Opinion

• Opinion

  The left must stop apologizing for Hamas

  Since Oct. 7, the left has been increasingly supportive of Hamas's actions, despite its oppression of Palestinians

  By Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

  5 min read
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  Opinion

  100 Gazans were killed trying to get food. Jews should be outraged

  Judaism demands we hold their suffering in our hearts alongside concern for Israel

  By Rabbi Marc Katz Mar 3, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Should Jews start asking if it’s safe to stay in the United States?

  A Broadway play sparks questions about home, antisemitism and security

  By Steven Rakitt Mar 1, 2024 | 3 min read

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

  

• Jay Michaelson Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement

  

• Rob Eshman ‘Israel is seen as violent’ — and Israeli chefs, once global culinary icons, are feeling the heat

  

• Nora Berman Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama

  

• Dan Perry Trump wants to control the Israeli judiciary. Uh, good luck

  

• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

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  Society agrees suicide is a tragedy. Why would anyone praise the immolation that took an airman’s life?

  Aaron Bushnell's act of protest in front of the Israeli embassy made a mark — and may have set a devastating example

  By Michal Lev-Ram Mar 1, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Politics

  Blacks and Jews are at odds over the war. Focusing on Israel will hurt both communities

  As domestic threats in the United States could not be greater, it's time to refocus on our shared goals

  By Tamar Manasseh Mar 1, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  After more than 100 Gazans died trying to access food, will the world finally address their starvation?

  At least half a million Gazans are currently believed to be at direct risk of starvation

  By Nora Berman Feb 29, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  Five things not to ask a Jew of color

  A Black Jewish writer’s advice on avoiding awkward, uncomfortable conversations

  By Zerline Hughes Spruill Feb 28, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  I tried to return a damaged book to Amazon. Instead, I got lambasted for living in Israel

  'I only see Palestine': Instead of receiving customer service, I became a geopolitical pawn

  By Dan Perry Feb 28, 2024 | 3 min read
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  Letters

  The actual best questions to ask people you disagree with on Israel

  Mistaken ideas of how to accomplish the war's goals are making our discourse worse

  By Diane Shane Fruchtman Feb 28, 2024 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Biden is preparing to defy Israel in wartime — something no president has done since Eisenhower

  Many presidents have yearned to push back on Israel. Biden is actually doing it.

  By Eric Alterman Feb 27, 2024 | 6 min read
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  Books

  New books try to make sense of the growing opposition to Zionism among young activists

  It seems everybody's talking about anti-Zionism

  By Andrew Silow-Carroll Feb 25, 2024 | 10 min read