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  The two things I fear most after the horrifying attack on Jews in Boulder

  Our leaders must de-escalate — or things will get even worse

  By Emily Tamkin

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  Take it from us, antisemitism envoys for Trump and Biden: The fight against Jew-hatred must not be politicized

  Ambassador (ret.) Elan Carr, Ambassador (ret.) Deborah Lipstadt and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the president’s pick for the position, speak in one voice

  By Yehuda Kaploun, and Elan Carr, and Deborah E. Lipstadt Jun 2, 2025 | 3 min read
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  At the forefront of French opposition to the war in Gaza, the superstar rabbi who inspired an HBO series

  Decrying destruction, death and famine, Delphine Horvilleur is practicing what she's been preaching

  By Robert Zaretsky Jun 1, 2025 | 3 min read

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• Jodi Rudoren This is my last column as editor of the Forward

  

• Jay Michaelson Being Jewish in America today feels like walking multiple tightropes at once

  

• Rob Eshman My brother-in-law’s kibbutz weathered Oct. 7. Then came the Iranian missile strikes

  

• Nora Berman Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla was never going to help Palestinians

  

• Dan Perry Celebrating my daughter’s birthday in a bomb shelter, as missiles struck Tel Aviv

  

• Emily Tamkin Trump’s latest move makes Mahmoud Khalil a Joseph for our times

  

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  After the DC shooting, both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups are failing

  The deaths of the murdered couple demand deeper introspection from both groups

  By David N. Myers May 30, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Israel is becoming a pariah state. Here’s what American Jews must do.

  American Jews can no longer afford to defer to institutions that ask them to check their conscience at the door

  By Daniel Sokatch May 29, 2025 | 4 min read
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  For new parents, the aid crisis in Gaza is hitting hard

  Social media is exposing new parents to the constant suffering of babies and children in Gaza

  By Nora Berman May 29, 2025 | 4 min read
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  After 600 days of war, is it time to retire the phrase ‘tikkun olam’?

  As Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan observes, perhaps we can't repair the world — but maybe we can give it a little more air

  By Aviya Kushner May 28, 2025 | 4 min read
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  Antisemitism is no longer just an ideology — it’s an economic model

  Regulation, not education, is needed to combat the new economy of hate fueled by AI

  By Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler May 28, 2025 | 3 min read
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  We must face reality — the Gaza war is now a war of annihilation

  Canceling Israel’s critics won’t change the reality of what is unfolding in Gaza

  By Jay Michaelson May 28, 2025 | 7 min read
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  Netanyahu is at a crossroads: Endless war, or peace?

  A regional transformation is still possible if the Israeli leader has the chutzpah

  By Dan Perry May 27, 2025 | 4 min read
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  De Gaulle would weep at the soullessness of Netanyahu and Trump

  Blaming France for the murders in Washington, D.C. is yet another low for Israel's prime minister

  By Robert Zaretsky May 25, 2025 | 5 min read