Israel Archives

08 Feb

For Israel, Tough Choices on Egypt

May 8, 2012
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By Steven Philp On Saturday Israeli President Shimon Peres offered a defense of beleaguered Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, on the grounds that his rule has been...

03 Feb

Culture, Latest, Religion

The Hypocrisy of Boycotting

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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by Daniel Hoffman Many European and American students are familiar with academic boycotts of Israel, campaigns which emerged in the United Kingdom in the midst of...

28 Jan

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Cairo is Burning; Is Egyptian-Israeli Peace Next?

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Niv Elis As the world watches the unprecedented protests in Cairo unfold live on Al Jazeera, America and Israel face an intractable dilemma over who...

25 Jan

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China Hedges Its Bets in the Middle East

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Gabriel Weinstein Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States was only the beginning of a busy week of diplomacy. Last Tuesday 10 Chinese...

21 Jan

Culture, Latest

Israel's Public Debate Over Privatized Land

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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by Lily Hoffman Simon This week, Jews around the world celebrated Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year for trees. Among many Jews, the most popular way...

20 Jan

Culture, Latest, Religion

The IDF's Rightward Movement?

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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by Lily Hoffman Simon The Israeli Defense Force is often viewed as a reflection of Israeli ideologies, and of the Jewish state in general. This conception...

12 Jan

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The Israeli Daily Show

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Daniel Hoffman The controversial educational video from the Israeli Ministry of Education opens with a kindergarten teacher asking tough questions “to prepare the children for...

06 Jan

Latest, Misc

For Refugees, a Modern Exodus

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Adam Chandler Before escaping to Israel in 2003, Ephraim lived in a camp with 15,000 other Eritreans. Like a growing number of refugees...

24 Dec

Culture, Latest

AIPAC vs. Seinfeld

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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by Daniel Kieval I recently heard a lecture by J. J. Goldberg, senior columnist for The Forward, about the current state of American Judaism and its...

17 Dec

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Learning the Right Lessons?

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer In a recent poll, 30% of Israeli Arabs, out of 700 questioned, don’t believe the Holocaust happened. As the Associated Press reported earlier...

14 Dec

History, Latest

Israel's Other Refugee Problem

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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by Daniel Kieval On Monday night, a few days after thousands marched for human rights in Tel Aviv, Israel deported about 150 refugees back to their...

09 Dec

History, Latest

Israel’s Katrina

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Gabriel Weinstein After last week’s forest fire, the Carmel region in Northern Israel’s once emerald forests and fields have become a barren prairie of charred...