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  Yeshiva Victim Overcomes Shame To Speak Out

  The author claims to have been sodomized by Rabbi Macy Gordon, a former teacher at Yeshiva University High School for Boys, while a student at the school in the late 1970s and early ’80s. His was one of the accusations reported in the Forward’s December 21 issue, in “Student Claims of Abuse Not Reported by…

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  Hamas Gains Popularity After Gaza

  Hours after Operation Pillar of Defense came to an end last month, here at the Forward we published an article suggesting that the campaign could boost Hamas. It was early days, but new polling seems to indicate that this scenario is panning out. The independent Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) has just…

  By Nathan Jeffay Dec 20, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  From Ayelet to Noah Pozner, With Love

  Seth and Hindy Poupko Galena freely admit they do not know what it feels like to be affected by senseless gun violence. But the Jewish couple does know the pain of losing a young child, having struggled as their 2-year-old daughter, Ayelet, fought a losing battle with a rare bone marrow disease. When Seth Galena…

  By Renee Ghert-Zand Dec 20, 2012 | 2 min read

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  Laws, Not Words, Can Ease Pain of Newtown

  The earth-shattering shock of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School continues to reverberate throughout communities and homes all over America. As the weeks go on, rallies, vigils and proposed legislation will offer opportunities for us to find a way forward. In the midst of these expressions of activism, however, there are still the lingering…

  By Andy Bachman Dec 20, 2012 | 4 min read
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  Chuck Hagel’s Pushback

  In a two-page document titled “Facts on Chuck Hagel” supporters of the former Nebraska Senator are fighting back against claims he is anti-Israel. The paper, unsigned and circulated among reporters, attempts to refute claims raised against Hagel by some in the pro-Israel community and statements, including in a Washington Post editorial, that he is not…

  By Nathan Guttman Dec 19, 2012 | 2 min read
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  Remembering Noah Pozner With Tacos

  “You wanted to be a doctor, a soldier, a taco factory manager. It was your favorite food, and no doubt you wanted to ensure that the world kept producing tacos,” Veronique Pozner said in a eulogy for her son Noah at his funeral on Monday. Six-year-old Noah, who was murdered in the massacre at the…

  By Renee Ghert-Zand Dec 19, 2012 | 2 min read
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  The Right To Be Safe

  So many eloquent words have been written in the aftermath of the slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. that there is no need to add to the expressions of pain and anguish we have all shared as citizens, as family members, as Jews. But another kind of expression escapes redundancy: The call…

  Dec 19, 2012 | 2 min read
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  No Run-of-the-Mill Islamists

  Hezbollah and Hamas have been capturing the world’s headlines for nearly 30 years. These two notorious organizations share more than just an enemy in Israel and an ally in Iran. Hezbollah has also served as a model for Hamas, with similar political structures, terrorist and military tactics, propaganda apparatuses and social welfare systems. Cooperation between…

  By Joshua Gleis Dec 19, 2012 | 3 min read
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  Chuck Hagel, Israel’s Pentagon Nightmare

  A number of Jewish community activists are sending warning signals to the White House about a leading candidate to become President Obama’s choice for the next Secretary of Defense. Former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, who reportedly is President Obama’s top pick for replacing Leon Panetta at the Pentagon, has a long record of tensions with…

  By Nathan Guttman Dec 18, 2012 | 3 min read
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  Where Human Rights Treaties Go To Die

  Given all the bellyaching these days about the decrepitude of the United States Senate, I’d like to say a word in its defense. There’s never been a shortage of critics pouring bile on that august body, but lately the carping has reached a crescendo. A little perspective is in order. The current wave of vitriol…

  By J.J. Goldberg Dec 18, 2012 | 4 min read
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  How #Jewish Brings Newtown Rampage Home

  Like thousands of others, I read the headlines and Tweets from the Forward and other Jewish publications about the Newtown school massacre. One read, “Rabbi consoles relatives of #Newtown shooting victims … fears one victim could be #jewish..” And I read replies on Facebook, which lambasted the paper for focusing on Jewish victims. They apparently…

  By Tanya Tolchin Dec 18, 2012 | 2 min read