What is Elbit Systems, and why did LA synagogue protesters target it?
The Israeli company’s military work and its growing US footprint have made it a focal point for activists nationwide
Military
The Latest
-
News -
Fast Forward Hegseth says ‘no more beardos’ in the military. What about religious exemptions?
Orthodox Jews and Sikhs have generally won court cases allowing them to wear beards in the military
-
Antisemitism Decoded The far right is saying Jews don’t serve in the military — they’re wrong
An age-old antisemitic trope about Jews avoiding services reemerges as Israel and Iran are in conflict
-
Culture What was Albert Einstein thinking as he gazed down on Trump’s military parade?
A DC memorial to Einstein is infused with curiosity — a sharp contrast to the flat military spectacle below
-
Opinion A Trumpian parade with soldiers, jets and military vehicles? No tanks.
Trump envies the military spectacle that France perfected, but his ghoulish celebration is the complete opposite
-
Opinion Pete Hegseth is targeting a Jewish American hero — who’s next?
Hegseth has drawn the ire of Harvey Fierstein and others for trying to rename a ship dedicated to Harvey Milk
-
Opinion Nothing about American arms policy toward Israel makes sense
President Biden tried to use military aid to pressure Israel, and instead found himself in a political void — one Israel has exploited time and again
-
News ‘An earthquake in Israel’: An Israeli expert discusses the end of the Haredi draft exemption
Netanyahu has to get warring factions to compromise on a plan to recruit yeshiva students to the military
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Culture She was a dancer who leapt to the top of her field — then the Trump administration fired her
- 2
Fast Forward Cory Booker has long embraced Jewish tradition. Now he has married a Jewish woman.
- 3
Culture RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s
- 4
Fast Forward Anti-BDS order will test Mamdani on day one
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Trump’s new White House ballroom architect is a Jewish immigrant who has advocated for refugees
-
Art It’s time to reconsider what we know about Jewish birthing rituals
-
Looking Forward My favorite Christmas scene in literature — and why it makes me feel so Jewish
-
Opinion Americans are waking up to right-wing antisemitism. We’re still ignoring the root problem
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
