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Israel presses on with settler-fueled archaeology expansion, crippling Palestinian communities (Jun 26, 2026 02:43 PM - Forward.com – All)JERICHO, WEST BANK — Israel’s ultranationalist government and its backers are undertaking a major drive to develop and expand archeological sites in the occupied West Bank, with leaders stressing that it is incumbent upon Jewish citizens to connect to their history and heritage. “He who doesn’t understand the importance of an archeological site for the... The post Israel presses on with settler-fueled archaeology expansion, crippling Palestinian communities appeared first on The Forward .
The eternal summer question that no rabbi can answer: Will I finally hit a home run this year? (Jun 26, 2026 02:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
I was six or seven years old when I first dared to dream of hitting a home run. Nixon was president. Kissinger was National Security Adviser. Le Duc Tho chain-smoked at the Paris Peace Conferences where they argued for three months over the shape of the negotiating table. I was one of the dusty dumpy... The post The eternal summer question that no rabbi can answer: Will I finally hit a home run this year? appeared first on The Forward .
For years, Jewish activists tried to get the NYC Dyke March to accept Zionists. Now, they’re moving on. (Jun 26, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Tens of thousands of queer women are expected to take to the streets of Manhattan on Saturday to celebrate the women who fought for their right to celebrate safely and to declare equal rights for all. Some will also be there to condemn the state of Israel, as organizers of the renowned Dyke March insist... The post For years, Jewish activists tried to get the NYC Dyke March to accept Zionists. Now, they’re moving on. appeared first on The Forward .
For Mel Brooks and generations of his admirers, 100 years is not enough (Jun 26, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Of how many Jewish comedians can it be sincerely said that 100 years of life is not enough? Mel Brooks (born Kaminsky) who celebrates his centenary on June 28, has long been inspiring belly laughs with Yiddishkeit that has only recently been judged worthy of academic attention, as a volume of scholarly essays proved last... The post For Mel Brooks and generations of his admirers, 100 years is not enough appeared first on The Forward .
‘There was a campaign’: UN torture official says colleagues tried to block her letter documenting Oct. 7 atrocities (Jun 25, 2026 06:31 PM - Forward.com – All)
An Australian lawyer tasked by the United Nations with monitoring and documenting allegations of torture and cruelty is accusing colleagues within the UN human rights system of trying to block the publication of a Jan. 2024 letter she wrote documenting allegations of abuses committed during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel months earlier. Alice... The post ‘There was a campaign’: UN torture official says colleagues tried to block her letter documenting Oct. 7 atrocities appeared first on The Forward .
The Netanyahu-Trump alliance reaches its breaking point (Jun 25, 2026 05:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
For decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s greatest political asset was the United States. Even Israelis who distrusted him, opposed him, or blamed him for deepening the country’s divisions often accepted one proposition: Netanyahu understood the U.S. better than any other politician. He knew how to preserve Israel’s position at the center of American politics... The post The Netanyahu-Trump alliance reaches its breaking point appeared first on The Forward .
The White House cabinet is eating like your zayde (Jun 25, 2026 03:03 PM - Forward.com – All)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hawking a new diet: sauerkraut. Yes, lacto-fermented cabbage. And it’s catching on with Trump’s cabinet, according to The Wall Street Journal, which reported that Vice President JD Vance, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are all heaping their plates with cabbage — apparently “drawn by the promise... The post The White House cabinet is eating like your zayde appeared first on The Forward .
Chair of Britain’s largest arts center to step down amid antisemitism scrutiny (Jun 25, 2026 10:29 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The chair of the United Kingdom’s largest arts institution will step down this fall following months of controversy over allegations of antisemitism and his social media activity related to Israel. Misan Harriman, 48, the chair of the publicly funded Southbank Centre in central London that hosts millions of visitors per year, publicly stated ... The post Chair of Britain’s largest arts center to step down amid antisemitism scrutiny appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani touts ‘Babies not Bombs’ messaging after flexing political muscle in the New York primaries (Jun 25, 2026 01:21 AM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the victories of the progressive candidates he endorsed in New York’s Democratic primaries describing their success as a “shift in the balance of power.” Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the morning after the primaries, Mamdani touted the triumphs as a shift in the... The post Mamdani touts ‘Babies not Bombs’ messaging after flexing political muscle in the New York primaries appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish anti-Zionist David Orkin defeats incumbent in NY Assembly primary (Jun 25, 2026 01:20 AM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — David Orkin, a Jewish anti-Zionist attorney and democratic socialist, defeated incumbent New York State Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Orkin won State Assembly District 38, which includes parts of Queens. Orkin, an immigrant workers’ rights attorney and union organizer, received 58.8% of the vote, while Rajkumar, who has... The post Jewish anti-Zionist David Orkin defeats incumbent in NY Assembly primary appeared first on The Forward .
