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Forward Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters clash in Skokie, Illinois 24 Oct 2023
Clashes occurred between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters in Skokie, Illinois, resulting in two arrests and a man being beaten. The incident took pl...
24 Oct 2023
Forward 'I went through a hell we'd never imagined': Released Israeli hostage speaks 24 Oct 2023
This article covers various topics related to the Israel-Gaza conflict and its impact on Jewish communities. It highlights the dilemma faced by American Jews...
24 Oct 2023
Forward Could Biden’s support of Israel’s Gaza war cost him the 2024 election? 24 Oct 2023
President Joe Biden's support for Israel's military response to the Hamas attack on Israel has garnered praise from the Jewish-American community but critici...
24 Oct 2023
Forward As university crowds cheer Hamas, the intellectual left has rarely been less moral 24 Oct 2023
In this article, the author expresses gratitude to his alma maters for showing him the moral failures of the intellectual left. He discusses incidents where ...
24 Oct 2023
Forward Former Cuomo aide alleges that Kushner was behind Boro Park protests during COVID-19 outbreak 23 Oct 2023
Melissa DeRosa, a former aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo, claims in her new book that the campaign to reelect former President Donald Trump orchestrated protes...
23 Oct 2023
Forward The 'godfather of human rights' criticized Israeli 'apartheid' — now he's calling out the left for making excuses for Hamas 23 Oct 2023
Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, known for labeling Israel's occupation of the West Bank as apartheid, has faced backlash and s...
23 Oct 2023
Forward ‘Ripped in half’: American Jews grapple with how to donate to Israel and Gaza 23 Oct 2023
In the wake of recent conflicts between Israel and Gaza, American Jews are navigating the challenge of donating to support victims on both sides. While some ...
23 Oct 2023
Forward Jews you disagree with are still Jews — even if they feel differently about Israel 23 Oct 2023
The article discusses the recent protests against Israeli violence in Gaza and highlights the problematic response from some Jews who declared that the prote...
23 Oct 2023
Forward 'I cry for both of us': For a mixed Jewish-Palestinian Jerusalem choir, a canceled tour and shared grief 23 Oct 2023
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus, founded by an American Jew, had to postpone its American tour due to the Israel-Hamas war, but performed a virtual concert on Sun...
23 Oct 2023
Forward US Jewish day schools are enrolling Israeli children who have been displaced by war 23 Oct 2023
Jewish day schools in the US have seen a surge in enrollment of Israeli children whose schools have been closed due to the ongoing conflict with Hamas. Over ...
23 Oct 2023
Forward Former Maryland governor ditches Harvard gig, citing school's tepid response to Israel war and antisemitism 23 Oct 2023
Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced that he will no longer participate in a fellowship at Harvard University due to what he perceives as the s...
23 Oct 2023
Forward How a cult Scottish-Jewish rock band finally hit the Top 10 more than four decades after they broke up 23 Oct 2023
Scottish-Jewish progressive-rock band Gentle Giant, known for their unique blend of prog-rock styles, never achieved commercial success but maintained a cult...
23 Oct 2023
Forward Hostage number grows, Israel prepped to invade and the latest from the war front 23 Oct 2023
This article provides updates on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza. Israel is preparing for a ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, with 222 hostag...
23 Oct 2023
Forward From a kabbalist’s grave to a destroyed kibbutz: Inside an IDF press tour 23 Oct 2023
A journalist recounts her experience on an official press tour of Kibbutz Beeri, the site of a Hamas attack that killed 108 people. The tour begins and ends ...
23 Oct 2023
Forward Thousands of Haredi men volunteer to serve in Israeli army amid war in Gaza 22 Oct 2023
Amid the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza, there has been a surprising increase in the number of Haredi men volunteering to serve in the Israeli army. This com...
22 Oct 2023
Forward ‘The feeling is, wow’: Orthodox attitude toward Biden shifts amid show of support for Israel 22 Oct 2023
Orthodox Jews, who have traditionally leaned conservative in their political affiliations, have expressed support and gratitude for President Biden following...
22 Oct 2023
Forward As Israel wages war on Hamas, colleges and companies take flak over their responses 22 Oct 2023
Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, colleges and companies are facing criticism for their responses. Indiana University and Northwestern Univ...
22 Oct 2023
Forward Top IDF chief confirms rape and other 'crimes against humanity' in Oct. 7 attack 22 Oct 2023
In a televised statement, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the Israeli military, confirmed that Hamas committed atrocities, including rape, duri...
