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Opinion Iran Rumblings Show Need for Tough Nuclear Diplomacy
Those of us who believe that the framework agreement between Iran and the United States and five other nations represents, on balance, serious progress in preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East were thrown off-balance by the recent remarks of Iran’s supreme leader. Whether Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s bellicose assertions were tactical moves aimed…
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Opinion For the Iran Nuclear Deal, on Balance
The April 2 announcement of a framework agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon left many Americans and Israelis worried about what will happen next. If the framework becomes an agreement, one that’s approved by June 30, will it give Iran enough leeway to cheat, spend and build its way to a nuclear…
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Opinion Approaching a New Era for the Forward
As we approach a new era in the Forward’s brand and history, here’s what it means for us. Publisher’s Letter to Readers
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Opinion #147NotJustaNumber in Kenya
It is simplistic and even dangerous to compare terrorist atrocities, creating false equivalencies that ignore context and historical trends. Relatively speaking, the dozen deaths at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo and the murder of four Jews in the kosher supermarket earlier this year were horrifying and impactful not because of the number, but because…
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Opinion In Indiana, We Have To Choose
Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence, and the state lawmakers who approved their own version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act say that they are shocked, shocked, shocked at the uproar, divisiveness and potential economic pain that the new law is bringing to their state. We’d rather they would just be honest and acknowledge that in the…
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Opinion The Dilemma
Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprising and decisive victory in the Israeli elections has created a wrenching dilemma for many American Jews: How to continue to love Israel while a government that violates many of our community’s values is in place? This is likely not an issue for those who unequivocally support Netanyahu’s aggressive, nationalistic stance and cheer…
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Opinion The Anti-Semitism Surge That Isn’t
You can see how the perception took hold. Two professors from Trinity College who have been studying American Jewish college students for years included a question about anti-Semitism in their latest survey. The results were startling: 54% percent said that they had experienced or witnessed anti-Semitism on campus during the first six months of the…
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Opinion How Can We Support Israel’s Ideals — but Not Bibi’s Ugly Rhetoric?
Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprising and decisive victory in the Israeli elections has created a wrenching dilemma for many American Jews: how to continue to love Israel while a government that violates many of our community’s values is in place. This may not be an issue for those who unequivocally support Netanyahu’s aggressive, nationalistic stance, and cheer…
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