In the Forward’s opinion section, you’ll find analysis and essays from diverse corners of the Jewish world.
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In the Forward’s opinion section, you’ll find analysis and essays from diverse corners of the Jewish world.
To pitch an opinion piece, email our Opinion Editor, Talya Zax.
JD Vance's refusal to criticize Tucker Carlson and far-right conspiracy theorists should be a wakeup call to Jewish Trump supporters
The campus protests are often adopting some of the most extreme rhetoric from the region
Student activists are denying Jews the rights and dignity that they seek for Palestinians, writes a rabbi, author and Columbia alumna
How remembering our enslavement and liberation can help us navigate out of it
Like the Vietnam War was nearly six decades ago, to many students, Israel's assault on Gaza feels deeply personal
The university canceled commencement after initially revoking Asna Tabassum's invitation to speak
The confluence of the outbreak of new protests with Passover is a reminder of what it means to fight for what's right
University administrations are complicit in a political movement that's making students feel more insecure
It is unbearable to observe the Seder while more than 130 hostages remain in Gaza. And it's clear that there's only one way to get them out
I studied at Columbia with Said. His anti-colonial philosophy depended in part on pretending Palestinians were the real Jews
Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a Palestinian-Israeli professor at Hebrew University, is on her way to becoming the face of university protesters worldwide
An IDF reservist reflects on the complexity of operations that can be both justified and unjust
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