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
An interview with Kenneth Roth, the former Executive Director of the Human Rights Watch and a fierce critic of Israel
Jewish activists calling for a cease-fire are getting accused of not being Jewish
“The question is not whether Israel has the right to defend itself, but whether Israel will be smart and moral in this war of obligation.”
A rabbi recalls a chance encounter with Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, who was stabbed to death in Detroit
'I always feel like there’s a bright pink fluorescent target on my back'
'Genocide' has a very specific legal definition within human rights law — it shouldn't be used carelessly to make polemical points
Two peoples with past traumas and an intertwined fate: Why coexistence, justice and peace are the only way forward
There is more opportunity for compassion in private conversations than the public square
Israel has to avoid civilian casualties, even if America doesn't
Palestinian lives have been consistently devalued and dehumanized by US and Israeli officials
Why is the LGBTQ+ community pledging allegiance to a regime that wants to kill us?
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