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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
Forward Hundreds of writers protest cancellation of Palestinian author's event at Frankfurt Book Fair 17 Oct 2023
Over 600 writers, academics, and publishing professionals are protesting the cancellation of an event honoring Palestinian author Adania Shibli at the Frankf...
17 Oct 2023
Forward Can Biden transform a human tragedy into a diplomatic opportunity? 17 Oct 2023
President Joe Biden has an opportunity to transform the recent tragedy in Israel, caused by a brutal terrorist attack by Hamas, into a diplomatic opportunity...
17 Oct 2023
Forward Netanyahu has turned his back on Israel's hostages, and abandoned Israel in its darkest moment 17 Oct 2023
The article criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for neglecting the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and for his approach to the conflict ...
17 Oct 2023
Forward Wexner Foundation ends Harvard fellowships, citing school’s ‘failure’ to condemn Hamas 16 Oct 2023
The Wexner Foundation has ended its program that paid for Israeli students to obtain master's degrees at Harvard, citing the university's failure to condemn ...
16 Oct 2023
Forward Taylor Swift bodyguard to enter a new ‘Era' — in a tour with the IDF 16 Oct 2023
An Israeli-born bodyguard who previously worked for Taylor Swift has left his job to join the IDF and defend his country against Hamas. The guard expressed h...
16 Oct 2023
Forward They were wounded in combat and terror attacks. Now, they’re aiding the latest victims of Hamas 16 Oct 2023
BeLev Echad, an organization that equips wounded IDF soldiers to help newly wounded soldiers rehabilitate, is providing support to victims of the recent Hama...
16 Oct 2023
Forward It was one of the strangest Jewish records ever made — good luck finding a way to listen to it 16 Oct 2023
The Whitney Museum is showcasing a new Harry Smith exhibit, featuring an LP of recordings made with Lower East Side Rabbi Nuftali Zvi Margolies in the 1950s....
16 Oct 2023
Forward 6-year-old Muslim boy fatally stabbed in Illinois hate crime amid Israel-Hamas war 15 Oct 2023
In a tragic incident illustrating the rising tensions from the Israel-Hamas conflict, a six-year-old Muslim boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, was fatally stabbed by his...
15 Oct 2023
Forward Americans sympathize with Israel and support its right to target Hamas but worry about a broader conflict, polls show 15 Oct 2023
New polls show that Americans support Israel's military campaign against Hamas and believe in providing continued US assistance to Israel. However, there are...
15 Oct 2023
Forward Prosecutors charge teen accused of attacking Israeli Columbia University student with hate crimes 14 Oct 2023
A teenager at Columbia University has been charged with hate crimes for assaulting an Israeli student who was hanging up posters of Israelis kidnapped by Ham...
14 Oct 2023
Forward I volunteered, transporting sick Palestinian children to hospitals — it hardly seems possible anymore 14 Oct 2023
The author, Joanna Chen, shares her experiences volunteering with The Road to Recovery, an Israeli NGO that transports sick Palestinian children to hospitals...
14 Oct 2023
Forward 50 years ago, like today, Israel's failure to anticipate a major attack rewrote the playbook for an entire region 13 Oct 2023
The recent intelligence failure in Israel, resulting in a major attack by Hamas, highlights the dangers of relying on core assumptions in intelligence work. ...
13 Oct 2023
Forward Your kids' questions on Israel, Hamas and Gaza, answered 13 Oct 2023
In this article, the author answers questions from children and teenagers about the conflict between Israel and Hamas. They explain that Hamas is a militant ...
13 Oct 2023
Forward I'm a Jewish Harvard student. A right-wing doxxing mob is attacking my peers 13 Oct 2023
A Jewish student at Harvard College shares her experience of a culture war that has erupted on campus following a statement by the Palestine Solidarity Commi...
13 Oct 2023
Forward George Santos calls man ‘human scum’ for asking question about Gaza 13 Oct 2023
U.S. Representative George Santos (R-N.Y.) got into a heated confrontation on Capitol Hill when a man asked him about his actions regarding the Israeli army'...
13 Oct 2023
Forward Schumer says Hamas massacre reminds him of his family’s plight during Holocaust 13 Oct 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is traveling to Israel with a bipartisan group of senators to meet with Israeli leaders and discuss military aid to comb...
13 Oct 2023
Forward ‘No safety to be found’: Americans with family in Gaza watch and worry 13 Oct 2023
As Israeli airstrikes continue to bombard Gaza, Palestinian Americans are anxiously following the violence from thousands of miles away. They use local Pales...
