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Community We Asked 9 Historians: What Would Theodor Herzl Say About The Israel Of Today?
Earlier this month, longtime Forward subscriber David Kaplan asked us to tackle a simple question: “If Theodor Herzl came back to life, what would he say about the Israel of today?” We put eight esteemed historians to the task: Anita Shapira, Professor Emerita in Jewish History at Tel Aviv University and the Founder of the…
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Opinion Now Israel’s Gun Crazy, Too. Just Ask Sacha Baron Cohen.
The season finale of Sacha Baron Cohen’s viral and satirical documentary series “Who Is America” aired on Sunday night, ending a brilliant seven-episode season. The genius of “Who Is America” lies in Cohen’s ability to hold up a mirror to American society and culture, giving audiences a glimpse of the virulent and entrenched racism and…
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Community The Answer To Keeping Kids On Birthright? Honesty
This past spring I accompanied my school’s graduating seniors on their trip to Israel. We arrived a few days before the U.S. opened its embassy in Jerusalem and the violent protests in Gaza. “I guess we didn’t pick a great time to come,” one of the students told me. I answered that it’s always and…
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Community How Israel’s Nation State Bill Empowers The Alt-Right
There has come to be an almost Henny Penny “the sky is falling” array of pronouncements in the media portending a deteriorating relationship between Israel and American Jewry. Writing in the Forward, editor-in-chief Jane Eisner has described the divergence of political, social and cultural values that divide the two communities, particularly in response to the…
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Opinion Want To Stop Hemorrhaging Diaspora Support, Israel? Here’s What We Need
It has become axiomatic that a widening schism exists in relations between Israel and Diaspora Jewry. Relations with American Jews (who constitute over 70% of Diaspora Jewry) are increasingly fraught. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems unperturbed. After all, who needs American Jews when (in his view) evangelical Christians are better friends to Israel? Against that…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Has Just 17% Favorable Rating Among Democrats
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is less popular among Americans than the leaders of other U.S. allies such as Canada, Britain and Germany but is significantly better liked than his Russian and North Korean counterparts, a new Gallup poll released Tuesday found. According to the Gallup, which polled 1,024 adults over the…
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Israel News Trump Rattles Israel By Saying Jewish State Must Pay ‘Higher Price For Peace’
Donald Trump starred in the main headlines in Israel on Wednesday morning, just as he did in the United States, but for completely different reasons. Americans were reeling from the conviction of Paul Manafort, the damning confessions of Michael Cohen and the sweet smell in the morning, if you don’t like Donald Trump, of impending…
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The Schmooze Ignoring BDS Pressure, Lana Del Rey Gets It Right On Israel — And Adds Visit To Palestinian Territories
Lana Del Rey — a pop singer whose enigmatic persona masks an eerie history of self-branding — is modeling a new look: Integrity. The 33-year-old performer recently found herself caught in the crosshairs that fix on all global musical acts at some point or another, when she received major criticism for agreeing to perform in…
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