Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of IfNotNow, an American progressive group which advocates for Palestinians and opposes Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and blockade of Gaza as part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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News Palestinian advocacy groups focus on ‘root cause’ of the Hamas attack. Here’s what they’re trying to convey.
The leading national Palestinian advocacy groups want lawmakers and the public to focus on the plight of Palestinians in their response to the attack by Hamas — and they’re using similar language to make their case
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News Meet the Jews defending Hamas
Almost all progressive Jewish groups condemned Saturday’s attack on Israeli civilians, but a handful cheered it on
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Politics A progressive Jewish group is pressuring Democrats to reject AIPAC endorsements
IfNotNow has targeted, among others, Jewish New York Reps. Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman
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News Hundreds of Jews and Palestinians decry Israeli minister at parallel Washington protests
Two different protests denounced Bezalel Smotrich at an Israel Bonds conference
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Culture Were young American Jews lied to about Israel? A new documentary says yes
In 'Israelism,' American Jewish kids play IDF games at summer camp
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Opinion Sunrise DC was wrong. But liberal Jewish groups remain complicit in occupation
From the moment the statement dropped on Twitter, it was entirely predictable what would happen next. After Sunrise DC announced they were withdrawing from a voting rights coalition because of the participation of three major Jewish organizations on Tuesday, Oct. 19, many leaders in the Jewish community labeled Sunrise DC’s behavior as antisemitic, which major…
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Opinion ‘My Birthright trip was super radicalizing:’ A conversation with IfNotNow co-founder Max Berger
In the last decade, Max Berger has had his hands in some of the most prominent and disruptive left-wing campaigns, ranging from IfNotNow, Occupy Wall Street and Justice Democrats — a group that supports primary challengers to centrist Democrats — to Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 presidential campaign. Berger, 35, whose activism is rooted in his opposition…
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News How do you swing a state like Florida? Call your Jewish grandparents
Lots of people want to talk to Rochelle Tan. The 83-year-old votes in Palm Beach County, Fla., a swing region in a swing state that could help decide who wins today’s presidential election. The Democratic and Republican campaigns have been dialing her number all fall. “When I see who’s calling, I don’t even bother answering,”…
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Music In 1964, when he was just 23, Bob Dylan wrote the prophetic anthem that encapsulates Trump’s America
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News Jewish groups targeted Columbia grad Mahmoud Khalil — then ICE arrested him
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Fast Forward Trump allies target Jewish judge — and his wife — after ruling on Palestinian activist
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News Meet the Jewish judge who ruled Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil should not be deported by ICE
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News Why Nazis spent World War II in a luxury West Virginia resort
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Fast Forward How a comedian and a senator’s riffs on Israel reveal the Democratic party divide
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Fast Forward Citing Jewish group’s targeting, Cornell grad student files suit against deportations of pro-Palestinian activists
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Fast Forward US Justice Department announces ‘JTF 10-7,’ a task force dedicated to prosecuting Oct. 7 terrorists
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