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Forward Marine Le Pen may be headed to prison — antisemitism and xenophobia still roam freely 2 Apr 2025
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally, recently faced a significant legal setback with a guilty verdict for embezzling European Union fu...
2 Apr 2025
Forward So much to say about Israeli violence, so little to say about violence against Jews 29 Mar 2025
Robert Zaretsky reviews Pankaj Mishra's book "The World After Gaza: A History," offering a critical look at Mishra's narrative which seems more personal and ...
29 Mar 2025
Forward In the Trump administration and Israel, a grotesque display of virility coupled with a loss of humanity 28 Mar 2025
Robert Zaretsky draws parallels between the aggressive rhetoric and toxic displays of virility in the Trump administration and the Israeli government, highli...
28 Mar 2025
Forward On the left as well as the right, a thick residue of antisemitism in France 26 Mar 2025
In France, contemporary politics reveal a persistent undercurrent of antisemitism, which affects both leftist and rightist parties. Although laws against hat...
26 Mar 2025
Forward Why a politician with an intriguing Jewish history says the U.S. should give back the State of Liberty 20 Mar 2025
Raphaël Glucksmann, a French politician and thinker with a notable Jewish lineage, recently urged the U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty to France, accusin...
20 Mar 2025
Forward Voltaire knew what to say about would-be despots like Donald Trump 14 Mar 2025
The piece explores the parallels between historical figures like Voltaire and contemporary political dynamics in the United States, particularly in relation ...
14 Mar 2025
Forward At least one world leader understands the existential threat Putin poses to Europe and to Jews 10 Mar 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has issued a stark warning about the existential threats facing Europe, linking the aggressive expansionism of Russia under ...
10 Mar 2025
Forward 75 years after the birth of McCarthyism, scoundrel time returns to America 3 Mar 2025
Seventy-five years after Joseph McCarthy's infamous claim of Communists in the U.S. government, McCarthyism's seeds of paranoia and political machination are...
3 Mar 2025
Forward In their Zelenskyy meeting, Trump and Vance laid waste to a cherished Yiddish value 1 Mar 2025
The meeting between Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy starkly contrasts cherished Yiddish values of common sense and dece...
1 Mar 2025
Forward Eric Adams said he'd 'collaborate' on immigration enforcement — so did Vichy France during WWII 21 Feb 2025
Robert Zaretsky draws a provocative parallel between New York City Mayor Eric Adams' collaboration with former Trump administration officials on immigration ...
21 Feb 2025