The Right rally. They surrounded a synagogue where a Jewish community was holding Kabbalat Shabbat services. They shouted Nazi and Ku Klux Klan slogans. They assaulted counter-protestors. The next…
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