Opinion

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  Trump’s reelection is devastating American Jews. Our tradition tells us how we should begin to move forward

  The future for the US looks bleak. But individuals — and communities — still have power

  By Emily Tamkin Nov 6, 2024 | 3 min read
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  How can I celebrate Israel’s Independence Day when my country is in turmoil?

  Instead of fireworks, Israel needs leaders who are able to free the hostages and make peace with the Palestinians, writes the director of development for the Masorti Movement in Israel

  By Rabbi Mikie Goldstein May 13, 2024 | 3 min read
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  This Yom Ha’atzmaut, we need the humility to question Israel’s future

  My Religious Zionism teaches me that blind faith and total despair are faulty responses to this Independence Day

  By Sruli Fruchter May 13, 2024 | 4 min read

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• Jodi Rudoren How a cup of coffee keeps one man feeling close to the hostages in Gaza

  

• Jay Michaelson Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong

  

• Rob Eshman Trump’s first picks are die-hard Israel supporters, mocking the pro-Palestinian protest vote

  

• Nora Berman Since Oct. 7, my daughter has become anti-Israel, and I’m grieving

  

• Dan Perry After years of stalling, Netanyahu will finally face a courtroom — and, just maybe, a reckoning

  

• Emily Tamkin Will Trump’s efforts to fight antisemitism help degrade democracy?

  

The Latest

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  Opinion

  The campus protests are no longer about Israel. They’re about America.

  American college students are channeling genuine domestic political frustration into blaming Israel

  By Barak Sella May 9, 2024 | 4 min read
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  In our name: A message from Jewish students at Columbia University

  'We will not stop standing up for ourselves," says an open letter signed by hundreds. "We are proud to be Jews, and we are proud to be Zionists.'

  By Forward Staff May 8, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Jewish students reject claims that campus protests for Palestine have been antisemitic

  More than 750 students across 140 universities sign open letter expressing solidarity with campus protests and encampments for Gaza

  By Forward Staff May 8, 2024 | 3 min read
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  ‘A redefinition of civil disobedience’: Dartmouth’s crackdown with riot police was far worse than the protest

  Jeff Sharlet, a Dartmouth professor, on how the college ‘swatted themselves’ sending in special response police unit to arrest pro-Palestinian protesters

  By Nora Berman May 8, 2024 | 7 min read
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  U.S. pause on weapons to Israel is just a signal. So is Israel’s Rafah incursion

  Beyond quotidian events and troop movements on the ground, when it comes to the U.S. and Israel, there are four levels of engagement

  By Dan Perry May 8, 2024 | 5 min read
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  Student protesters want universities to ‘divest’ from Israel. But how much have they actually invested?

  Demands for divestment have included cutting ties with multinational giants like Google

  By Dany Bahar May 6, 2024 | 4 min read
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  I’m an Israeli Columbia student. I never thought I’d be afraid to invite my parents to my graduation

  Rhetoric around campus protests is a gift to Israeli and Palestinian extremists alike

  By Eleanor H. Reich May 4, 2024 | 4 min read
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  I’m a Zionist at Columbia. The protesters at Hamilton Hall were a threat to Jewish students like me

  I began my freshman year hopefully. Then pro-Palestinian protesters became increasingly radicalized

  By Nick Baum May 3, 2024 | 4 min read
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  The GOP antisemitism bill harms more than it helps

  The Antisemitism Awareness Act that passed the House this week handicaps our ability to fight anti-Jewish bigotry

  By Alan Solow May 3, 2024 | 3 min read