22 Oct 2023
Forward An American IDF reservist dies in a missile attack, days after a hurried reunion with his best friend 22 Oct 2023
IDF reservist Omer Balva, an American citizen, was killed in a missile attack on the Lebanon border. Prior to his death, Balva had a reunion with his best fr...
22 Oct 2023
Forward Jews shaken by the attacks must remember that oppression and hate have never ended 21 Oct 2023
The recent attacks in Israel have left Jews worldwide feeling a sense of insecurity and fear. For Jews of color, the experience is compounded by racism that ...
21 Oct 2023
Forward Calling Israel's actions 'genocide' harms the cause of human rights everywhere 21 Oct 2023
The article argues against labeling Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, stating that it is not in line with the legal definition of the term. While some ac...
21 Oct 2023
Forward 'The entire country is in post-traumatic disorder': Etgar Keret, Israel’s bard, on life after 20 Oct 2023
Etgar Keret, a well-known Israeli author, discusses the emotional toll that the recent conflict with Gaza has taken on the Israeli people. He describes the d...
20 Oct 2023
Forward An Israeli airstrike just destroyed my family home in Gaza. I refuse to be consumed by hate and revenge 20 Oct 2023
In this personal essay, Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib shares his experience of the recent Israeli airstrike that destroyed his family home in Gaza. He highlights how ...
20 Oct 2023
Forward Faculty senate at University of Pennsylvania condemns ‘intimidation’ by donors over Israel 20 Oct 2023
The faculty senate at the University of Pennsylvania has condemned what they consider to be intimidation of students and faculty by outside donors and activi...
20 Oct 2023
Forward A chance encounter with an Arab woman during the war has taught me the power of grieving together 20 Oct 2023
In this personal essay, the author reflects on their experiences during the Israel-Hamas war, particularly their interactions at a Palestinian coffee shop in...
20 Oct 2023
Forward Her family escaped from pogroms to South Dakota — did they become complicit in the decimation of Native Americans? 20 Oct 2023
"Rebecca Clarren's book 'The Cost of Free Land' explores her Jewish family's history in South Dakota as beneficiaries of land taken from the Lakota people, p...
20 Oct 2023
Forward ‘An inflection point in history’: Biden says assisting Israel and Ukraine is necessary to preserve democracy 20 Oct 2023
President Joe Biden has delivered an Oval Office address urging Americans to support assistance for Israel and Ukraine in order to protect democracy globally...
20 Oct 2023
Forward Israeli Bedouins, lacking government protection, fear airstrikes + 17 killed in strike on Gaza church 20 Oct 2023
Amid ongoing airstrikes and casualties in Gaza, where a strike on an Orthodox church killed 17 people, including refugees, the Israeli Defense Minister outli...
20 Oct 2023
Forward In Tel Aviv and beyond, 200-seat empty Shabbat tables are set for Israeli hostages 20 Oct 2023
In response to the Hamas kidnapping of over 200 Israelis in Gaza, families and supporters have set up empty Shabbat tables in symbolic protest. These tables,...
20 Oct 2023
Forward Jamaal Bowman’s Jewish allies counter efforts to unseat him over his stances on Israel 19 Oct 2023
Jewish allies of Rep. Jamaal Bowman are defending him against efforts by local rabbis and pro-Israel groups to remove him from office. These efforts were tri...
19 Oct 2023
Forward Meet the upbeat, Yiddish-chatting Israeli soldier, Yonatan 19 Oct 2023
Israeli soldier Yonatan Alman, a reservist called up by the IDF after attacks by Hamas, has been sharing his experiences in short, upbeat Yiddish video clips...
19 Oct 2023
Forward ‘You feel invisible’: Israeli Bedouins fear rockets and apathy 19 Oct 2023
Israeli Bedouins living in unrecognized areas in the Negev desert lack the safety and security that most Israelis take for granted. With no access to the Iro...
19 Oct 2023
Forward My family is trapped in Gaza. They're not the 'other team' 19 Oct 2023
The author, Yousef Bashir, writes about the dire situation in Gaza and expresses concern for his family who are trapped there. He highlights the dehumanizati...
19 Oct 2023
Forward Post by UC Davis professor threatens ‘Zionist journalists’ and their children 19 Oct 2023
A professor at the University of California, Davis, identified as Jemma Decristo, has made a social media post suggesting that Zionist journalists and their ...