Half of Americans think the U.S. is ‘too supportive’ of Israel (Jun 25, 2026 01:18 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A new survey found that 48% of American voters think the United States is “too supportive” of Israel, the highest since the pollster started asking the question in 2017. The survey published Wednesday by Quinnipiac University also found that 60% of respondents reported that military intervention in Iran was “not worth it” as... The post Half of Americans think the U.S. is ‘too supportive’ of Israel appeared first on The Forward .
How Israel’s strongest partisans destroyed global support for Israel (Jun 24, 2026 11:28 PM - Forward.com – All)
No one has done more damage to Israel than the people who claim to love it the most. As this week’s shocking election news demonstrates, the extremism of Benjamin Netanyahu, his far-right coalition partners, and his fundamentalist Amen corner in the United States has destroyed the bipartisan support for Israel that has been in place... The post How Israel’s strongest partisans destroyed global support for Israel appeared first on The Forward .
Victory for Mamdani’s candidates prompts Jewish leaders to puzzle over implications (Jun 24, 2026 08:54 PM - Forward.com – All)
Jewish leaders across the political spectrum nationally were reeling — some in celebration, others suffering through elevated anxiety — after a trio of Congressional candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept their primary contests Tuesday by taking out establishment favorites with track records of supporting Israel. “We’re disappointed in the losses,” said... The post Victory for Mamdani’s candidates prompts Jewish leaders to puzzle over implications appeared first on The Forward .
Victory for Mamdani’s candidates prompts Jewish leaders to puzzle over what’s next (Jun 24, 2026 08:54 PM - Forward.com – All)
Jewish leaders across the political spectrum nationally were reeling — some in celebration, others suffering through elevated anxiety — after a trio of Congressional candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept their primary contests Tuesday by taking out establishment favorites with track records of supporting Israel. “We’re disappointed in the losses,” said... The post Victory for Mamdani’s candidates prompts Jewish leaders to puzzle over what’s next appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s cheerleaders lost big in the New York primary (Jun 24, 2026 08:31 PM - Forward.com – All)
To read the news Wednesday morning, the biggest loser in New York’s primary elections wasn’t a candidate in the race. It wasn’t even a person. It was Israel. Three candidates who support ending or conditioning American military aid to Israel, all backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, won competitive primaries. The New York Times‘ assessment was... The post Israel’s cheerleaders lost big in the New York primary appeared first on The Forward .
Long after he was murdered by the Nazis, Marc Bloch enters the Panthéon (Jun 24, 2026 07:30 PM - Forward.com – All)
Yesterday, Paris experienced two record-breaking events. The first was that the city’s temperature hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit, forcing tourist sites like the Eiffel Tower and Louvre to close early. The second occurred at the Panthéon, which remained open to welcome the coffin of Marc Bloch, the first historian to enter this hallowed site. The event... The post Long after he was murdered by the Nazis, Marc Bloch enters the Panthéon appeared first on The Forward .
Why Israel’s soccer team competes in Europe rather than Asia (Jun 24, 2026 07:04 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — TEL AVIV — More than five decades after Israel’s only World Cup appearance, the Israel Football Association says it has no intention of trying to leave Europe for the Asian regional qualifying system that once took the country to the tournament, before Arab-led boycotts helped force it out. The launch this month of... The post Why Israel’s soccer team competes in Europe rather than Asia appeared first on The Forward .
A klezmer virtuoso, Joseph Moskowitz was a cymbalist of Jewish progress in America (Jun 24, 2026 06:52 PM - Forward.com – All)
The restaurant occupies a long narrow basement on the Lower East Side. It is packed with a hundred Jews who fill the air with a fog of blue tobacco smoke as steak and lamb grills over charcoal. Everyone, it seems, has a glass of red Romanian wine, including the cymbalom player who is banging out... The post A klezmer virtuoso, Joseph Moskowitz was a cymbalist of Jewish progress in America appeared first on The Forward .
Primaries prove it: In New York, pro-Israel politics are now a liability (Jun 24, 2026 05:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A little more than a year ago, thousands showed up for the annual Paul Feig z”l Tikkun Leil Shavuot at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, an all-night bonanza of eclectic Jewish learning. The program featured dozens of rabbis, scholars, journalists and artists. Yet the unquestioned star of the night was Ritchie Torres, the... The post Primaries prove it: In New York, pro-Israel politics are now a liability appeared first on The Forward .
Pro-Israel Adrian Boafo beats crowded field to replace Maryland’s Steny Hoyer (Jun 24, 2026 02:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Pro-Israel candidate Adrian Boafo won Maryland’s Democratic primary to fill longtime Rep. Steny Hoyer’s seat on Tuesday, after waging a campaign supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at a time when other members of his party are disavowing the pro-Israel lobbying group. Boafo, 32, is a state delegate who entered the... The post Pro-Israel Adrian Boafo beats crowded field to replace Maryland’s Steny Hoyer appeared first on The Forward .
