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  The Arrest And Abuse Of Palestinian Children Has To Stop

  As a Palestinian human rights defender, I have been arrested by Israel more times that I can count. I have been beaten, stripped and left outside in the cold, and my family has been threatened with violence. During one of my arrests in 2015, I spent five hours handcuffed to a toilet in a filthy…

  By Issa Amro

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  Confusing Sexual Harassment With Flirting Hurts Women

  More than a month after the initial report on numerous allegations of sexual coercion and assault by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, the national firestorm over workplace sexual harassment shows no sign of slacking off—and many men, it seems, are nervously scrutinizing their behavior. Last Friday, the New York Times reported that some men are forming…

  By Cathy Young Nov 14, 2017 | 6 min read
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  We Asked 23 Rabbis: What Is The Diaspora Jew’s Role In Israel?

  As a part of our Rabbi Roundtable series, we brought together leading rabbis from all corners of the Jewish world to offer their thoughts on the big questions. This week, we asked our rabbis, “What is the Diaspora Jew’s role vis a vis Israel?” Here are their responses: Uri Pilichowski, Orthodox, Yeshivat Migdal Hatorah: I…

  By Forward Staff Nov 14, 2017 | 10 min read

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  Alan Dershowitz: The Other Things I Said To The Forward At The ZOA Gala

  Dear Editor, At the Zionist Organization of America’s (ZOA) annual gala held in Manhattan last Sunday evening, I had a conversation with the Forward’s opinion editor, Batya Ungar-Sargon. Ungar-Sargon proceeded to reference some of our conversation in an article she wrote covering the event. However, her piece is missing context. First, she wrote that I…

  By Alan Dershowitz Nov 14, 2017 | 2 min read
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  Looking Forward To Our Special 120th Anniversary Gala

  Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! Welcome to this special, brief edition of Jane Looking Forward. By the time you receive this newsletter, I will already be at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan, preparing for hundreds of…

  By Jane Eisner Nov 14, 2017 | < 1 min read
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  ZOA Rolled Out The Red Carpet For Steve Bannon — And It Backfired

  On Sunday night, some of America’s most fervent Zionists gathered in midtown Manhattan for the Zionist Organization of America’s annual gala. The well-heeled crowd at the Grand Hyatt included members of Congress, Fox News contributors and members of the Knesset, as well as many young Orthodox Jewish men. They were attending a reception and a…

  By Batya Ungar-Sargon Nov 13, 2017 | 7 min read
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  Penalizing BDS Is Un-American

  The Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement has made waves in recent years, mobilizing grassroots anger over the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Movement’s one-sided approach and unbalanced politics should be blatantly unappealing to those who seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict that addresses the needs of both peoples. Even as it fights for…

  By Jeremy Ben-Ami Nov 13, 2017 | 3 min read
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  I Hid In My Bathroom From Anti-Semitic Marchers in Poland — In 2017

  I came to Warsaw because I didn’t believe what I’d been told about anti-Semitism. Growing up as a Jew in New York, I often felt bombarded by elders, rabbis, and teachers who insisted that anti-Semitism remained a present force in today’s world. I was skeptical. Pogrom and Holocaust narratives spoke to an utterly different Jewish…

  By Sam Rubin Nov 13, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Roy Moore Is Right About The Bible — But That Doesn’t Make It Okay

  Progressive but religion-friendly New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof recently called out the hypocrisy of Alabama Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore, accused of flirting with, sexually touching, kissing, dating and illegally serving alcohol to girls aged 14 to 18 while Moore was in his 30’s. “Moore should have spent less time thundering about the Ten…

  By Todd Kadish Nov 13, 2017 | 5 min read
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  Stop Demonizing Birthright — It Has Every Right To Focus On Jews

  Imagine a peaceful future 60 years from now with two states side by side, an Israel and a Palestine. The democratic State of Palestine sits on 95% of the West Bank and all of Gaza. It has a Palestinian majority, but there are also Jews living in towns, formerly known as “settlements,” and they constitute…

  By Daniel Kohn Nov 13, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Wieseltier Was Once ‘Appalled’ By Freundel’s Mikveh-Peeping. So Beware The White Knight.

  Working as a conservative writer, I’ve noticed a certain kind of individual over the years. This type is an unmarried activist -– male or female — past the mid-30s who has spent his or her entire career loudly decrying the danger “the gays” pose to our society. When I come across this type on Twitter…

  By Bethany Mandel Nov 13, 2017 | 4 min read