Politics
Drama in the Aquatic Cube at Beijing
Iranian swimmer Mohammad Alirezaei withdrew from the 100-meter breaststroke prelims on Saturday, raising suspicion that he did so because an Israeli swimmer, Tom Beeri, was placed in the same heat. If Alrezaei did indeed pull out of the race for political reasons, Iran would face...
A Dangerous Place?
Senior Editor Mandy Katz reports from Israel: Megiddo, an ancient city overseeing the mountain pass from Mesopotamia across the Jezreel Valley, supposedly saw some of history's fiercest battles. Indeed, many Christians expect an even bigger conflagration there, as the site is also called "Armageddon," a variant...
Jerusalem Gets Botoxed s
Senior Editor Mandy Katz reports from Israel: Jerusalem's had work done. Well, not the Old City, which changes little from day t--- er, century to century. In the Old City, it can take 500 years for a new layer of architecture and culture...
Rep. Cohen Wins Primary Despite Inappropriate Attacks
Jewish Rep. Steve Cohen—he of the House resolution condemning slavery and Jim Crow laws that we covered recently—has overcome his opponent Nikki Tinker and her advertising attacks to win the Democratic primary in Tennessee's Ninth District. The district's tiny Republican contingent means the primary victory...
Our Response to David Duke, White Nationalists
When we discovered that David Duke, the Holocaust denier, former KKK grand wizard, and anti-Semite extraordinaire, and the White Nationalist online community Stormfront picked up on an article in the current issue of Moment Magazine entitled "When Money Grows On Jewish Trees," our...
USCJ Issues Hekhsher Tsedek Policy
The Agriprocessor, Inc., saga continues. But this time it looks like something positive has emerged from the fracas. The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism has announced its policy for the ethical hekhsher tsedek, which will be placed on foods deriving from companies complying with a...
Olmert Announces He'll Step Down
You have no doubt heard that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, embattled in a corruption investigation and still taking heat from the 2006 Lebanon War, announced he will step down yesterday. What do you think? Is this a good thing for Israel? Who should take Olmert's...
An "Outrageous Display of Unrepentant Racism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia"
When Dinko Sakić, the last living Holocaust concentration camp director, died last week, Jewish organizations and others hoped that his funeral would not be used as an opportunity for far-right groups to celebrate the actions of this mass murderer. Instead, The Simon Wiesenthal Center and...
Jewish Rep. Sponsors House Resolution Apologizing for Slavery, Jim Crow
Just when you thought we were finished with Jewish/African-American issues...