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Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb speaks to fellow pro-cease-fire protesters in the rotunda of the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Nov. 13, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy JVP)
Posted inLocal Voice

Jews who protest against Israel are not your enemies

Mariyama Scott by Mariyama Scott November 17, 2023November 17, 2023
Rabbi Yonatan Cohen (right) attended the March for Israel in Washington along with his sons and a delegation of 18 members of his synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel of Berkeley, Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy Cohen)
Posted inOpinion

‘We are not alone’: I joined this week’s March for Israel in my nephew’s memory

by Rabbi Yonatan Cohen November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
Pastor John Hagee speaking at the March for Israel in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. (Screenshot/StandWithUs-YouTube)
Posted inAnalysis

Who is John Hagee, the Christian Zionist pastor who spoke at the March for Israel?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox November 14, 2023November 14, 2023
Elena Colomba draws a Star of David at a Thousand Oaks street corner where a Jewish pro-Israel protester, Paul Kessler, was killed during an altercation, Nov. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jacob Gurvis)
Posted inOpinion

A 69-year-old Jew died after a confrontation at a protest. His death offers important warnings

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman November 10, 2023November 12, 2023
Pro-Palestinian teachers in Oakland organized themselves early in the ongoing war. Here, a banner reads "Oakland Educators Say Fund Education, Not War on Gaza" at an Oakland Unified School District meeting on Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy anonymous)
Posted inOpinion

Yes to remote public comments; Progressives and Israel; etc.

by J. Readers November 9, 2023November 9, 2023
Photos of hostages displayed at Israel’s consulate in New York. (Photo/Forward-Jodi Rudoren)
Posted inUncategorized, Opinion

Siding with humanity means watching the horrific videos from Oct. 7 — and from the bombings in Gaza

Jodi Rudoren by Jodi Rudoren November 8, 2023November 8, 2023
Amos Dor holds a combined U.S. and Israeli flag during a rally demanding the release of Hamas' hostages at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Oct. 13, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inUncategorized

Give generously to Israel — but don’t forget the U.S. Jewish community

Barry Finestone (Photo/Courtesy) by Barry Finestone November 7, 2023November 7, 2023
Palestinian families pack up their belongings and dismantle their homes in the West Bank village of Khirbet Zanuta after repeated instances of Israeli settler violence and harassment, Oct. 30, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Marcus Yam-Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

I was the victim of settler violence in the West Bank. Looking away from it will endanger all of us.

Sam Stein by Sam Stein November 6, 2023
Inset: Nitza Agam in 1973 (Photo/Courtesy Agam). Background: Israeli tanks cruise through the desert during the Yom Kippur War. (Photo/IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Posted inFirst Person

It took 50 years to process the last loss. I don’t have another 50.

Nitza Agam (Photo/Courtesy Agam) by Nitza Agam November 3, 2023November 8, 2023
"A morte de Agag" by Gustave Doré depicts the moment before the beheading of Agag, an Amalekite king, in I Samuel.
Posted inUncategorized

Comparing Hamas to Amalek, our biblical nemesis, will ultimately hurt Israel

by Joshua Krug November 2, 2023

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