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  My friend David Lehrer died when we need him most

  Remembering a longtime Jewish activist and ADL leader from Los Angeles

  By Rob Eshman

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  Many universities fumbled reactions to Hamas’ attack. Here’s how Dartmouth got it right

  Two forums organized by professors from across the Middle East pushed thoughtful dialogue instead of protest

  By Rob Eshman Oct 25, 2023 | 4 min read
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  What if thousands of Gaza residents breached the border fence carrying only Palestinian flags?

  Resistance may be the 'inevitable' result of Israeli blockade and occupation — terrorism is not

  By Jodi Rudoren Oct 25, 2023 | 5 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 Pro-Palestinian protesters are suddenly supporting Iran. They might want to talk to some Palestinians

  

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

  

• Dan Perry For Trump and Netanyahu, statecraft is now synonymous with stagecraft

  

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

  

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  The roots of Hamas’ terror attack can be found in Gaza’s schools

  A generation of children have been taught to hate from antisemitic textbooks

  By Steve Israel Oct 25, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Sam Woll believed in Muslim-Jewish partnership. She’d hate how quickly fingers were pointed after her murder

  In the middle of mourning her death, we are forced to deal with racist, baseless accusations

  By Rabbi Alana Alpert Oct 25, 2023 | 3 min read
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  What the end of the Purim story teaches us about Israel’s war against Hamas

  Liberal Jews must stop their hand-wringing about the need to wipe out our enemies

  By Josh Katz Oct 24, 2023 | 3 min read
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  In 1939, Nazi sympathizers rallied in New York. Will history look back on today’s anti-Israel rallies with the same scorn?

  Ignoring inconvenient facts can easily lead to hatred of Jews

  Oct 24, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Why a secret Danish boat lift 80 years ago still matters today

  Between 98-99% of Danish Jews were rescued by their fellow citizens during the Holocaust

  By Jeffrey Metzger and Robert Lavine Oct 24, 2023 | 5 min read
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  As university crowds cheer Hamas, the intellectual left has rarely been less moral

  Celebratory reactions to Hamas' attack have helped me solve an old puzzle about how the Holocaust happened in highly educated Germany

  By Shlomo Klapper Oct 24, 2023 | 4 min read
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  The ‘godfather of human rights’ criticized Israeli ‘apartheid’ — now he’s calling out the left for making excuses for Hamas

  An interview with Kenneth Roth, the former Executive Director of the Human Rights Watch and a fierce critic of Israel

  By Maya Bodnick Oct 23, 2023 | 6 min read
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  Jews you disagree with are still Jews — even if they feel differently about Israel

  Jewish activists calling for a cease-fire are getting accused of not being Jewish

  By Emily Tamkin Oct 23, 2023 | 4 min read