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Opinion Why We Still Need Intersectionality
Intersectionality is fundamentally broken. It has failed Jews — not by accident, by design — and should be abandoned as a model for achieving equality. So argues Batya Ungar-Sargon in her recent opinion piece, “Intersectionality Has Abandoned Jews. Should Jews Abandon Intersectionality?” in The Forward. The latter point, I will concede. Those using intersectionality as…
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Community I Used To Call For Boycotts Of Israel — Until I Spoke With Holocaust Survivors
I had always associated the words ‘stage fright’ with my sweaty palms and shaking legs before a concert. Will I hit that high note correctly? Will my runs be perfectly legato? Will I remember to breathe before I open my mouth to sing? I never realized that defending my dissertation would be an equally nerve…
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Fast Forward ‘Jews Must Be Saved’ Pastor Was Picked By Ambassador For Jerusalem Embassy Prayer
(JTA) — The Dallas pastor who said all Jews will go to hell was chosen by U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman to deliver a prayer at the Jerusalem embassy dedication, the State Department said. Robert Jeffress, the pastor of a Southern Baptist megachurch, is a Fox News contributor, an outspoken supporter of President Donald…
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Opinion Guess What? Israel Doesn’t Care What American Jews Think.
This past week, the Trump administration inaugurated one of its signature foreign policy accomplishments: the official relocation of the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It was a striking moment, with the celebration coinciding with the killing of scores of protestors in Gaza. The embassy move and the withdrawal from the Iran Deal were…
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Opinion Trump Has Freed Progressive Democratic Senators To Finally Criticize Israel
The Forward has learned that on Friday night, thirteen Democratic Senators—including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren—sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the Trump administration “to do more to alleviate the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.” That may not sound particularly audacious. But according to J Street’s Vice President of…
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Fast Forward New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Postpones Solidarity Trip To Israel
(JTA) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo postponed a recently planned trip to Israel, citing the violence on both Israel’s northern and southern borders. Cuomo announced the postponement on Tuesday, the day he had been scheduled to leave for Israel. A statement issued Tuesday by Cuomo spokeswoman Dani Lever said: “Last week after missiles were…
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Fast Forward UN Human Rights Council To Hold Special Session On Israel Violence
GENEVA, May 15 (Reuters) – The 47 member states of the U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday to debate the deteriorating human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the U.N. said on Tuesday. “The special session is being convened per an official request submitted this evening by Palestine and…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson’s Paper Runs Praise-Singing Jerusalem Piece — By His Wife
The Las Vegas newspaper owned by Sheldon Adelson ran a rare front-page opinion piece in its Monday edition, written by Adelson’s wife. The opinion piece, entitled “A great day for Israel — and for America,” praised the Trump administration’s move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. It was written by Dr. Miriam Adelson,…
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