Middle East Archives

30 Mar

An Iranian-Israeli Love-In?

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
1 comment

by Kelley Kidd Recently, Facebook has been bombarding me. Not with its usual memes and Spotify updates, but with a slew of politically oriented statuses and...

02 Nov

History, topics

Should We Remove the “Israel Filter” When Studying the Middle East? It’s Worth Trying.

February 1, 2013
By Moment
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By Leigh Nusbaum A few weeks ago, my class on the contemporary politics in the Middle East was discussing the domestic future of Syria, particularly when...

02 Nov

History, topics

Should We Remove the "Israel Filter" When Studying the Middle East? It's Worth Trying.

February 1, 2013
By Moment
6 comments

By Leigh Nusbaum A few weeks ago, my class on the contemporary politics in the Middle East was discussing the domestic future of Syria, particularly when...

14 Oct

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Yom Kippur, Israel and Turkey

February 1, 2013
By Moment
2 comments

By Leigh Nusbaum There is a saying in my High Holy Day siddur, the Gates of Repentance, that says, “For transgressions against God, the Day of...

12 Oct

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A Jewish New Year Resolution: Scaling Back Our Use of the “D” Word

February 1, 2013
By Moment
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By Leigh Nusbaum This is not a salvo—this is a challenge. This past year, both Jewish and secular, has been an incredible conundrum for Jews in Israel...

30 Aug

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Egypt on the Edge

August 30, 2011
By elisniv
4 comments

By Adina RosenthalTensions in the Middle East have sadly reached a familiar high. Recently, Gaza militants ambushed Israeli vehicles in southern Israel near Eilat, killing...

26 Jul

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Blame Canada (for Anti-Zionism)

July 26, 2011
By elisniv
5 comments

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...

20 Jul

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We, the (Arab) People

October 11, 2012
By elisniv
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By Aarian Marshall Like many people my age, I watched the Arab Spring on CNN, from my university’s Student Campus Center. Sometimes, someone would change the...

22 Jun

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Arab Spring, Flotilla Summer

June 22, 2011
By elisniv
5 comments

By Adina Rosenthal ‘Tis the season. Flotilla season, that is. Summertime marks a new tradition of groups gathering in boats and sailing to the Gaza Strip,...

10 Jun

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Is NPR Anti-Israel?

June 10, 2011
By Symi Rom-Rymer
5 comments

by Symi Rom-Rymer It’s practically impossible for a news organization, especially one like NPR, that is considered left-of-center, to cover the Middle East conflict and not to...

24 May

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