Israel Archives

09 Aug

Israel Boycotts, Now Organic

August 9, 2011
By elisniv
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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...

03 Aug

Culture, History

The anti-Manischewitz

August 3, 2011
By elisniv
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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

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A Golden Opportunity for Livni

July 27, 2023
By elisniv
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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...

29 Jul

Culture, topics

Going for Gold at the Jewish Olympics

July 30, 2021
By Sala Levin
5 comments

Since 1932, the Maccabiah Games have drawn the finest Jewish athletes to participate in a wide array of events.

28 Jul

Culture, Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine

Should Jews Play Richard Wagner?

February 12, 2021
By Theodore Samets
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Richard Wagner, the lauded 19th-century German composer of operas such as Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal, had an anti-Semitic streak. It was more than just a...

26 Jul

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Blame Canada (for Anti-Zionism)

July 26, 2011
By elisniv
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By Adina Rosenthal Canadian bacon isn’t the only thing that’s unkosher. Earlier this month, the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism (CPCCA), released its report concluding...

22 Jul

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Where Does This J Street Go?

October 11, 2012
By Sala Levin
1 comment

by Theodore Samets Summer is a time for sales. It’s a time for vacations. It’s a time to escape work in the afternoon to get to...

18 Jul

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Glenn Beck’s Wet Hot Israeli Summer

July 18, 2011
By elisniv
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By Adina Rosenthal Glenn Beck is making quite a splash in the Jewish state this summer. This August, Beck will host “Restoring Courage,” a three-part event...

13 Jul

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A Shakeup in District 9

July 13, 2011
By Sala Levin
1 comment

by Theodore Samets In Monday’s Huffington Post, Ed Koch, the former Democratic mayor of New York City, and an outspoken supporter of Israel, did something scandalous:...

12 Jul

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United (Nations) We Fall

July 12, 2011
By elisniv
7 comments

By Adina Rosenthal Anthony Weiner may have proved that social media can reveal the naked truth, but a far more stark reality has emerged from the...

08 Jul

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Dueling Loyalties?

July 8, 2011
By Sala Levin
1 comment

by Theodore Samets Among the many back-and-forths between current American, Israeli, and Palestinian leaders is the demand that Palestinians recognize Israel not only as a nation...

05 Jul

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NGO Monitor Responds

July 5, 2011
By elisniv
4 comments

By Naftali Balanson, NGO Monitor (From the July/August Issue of Moment) Letty Cottin Pogrebin’s uncritical piece on the Israeli NGO known as Breaking the Silence, or...