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Opinion The Left Is Redefining Foreign Policy. What Does It Mean For Israel?
The youngest cohort of voters is pushing the Democratic Party left, inspiring mainstream political candidates to embrace policies once regarded as radical, including Medicare For All, abolishing ICE, and a $15 minimum wage. But the conversation about what the emerging left’s foreign policy should be is only just beginning. Bernie Sanders gave a speech earlier…
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Culture November 15: Manhattan: ‘Across The Divide’ — Getting Candid About Israel
It’s time to speak candidly — and listen openly — about Israel. Join Forward Opinion Editor Batya Ungar-Sargon in Part 1 of “Across the Divide,” a series designed to discuss Israel from a political, denominational and generational view. On the panel, 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Streicker Center at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan, she’ll…
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Fast Forward American Jews Seek To Talk — And Air Grievances — With Israelis In Conference
TEL AVIV (JTA) — On Sunday, a day before thousands of American Jews descended on this Israeli city to air their differences with the nation’s government, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin had a listening session. Rivlin invited a select group of about 100 American Jews to his official residence in Jerusalem. While he sat in the…
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Life Social Diary: Friends Of The IDF Gala Raised $32 Million In Night Of Gun-Filled Fun
The annual Friends of the Israeli Defense Force gala in New York City opened with a drum beat and the lockstep marching of soldiers. The 1,200 guests in the Hilton midtown ballroom turned as one, in a flash of sequins and cufflinks, to see young people in uniforms trooping down the aisles, waving giant flags….
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Opinion EXCLUSIVE: President Of Israel’s Call For Justice, Equality And A New Dialogue With The Diaspora
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin addressed one of the most important representative bodies of the Jewish diaspora at Expo Tel Aviv on the morning of October 22. He provided the Forward with the exclusive rights to reproduce the text of the speech he gave to the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America at…
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Opinion What Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Means For Israel
In early September, I texted my friend Jamal Khashoggi to inquire whether he would be able to meet for coffee “sometime within the next week or so.” It had been a few months since our last meeting, when we met for breakfast at Le Pen Quotidien in Tysons Corner. We had chatted about the “Dreamer”…
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Opinion On The Anniversary Of Rabin’s Assassination, I Fear Another One
A few days ago, Oren Hazan, a popular Knesset member of the Israel’s Likud party, posted a picture on Facebook depicting the director of the human rights organization B’Tselem, Hagai Elad, as a wanted criminal who must be brought to justice, dead or alive. The photo, published after Elad’s speech in the United Nations in…
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Fast Forward Jordan Decides Not To Renew Parts Of 1994 Peace Treaty With Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Jordan’s King Abdullah told Israel he has decided to not renew parts of their 1994 peace treaty. Abdullah said Sunday he would not renew two of the treaty’s annexes, that allowed Israel to lease two border areas from the Jordanians. Israel’s 25-year lease on the areas – Baqura and Ghamr – is…
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