19
Aug
So-Called Enemies
By Gabi P. Remz
In the wake of the second intifada, anger, fear and pessimism dominated society in Israeli and Palestinian communities. Yet, despite the difficulties...
17
Aug
Yizkor Education
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By Adina Rosenthal
British historian Sir Ian Kershaw famously wrote: “The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved with indifference,” a sentiment that provides...
12
Aug
The AJC, the Supreme Court and Jennifer Rubin
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by Theodore Samets
Jennifer Rubin is angry.
Really, really angry.
What’s got Rubin, one of the loudest right-wing voices on Israel in the United States, with her perch...
12
Aug
From the Archives: My House Shall Be a House Of Prayer For All
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By Lynne Schreiber
From Moment Magazine, December 2005
One day last summer, as my friend Katie and I sat beneath an umbrella at a sidewalk café sipping...
12
Aug
Israel Takes on Wikimania
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by Charles Kopel
“Education is a human right,” declared Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner to an applauding crowd of six hundred last week in the...
10
Aug
A Goy in Jews’ Clothing
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By Steven Philp
Considering the cultural significance of the kippah, it is safe to assume that an individual who chooses to wear one on a regular...
09
Aug
Israel Boycotts, Now Organic
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By Aarian Marshall
Something’s afoot in the Park Slope Food Co-op.
If you are not a local of bourgeois Brooklyn, if the New York Times Metro Section...
09
Aug
Why Should Zion Mourn?
“The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate… and she herself is in bitterness.” These...
08
Aug
Strauss-Kahn—Still Bad For The Jews?
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By Theodore Samets
The idea that France was set to have a Jewish president before the United States sounded weird, anyway.
Of course, some might argue that...
03
Aug
The anti-Manischewitz
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By Adina Rosenthal
Move over Manischewitz; Jewish wine is no longer synonymous with the sweet, syrupy stuff used for Jewish ceremonies. The Israeli wine and beer...
02
Aug
A Golden Opportunity for Livni
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By Niv Elis
It’s not clear why the Israeli left has shied away from putting economic arguments for peace front and center. But the recent explosion...
02
Aug
Pay No Attention to the Jew Behind the Curtain
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By Steven Philp
Over the past year, more than half of all state legislatures have considered proposals that would prevent judges from consulting faith-based or foreign...