Opinion

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  A missile strike, a terror attack, and a falafel guy who is ready to serve

  Rushing through the streets to reunite with her toddlers, a Tel Aviv mom gains new understanding of Israel

  By Sophia Tupolev-Luz

  3 min read
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  There are three ways Israel could react to Iran’s strike — here’s how it should decide between them

  Israel could produce a measured response — or risk World War III

  By Dan Perry Oct 1, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  An Israeli security expert weighs in: ‘I don’t see a way that we do not strike Iran’

  After Tuesday's Iranian missile attack on Israel, Nimrod Novik doesn't see deescalation on the horizon

  By Rob Eshman Oct 1, 2024 | 4 min read

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

  

• Jay Michaelson Being Jewish in America today feels like walking multiple tightropes at once

  

• Rob Eshman My brother-in-law’s kibbutz weathered Oct. 7. Then came the Iranian missile strikes

  

• Nora Berman Zohran Mamdani is right about what ‘intifada’ means — well, kind of

  

• Dan Perry The US and Israel could topple the Iranian regime. They should choose negotiation instead

  

• Emily Tamkin Israeli leaders are using Holocaust comparisons to justify attacks on Iran. Is that kosher?

  

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  An offensive political cartoon is just the latest indication of our inability to talk through complicated issues

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