Hollande-Valls are Charlies. Netanyahu too. The ordered the Charlie Hebdo massacre and induced million people to adore them for that!

January 16, 2015 The Forward Today

Terror Cash 'Piggy Bank'? BY PAUL BERGER A scrappy Jewish legal group won millions in compensation for victims of terror attacks. But did much of the cash wind up going to Orthodox yeshivas instead of its court fight? When #WeAren'tAllCharlie BY HUSSEIN IBISH The world spoke as one to defend freedom of expression after the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks — or did it? Hussein Ibish says Muslim and Western countries both fail to live up to their words. Michael Douglas — Really? BY JANE EISNER The million-dollar Genesis Prize was awarded to Michael Douglas. He makes last year’s winner — Michael Bloomberg — look like an inspired choice, Jane Eisner writes. Art of Controversy BY SHIRA RUBIN Jo Milgrom rescues precious artifacts for her eye-catching artwork. When she started using old Torah mantles, some critics say she went too far. Featured Blog Post Worst. Aunt. Ever. BY ANNE COHEN What does it take for Ayn Rand to lend you $25? Just ask her niece. A recent letter from the philosopher outlines the strict conditions under which she would do such a favor. Breaking News CNN's Jim Clancy Blasted for 'Cripple' Tweet on Israel French School Bigotry Forces Families To Leave Monica Lewinsky Gets Magazine Award Nod Presidents Conference Eases Rules After J Street Flap This Week's Highlights Why Bibi Crashed March BY BARAK RAVID Benjamin Netanyahu was asked not to attend the Paris anti-terror march by French President Francois Hollande. Did Israeli politics lead him to ignore the request and go anyway? Bubbe vs. Bubbe BY MARLA BROWN FOGELMAN What happens when your two grandmothers live next door to each other and don’t get along? Marla Brown Fogelman can finally explain, now that she is a bubbe. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. BY GAL BECKERMAN French President Francois Hollande shouldn’t have tried to keep Benjamin Netanyahu away from the Paris march, Gal Beckerman writes. If anyone had a right to be there, Bibi did. Gray Lady Gnashes Teeth BY J.J. GOLDBERG The New York Times portrays itself as an arbiter in the debate over running Charlie Hebdo’s provocative cartoons. Trouble is, there ain’t much of a debate, as J.J. Goldberg explains. Connect with us!