Opinion

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  Jewish grief must not be weaponized for war

  Our pain over Hamas' massacre does not justify a genocide in Gaza

  By Yonah Lieberman

  3 min read
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  Opinion

  This war is just even though it’s brutal. Jewish leaders need to be ready to defend it

  Sermons and speeches calling for ‘ceasefire’ distort Jewish values

  By Yehuda Kurtzer Oct 17, 2023 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  Can Biden transform a human tragedy into a diplomatic opportunity?

  In times of catastrophe, there is a window for progress

  By Nadav Tamir Oct 17, 2023 | 4 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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  Opinion

  Netanyahu has turned his back on Israel’s hostages, and abandoned Israel in its darkest moment

  Israel's prime minister is plowing ahead with a campaign against Gaza with no apparent plan to protect Israeli hostages

  By Nora Berman Oct 16, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  ‘There are no words’: When what’s not said is what hurts the most

  “Words bolster nations, build bridges, and bring healing,” Rabbi Angela Buchdahl told her congregation. “But words can also become barriers, curses and weapons"

  By Rabbi Angela Buchdahl Oct 16, 2023 | 5 min read
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  Opinion

  Can we please stop arguing about whether Hamas gunmen are ‘militants’ or ‘terrorists’?

  Words do matter. But this kind of hair-splitting is a waste of energy in this devastating war

  By Jodi Rudoren Oct 16, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Hamas has always undermined Palestinian safety. The costs have never been more extreme

  Hamas preaches Palestinian autonomy, but displays an intentional disregard for the value of Palestinian life

  By Danit Schinagel Oct 15, 2023 | 4 min read
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  Opinion

  Biden’s antisemitism strategy was made for a moment like this

  The administration smartly drew from competing definitions to create a broad coalition

  By David Schraub and Alan Solow Oct 15, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  50 years ago, like today, Israel’s failure to anticipate a major attack rewrote the playbook for an entire region

  1973 and 2023 — two massive Israeli government failures, and two moments when the Mideast's future changed forever

  By Uri Kaufman Oct 13, 2023 | 4 min read
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  I’m a Jewish Harvard student. A right-wing doxxing mob is attacking my peers

  I disagree with some of my pro-Palestinian classmates, but they deserve safety, not harassment, in expressing their beliefs

  By Maya Bodnick Oct 13, 2023 | 3 min read
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  What does Jewish law say about the war between Israel and Hamas? Depends where you look.

  For both hawks and doves, there's a lot that's troubling about the Jewish law of war

  By Jay Michaelson Oct 13, 2023 | 4 min read