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Opinion The Implosion of the Republican Party — and What It Means for the Jews and Israel
Each presidential election cycle, the Republican Jewish establishment spends zillions of dollars to lure liberal Jews to its side. The arguments touch upon domestic policy and social issues, but the core, emotional attraction hinges on unquestioned support for Israel — the promise that Republicans alone understand the many dangers Israel faces and are far more…
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Opinion A Note to Forward Readers From the Publisher
It’s no surprise that the media business has changed dramatically in recent years. At the Forward, we have been working for years to shift to digital, and to create a first-rate news organization that fits the times. We’re truly the Jewish “Daily” Forward in ways we’ve never been – with record web audience, a strong…
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Opinion When I Cringe at the Views of Israelis — and Donald Trump
When I first heard the number, I cringed. Could it really be that nearly half of Israeli Jews support the expulsion or transfer of the Arab population, as a new study by the Pew Research Center reported? I wondered if the question was too vague, or if the word “transfer” could be interpreted as a…
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Opinion Don’t Let Bullies Censor Artists on Israel
From time to time, the incidents flare up, like open wounds on the Jewish body politic. The Jewish National Fund of Canada withdraws support for a performance by the outspoken Israeli singer Achinoam Nini, known here as Noa. The Miami JCC shuts down the run of a controversial play about Israel. The Metropolitan Opera is…
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Opinion Can Bernie Sanders Bring Socialism Back to Life?
In the recent “Saturday Night Live” skit with Larry David and Bernie Sanders, a ship is sinking. David’s character, rich and arrogant, tries to scurry down to a lifeboat with the rescued women and children because, well, he’s rich and arrogant. On cue, Sanders appears as the voice of the common folk. “I am so…
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Opinion Why My Jewish Vote Feels Irrelevant During Primary Season
This is the time when, every four years, the civic nerd in me becomes jealous of the people living in Iowa and New Hampshire. I want to be courted, patronized and promised all sorts of political gifts. I want to feel as if I can help shape the national debate. I want to be interviewed,…
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Opinion Boycott the West Bank? Nope. Label Settlement Products? Well, OK.
The Israeli government’s intention to maintain the status quo in the territories it has occupied since 1967 is facing two new challenges. The Europeans want products made in the settlements to be labeled as such. And Human Rights Watch is calling for companies to stop doing business in the settlements altogether. Both moves are tactics…
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Opinion Let’s Reform Sex Abuse Laws To Offer Justice — Not Protect Predators
No matter what happens at the Oscars, the very best film of 2015 was “Spotlight,” the improbable drama of how a team of newspaper reporters painstakingly revealed an institutional cover-up of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The film’s excellence lay not only in its superb acting and storytelling, but in the way it…
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