13 Oct 2023
Forward The most beautiful new bagel shop in New York doesn't have any bagels in it 13 Oct 2023
Feltz Bagels is an immersive art exhibit by Lucy Sparrow that replicates a New York bagel shop entirely out of felt and paint. Sparrow conducted thorough res...
13 Oct 2023
Forward Jewish NYC council member arrested for carrying gun near pro-Palestinian rally 13 Oct 2023
Inna Vernikov, a Jewish New York City Council member, was arrested for carrying a gun near a pro-Palestinian rally at Brooklyn College. She was charged with ...
13 Oct 2023
Forward ‘At least we know that she’s alive’: The family of a young woman captured by Hamas insists on hope 13 Oct 2023
Inbar Haiman, a 28-year-old woman from Israel, was captured by Hamas terrorists at a music festival. The festival was attacked by terrorists, resulting in th...
13 Oct 2023
Forward ‘Can’t break us’: Brooklyn Nets preseason game against Israeli team turns into celebration for Israel supporters 13 Oct 2023
In a preseason game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Israeli team Maccabi Raanana, Israeli pop star Noa Kirel sang the national anthem, Hatikvah, with an Is...
13 Oct 2023
Forward VIDEO: An Israeli reserve soldier on the front sends a pre-sabbath greeting in Yiddish 13 Oct 2023
The Forward recently received a pre-Shabbat greeting in Yiddish from an Israeli reserve soldier named Yonatan. In a video sent two days prior, Yonatan can be...
13 Oct 2023
Forward Israeli soldier on the front singing a Yiddish fighting song 12 Oct 2023
A video clip has been received by The Forward showing an Israeli reserve soldier singing The Partisan Hymn, a famous Yiddish fighting song, while inside a ta...
12 Oct 2023
Forward Stanford instructor removed for targeting Jewish students as ‘colonizers’ after Hamas attack on Israel 12 Oct 2023
An instructor at Stanford University has been suspended for targeting Jewish and Israeli students during a classroom discussion on the Israel-Gaza conflict. ...
12 Oct 2023
Forward He was a peace activist with a PhD. In dying, Hayim Katsman saved 3 other lives 12 Oct 2023
Hayim Katsman, a peace activist with a Ph.D., was murdered by Hamas while hiding in a closet on Kibbutz Holit. His death saved three lives as his body shield...
12 Oct 2023
Forward Jewish Republicans rebuke Trump for ‘inflammatory’ criticism of Israel and its leaders amid war 12 Oct 2023
Jewish Republicans are expressing their disapproval of former President Donald Trump's recent critical remarks about Israel and its leaders. While many Jewis...
12 Oct 2023
Forward Wedding during wartime: A donated cake, a volunteer band, fairy lights by the bomb shelter 12 Oct 2023
In the midst of a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, a couple in Jerusalem decided to proceed with their wedding, albeit on a smaller scale and in a communit...
12 Oct 2023
Forward What a new book on the West Bank says about Israel's latest crisis 12 Oct 2023
Nathan Thrall, an American think-tank researcher and writer, and Abed Salama, a Palestinian resident of the West Bank, were on a book tour in New York City w...
12 Oct 2023
Forward ‘He lived such a full life’: In a city on a hilltop, a family mourns its oldest son 11 Oct 2023
The article tells the story of Ariel Eliyahu, a 19-year-old IDF soldier who was killed while fighting Hamas. Ariel was described as sweet, smart, and deeply ...
11 Oct 2023
Forward Playing Monopoly to the sound of warplanes 11 Oct 2023
The article discusses the experiences and emotions of residents in Tzfat, a city near the Lebanon border in northern Israel, during a false alarm of a possib...
11 Oct 2023
Forward Law firm rescinds job offer after NYU law student blames Hamas' attack on Israel 11 Oct 2023
A law firm has rescinded a job offer to a New York University (NYU) law student after they blamed Israel for the loss of life in a Hamas attack. Ryna Workman...
11 Oct 2023
Forward How Biden condemned Hamas for rape before the IDF officially confirmed it happened 11 Oct 2023
President Joe Biden condemned Hamas for committing rape, assault, and parading women as trophies during a historic speech expressing unwavering US support fo...
11 Oct 2023
Forward Vivian Silver, 74-year-old peace activist, grandmother, and friend, confirmed dead 11 Oct 2023
Vivian Silver, a 74-year-old Canadian-Israeli peace activist, was confirmed dead after being killed during the October 7th attack by Hamas in Kibbutz Beeri. ...
11 Oct 2023
Forward Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, a centrist rival, form emergency wartime government 11 Oct 2023
In the face of a national crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and centrist rival Benny Gantz have set aside their differences to form an emerge...
11 Oct 2023