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  I don’t want to argue about genocide. I just want to honor Mahmoud.  

  An Israeli drone strike killed the remarkable man behind the Gaza Soup Kitchen

  By Rabbi Regina Sandler-Phillips

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  Israel accidentally helped spark regime change in Syria — what’s next?

  Israel has a chance to reshape the order of the Middle East. But its leadership must be wise enough to seize it

  By Dan Perry Dec 8, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Amnesty International’s genocide report is profoundly flawed — and everyone who cares about Israel should read it

  Amnesty's record on Israel warrants skepticism. But there's still much we can learn from the group

  By Nadav Ziv Dec 8, 2024 | 5 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 Israel’s strike in Qatar: An audacious bid for victory, or just another foolhardy provocation?

  

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

  

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  We’re watching Israel self-destruct — at the hands of its own leaders and citizens

  Netanyahu's government relies on three groups whose aims would destroy the country as we know it (and possibly altogether)

  By Dan Perry Dec 7, 2024 | 16 min read
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  Amnesty International makes it crystal clear: Israel is in desperate need of a reality check

  Think what you will of genocide allegations; what's inarguable is that the divide between Israel and the world is growing

  By David N. Myers Dec 6, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Harvard’s Yiddish studies program is in danger — from self-inflicted wounds 

  The denial of tenure to one scholar and time caps on two others is creating unnecessary chaos 

  By Jessica Kirzane Dec 5, 2024 | 3 min read
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  He was just 21. His life story mirrored mine. Now I’m mourning him with hostage families in Tel Aviv.

  The suffering of Omer Neutra's family should be a wake-up call for the Israeli government

  By Jessica Steinberg Dec 5, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Why I’m hopeful for Trump’s second term — and my fellow American Jews shouldn’t panic

  Jewish Democrats exaggerate the dangers of a second Trump term, and downplay his accomplishments

  By Pini Dunner Dec 4, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Bobby Kennedy helped shape my Jewish values, so I wrote a biopic. Cue the RFK Jr. wrecking ball.

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tarnished a name that long inspired me 

  By Todd Ellis Kessler Dec 4, 2024 | 3 min read
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  So Joe Biden’s reading Rashid Khalidi. You should too.

  American Jews need a better understanding of the Palestinian narrative

  By Rob Eshman Dec 3, 2024 | 4 min read
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  We can be thankful this year — and Jewish wisdom can help

  Yes, we are living in a time of uncertainty and dread, but Jews have some experience with that.

  By Jay Michaelson Nov 27, 2024 | 4 min read