AIPAC-backed Adrian Boafo beats crowded field to replace Maryland’s Steny Hoyer (Jun 24, 2026 02:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Pro-Israel candidate Adrian Boafo won Maryland’s Democratic primary to fill longtime Rep. Steny Hoyer’s seat on Tuesday, after waging a campaign supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at a time when other members of his party are disavowing the pro-Israel lobbying group. Boafo, 32, is a state delegate who entered the... The post AIPAC-backed Adrian Boafo beats crowded field to replace Maryland’s Steny Hoyer appeared first on The Forward .
‘Mensch of Manhattan’ Lasher wins over Bores in fight for Nadler’s seat, media projects (Jun 24, 2026 10:17 AM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — Micah Lasher has defeated Alex Bores in the battle for retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler’s Manhattan congressional seat, according to media projections Tuesday night. In the race for the 12th Congressional District, the most Jewish in the country, Lasher had 40,106 votes, or 39.1 percent, and Bores collected 35,822 votes, or... The post ‘Mensch of Manhattan’ Lasher wins over Bores in fight for Nadler’s seat, media projects appeared first on The Forward .
I helped sell Obama’s Iran deal. Its critics owe us all an explanation. (Jun 24, 2026 08:43 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Neoconservatives have some ‘splainin’ to do, as Lucy’s television husband, Ricky Ricardo used to say. The war on Iran has turned out to be a debacle of historic proportions. After months of military escalation, tens of billions of dollars expended, critical weapons stockpiles depleted, and a region once again thrown into crisis, the... The post I helped sell Obama’s Iran deal. Its critics owe us all an explanation. appeared first on The Forward .
Lander unseats Goldman on winning congressional election night for Mamdani (Jun 24, 2026 02:43 AM - Forward.com – All)
Former City Comptroller Brad Lander handily defeated incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman in the New York Democratic primary Tuesday night, while lesser-known Assemblymember Claire Valdez secured the nomination for another House seat — both after campaigning as sharp critics of Israel and with the endorsement of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Preliminary results showed Lander with about 66% of... The post Lander unseats Goldman on winning congressional election night for Mamdani appeared first on The Forward .
Lander, Avila Chevalier unseat incumbents on winning congressional primary night for Mamdani (Jun 24, 2026 02:43 AM - Forward.com – All)
Two congressional candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated sitting members of Congress in New York Democratic primaries Tuesday night, delivering a major victory for Mamdani in his effort to shake up the Democratic establishment and upend its relationship to Israel. Former City Comptroller Brad Lander handily defeated incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman in the New... The post Lander, Avila Chevalier unseat incumbents on winning congressional primary night for Mamdani appeared first on The Forward .
Pro-Israel Democrats battle to take on vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (Jun 23, 2026 09:45 PM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — Voters in New York’s Hudson Valley on Tuesday are choosing a Democrat to challenge the staunchly pro-Israel Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in a heavily Jewish swing district. Two candidates have emerged as frontrunners in the Democratic primary in New York’s 17th Congressional District, a suburb of New York City that... The post Pro-Israel Democrats battle to take on vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler appeared first on The Forward .
Pro-Israel Democrat Cait Conley to take on vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (Jun 23, 2026 09:45 PM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — Voters in New York’s Hudson Valley on Tuesday chose Cait Conley, a military veteran and former national security aide, as the Democrat to challenge the staunchly pro-Israel Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in a heavily Jewish swing district. New York’s 17th Congressional District is a suburb of New York City that... The post Pro-Israel Democrat Cait Conley to take on vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler appeared first on The Forward .
Primary battle between rabbi and Jewish lawyer is a referendum on Mamdani and buffer zones (Jun 23, 2026 09:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — A primary race on New York’s Upper West Side for a state legislative battle pits a rabbi against a Jewish lawyer in a referendum on where Jews stand on Mayor Zohran Mamdani and on the right to protest outside houses of worship. Stephanie Ruskay would be the first female rabbi... The post Primary battle between rabbi and Jewish lawyer is a referendum on Mamdani and buffer zones appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani-backed Eli Northrup beats Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay in State Assembly race (Jun 23, 2026 09:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — Eli Northrup trounced Stephanie Ruskay Tuesday night in the hotly contested Democratic primary for the State Assembly’s District 69, which covers much of the Upper West Side. With 92% of the vote counted, Northrup was beating Ruskay 60.3% to 39.4%. Northrup, endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is a public defender... The post Mamdani-backed Eli Northrup beats Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay in State Assembly race appeared first on The Forward .
DOJ investigates coffee shop that banned Rep. Goldman as his support for Israel threatens to topple his reelection bid (Jun 23, 2026 09:40 PM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — The Justice Department is investigating a Brooklyn coffee shop that banned Rep. Dan Goldman over his support for Israel, as tensions over the Middle East fuel a rival’s surging bid to unseat him in Tuesday’s New York Democratic primary. Poetica Coffee, a local chain, posted a photo of Goldman at... The post DOJ investigates coffee shop that banned Rep. Goldman as his support for Israel threatens to topple his reelection bid appeared first on The Forward .
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