Zionism

This is the Forward’s coverage of Zionism, the movement in support of the state of Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people.

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The Forward’s Responsibility to Expose Campus Anti-Semitism

Last month, The City University of New York (CUNY) released a report by two CUNY-hired lawyers to investigate allegations of campus anti-Semitism. The investigation was triggered by a 14-page letter from the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) to CUNY’s leadership, describing the anti-Semitic harassment and intimidation that students were enduring on four CUNY campuses, perpetrated…

By Susan B. Tuchman Oct 26, 2016 | 3 min read
Opinion
Zionists Have Many Jewish Spaces To Call Home. Our Synagogue Needn’t Be One of Them.

As Tzedek Chicago’s rabbinical intern, I was interested in Mira Sucharov’s recent Forward opinion piece, “My Problem With the Idea of a “Non-Zionist” Synagogue,” which explores how the issue of Israel impacts congregational life. It’s an important subject, and Sucharov raises some important questions that American Jewry should address. I was disappointed that her article…

By Jay M. Stanton Oct 14, 2016 | 3 min read
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Miko Peled and Progressive Jewish Anti-Semitism

Every time I have a glimmer of hope for the progressive community to get it together about anti-Semitism, something happens to quickly dash it. The incident with Miko Peled, the Jewish son of a high ranking Israeli general, is a recent example. After a brouhaha over his string of anti-Semitic tweets, his event at San…

By Lauren Post Oct 13, 2016 | 4 min read
News
Jeffrey Goldberg, Liberal Zionist Writer, Named Atlantic’s Next Editor-in-Chief

Jeffrey Goldberg, the prominent columnist known for his foreign policy writings and liberal Zionist commitments, was on October 11 named as the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, a magazine reputed for its highbrow coverage of news and culture. “It’s certainly true that this was not in my plan for 2016,” he said in a Monday interview…

By Daniel J. Solomon Oct 11, 2016 | 2 min read
Opinion
My Problem With the Idea of a ‘Non-Zionist’ Synagogue

Rabbi Brant Rosen started Tzedek Chicago last year, a synagogue that bills itself as “non-Zionist” (and whose name means “justice”). Rosen’s recent Rosh Hashanah sermon, circulated in blog form, calls for a “Judaism beyond nationalism,” one “openly acknowledging that the creation of an ethnic Jewish nation state in historic Palestine resulted in an injustice against…

By Mira Sucharov Oct 9, 2016 | 3 min read
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Why Anti-Zionists Who Say They Aren’t Anti-Semitic Usually Are

Many responses to my recent articles have boiled down to variations of the classic claim: “I’m not anti-Semitic, just anti-Zionist.” Here’s why most people who say that are kidding themselves. To some extent, I am cautious about conflating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism. Zionism is the revolutionary movement that asserts a Jewish right to statehood, self-determination, self-defense,…

By Benjamin Gladstone Sep 29, 2016 | 4 min read
Opinion
Shimon Peres Was the Most Romantic Zionist Dreamer Since Theodor Herzl

Anyone who came of political age in the 1980s or 1990s and followed Israel closely will have complex feelings about Shimon Peres. Like so many great democratic leaders, he was also a politician, and in the thick of the country’s internal battles he was never seen inside his own country through the same lens as…

By David Hazony Sep 28, 2016 | 3 min read
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WATCH: Israel Forever

My vision for Israel advocacy is to empower students through the power of narrative and to captivate audiences using the power of art. Israel gives expression to the sum and substance of peoplehood, and the destiny and promise of cultural revival that comes with self-rule. Thats what I wanted to capture in this video, created…

By Chloé Valdary Sep 13, 2016 | < 1 min read

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Zionism

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The Forward’s Responsibility to Expose Campus Anti-Semitism

Zionists Have Many Jewish Spaces To Call Home. Our Synagogue Needn’t Be One of Them.

Miko Peled and Progressive Jewish Anti-Semitism

Jeffrey Goldberg, Liberal Zionist Writer, Named Atlantic’s Next Editor-in-Chief

My Problem With the Idea of a ‘Non-Zionist’ Synagogue

Why Anti-Zionists Who Say They Aren’t Anti-Semitic Usually Are

Shimon Peres Was the Most Romantic Zionist Dreamer Since Theodor Herzl

WATCH: Israel Forever

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Zionism

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The Forward’s Responsibility to Expose Campus Anti-Semitism

Zionists Have Many Jewish Spaces To Call Home. Our Synagogue Needn’t Be One of Them.

Miko Peled and Progressive Jewish Anti-Semitism

Jeffrey Goldberg, Liberal Zionist Writer, Named Atlantic’s Next Editor-in-Chief

My Problem With the Idea of a ‘Non-Zionist’ Synagogue

Why Anti-Zionists Who Say They Aren’t Anti-Semitic Usually Are

Shimon Peres Was the Most Romantic Zionist Dreamer Since Theodor Herzl

WATCH: Israel Forever

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