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After Suspending His Refugee Protection Plan, Netanyahu Is Trumpier Than Ever
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! Today, just when the Israeli government was about to do the right thing, its prime minister turned into a spineless and inept politician, more interested in appeasing an extreme section of his domestic…
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Opinion Netanyahu’s Flip-Flop On Protecting Refugees Is Spineless And Shameful
Just when the Israeli government was about to do the right thing, its prime minister today turned into a spineless and inept politician, more interested in appeasing an extreme section of his domestic base than in leading with moral clarity and consistency. That’s the only way I can view the seesawing behavior of Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Opinion Don’t Blame The Heartbroken WASP For Using Anti-Semitic Tropes — Blame Her Editor
The Washington Post published a personal essay by a woman who had two relationships with Jewish men fail and now no longer wants to date Jewish men, and a lot of people are very mad. The essay is rife with seemingly accidental anti-semitism, including a cocktail the writer is “determined” to create, named “A Jewish…
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Opinion How Dare Jewish Men Keep Breaking Up With Me
Editor’s note: The following is a satirical response to a March 29 Washington Post op-ed entitled, “I am tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion.” Hi there, readers! It’s me, a woman who will now cutesily compare myself to Carrie Bradshaw, as if I am simply a spunky newsgal, and not at all someone about…
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Opinion Carnage In Gaza Is A Disaster For Israel Too
The Israel Defense Forces are currently confronting masses of Gazans along the Gaza-Israel boundary fence. Sadly, the confrontation brings into focus the abject lack of a viable strategy on the part of all sides to this conflict. Accordingly, when the smoke clears a month or so from now, there will be no winners. And everybody…
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Opinion The Real Reason That Palestinians In Gaza Are Marching
Editor’s Note: This piece is part of a number of articles on this topic. For another point of view on Friday’s march, see here. As Jews and non-Jews prepare for the 70th anniversary of Israel’s creation, both Hamas and Fatah are preparing for the commemoration of the Nakba. Now on the eve of Passover and…
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Opinion Believe Us: Our Protest In Gaza Will Be Peaceful
Editor’s Note: This piece reflects the point of view of its author alone. Many observers believe that Friday’s march signals a new position for Hamas, in calling for nonviolent, rather than violent, resistance. For another point of view on Friday’s march, see here. Like the rest of the inhabitants of the world, Palestinians are a…
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Opinion How The Right And The Left Share A Double Standard About Anti-Semitism
When DC Councilman Trayon White claimed climate change was a conspiracy of the famously Jewish Rothschilds, he quickly made headlines, and not in a good way. Interestingly, some of his strongest defenders came from within the Jewish community. “We believe that we can best address anti-Semitism and misinformation in this moment by engaging and educating…
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Opinion Stop Using The Holocaust To Push Gun Control
Yom HaShoah, the day on the Jewish calendar remembering victims of the Holocaust, falls in late April this year. But you would be forgiven for getting a little turned around in the last weeks, especially if you’ve spent any time online, where you may have seen #NeverAgain trending on Twitter. The slogan, a commitment that…
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Opinion The Danger Of Progressive Leaders Who Don’t See Anti-Semitism
Here’s a thought experiment. Hang with it for a second, because it will help explain why some moderate Jews fear for the future of western democracy. So, here goes: What if a Democrat stood for election as president of the United States after presiding over the DNC and being minority leader of congress for three…
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Opinion The Cost Of Failed Peace Negotiations
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, the road to the Israeli-Palestinian impasse is littered with failed peace initiatives. Forcing negotiations between the parties and laying out frameworks is not a cost-free exercise, particularly when the parties are not prepared to engage. Nonetheless, it appears that the White House is preparing to…
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