19 Oct 2023
Forward ADL researcher quits over Greenblatt blasting of Jewish left on Israel and Hamas 19 Oct 2023
A researcher at the Anti-Defamation League, Stephen C. Rea, resigned in response to the organization's CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, criticizing American Jews pr...
19 Oct 2023
Forward I’m a gay Black Jew, and I feel abandoned by the allies I’ve supported for years 19 Oct 2023
In this article, the author, a gay Black Jew, expresses his feelings of abandonment by allies he has supported for years. He discusses the recent events surr...
19 Oct 2023
Forward Sarah Silverman feels 'heartbroken' and 'politically homeless' as war rages between Israelis and Palestinians 19 Oct 2023
Comedian Sarah Silverman expressed her heartbreak and feeling of political homelessness amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. In a special ep...
19 Oct 2023
Forward A new golem is born with a new mission — protecting vulnerable communities and cultural history 19 Oct 2023
Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz has created an American Golem, a monument made from fragments of other monuments, as a way of reconstructing and redef...
19 Oct 2023
Forward More questions about Gaza hospital blast + 500 arrested at Capitol protest 19 Oct 2023
The article discusses various recent events surrounding the conflict in Israel and Gaza. President Biden negotiated with Israeli PM Netanyahu for humanitaria...
19 Oct 2023
Forward American Jewish giving to Israel spikes as a ‘tangible’ way to express grief after Hamas attack 19 Oct 2023
American Jewish giving to Israel has surged following a Hamas attack, with unprecedented levels of donations being raised for medical and military relief. Th...
19 Oct 2023
Forward Jewish groups shut down the U.S. Capitol with protest over Gaza war — Marjorie Taylor Greene accused them of 'insurrection' 18 Oct 2023
Thousands of activists, including IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace, gathered at the Capitol building to protest US support for Israel during the Gaza war....
18 Oct 2023
Forward Dozens of Israelis arrested for social media posts defending Gaza, advocates say 18 Oct 2023
A legal advocacy group in Israel, Adalah, has reported that over 100 Israelis have been arrested for social media posts supporting Palestinians in Gaza, with...
18 Oct 2023
Forward A torched bicycle shop, an arrested singer: Arab-Israelis face precarious landscape during Gaza war 18 Oct 2023
Amidst the recent conflict between Hamas and Israel, Arab-Israelis are facing a precarious situation. Some Arab-Israelis have been arrested for expressing su...
18 Oct 2023
Forward Italy votes to build first Holocaust museum in Rome on 80th anniversary of Nazi raid 18 Oct 2023
Italy's government has unanimously approved a bill to establish a Holocaust museum in Rome, 80 years after over 1,000 Roman Jews were rounded up and deported...
18 Oct 2023
Forward Amid divisions, Jews on the left find unity mourning victims and warning against Gaza ‘genocide’ 18 Oct 2023
On October 18, 2023, more than 1,500 progressive Jews gathered at Farragut Square near the White House to call for a cease-fire in Gaza. The event was organi...
18 Oct 2023
Forward World Jewish Congress head Ron Lauder threatens to pull University of Pennsylvania funding, citing antisemitism 18 Oct 2023
Ronald Lauder, head of the World Jewish Congress and a prominent philanthropist, threatened to withdraw funding from the University of Pennsylvania due to ac...
18 Oct 2023
Forward 'We will continue to have Israel's back,' Biden tells Israel's war cabinet in unprecedented visit 18 Oct 2023
During his visit to Israel amidst the ongoing conflict with Hamas, U.S. President Joe Biden assured Israels war cabinet that the United States will continue ...
18 Oct 2023
Forward Jewish grief must not be weaponized for war 17 Oct 2023
The author discusses the recent violence in Israel/Palestine and emphasizes that Jewish grief should not be used as a justification for more violence. They a...
17 Oct 2023
Forward To support Israel, they're saying nothing at all 17 Oct 2023
Many American Jews have been showing their support for Israel in the wake of the recent attack by Hamas. Some have taken on religious practices such as candl...
17 Oct 2023
Forward This war is just even though it’s brutal. Jewish leaders need to be ready to defend it 17 Oct 2023
The author, Yehuda Kurtzer, describes the current situation in Israel as a just war against Hamas, and emphasizes the importance of standing in solidarity wi...
17 Oct 2023