JERUSALEM — I was going to write an analysis of the current Israeli-Palestinian negotiations occurring right now in Washington, D.C., but I could not think of anything interesting to say since the present talks are nothing more than political theater. So, here some interesting articles after which I will provide further commentary… Continue reading
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An Israel-Palestine Partition After Current Negotiations?
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Culture, Egypt, Iran, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Judaism, Palestine, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, War, War on Terror
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Birthright Israel: Life Amid Violence
June 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Bible, Civil Liberties, Culture, Education, Europe, Immigration, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Judaism, Media, Palestine, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, Torah, War, War on Terror, terrorism
JERUSALEM — Every nation and country has its historical memory — the lens through which it remembers the past, interprets the present, and hopes for the future: Historical data is objective; historical memory is subjective. This video entitled “I am Israel” does a pretty good job of showcasing Israel’s historical memory (whether accurate or […]
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Jerusalem Day
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Britain, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Culture, Europe, Islam, Jihad, Judaism, Law, Palestine, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, War on Terror
JERUSALEM — Today is Jerusalem Day in Israel, which celebrates when the city was reunified under Jewish control during the Six-Day War in 1967. I had wanted to write an essay on the subject, but David Goldman had already written what I had wanted to say: “The passions that rage over Jerusalem reveal the desire […]
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Letter from Israel: The Meaning of Israel
May 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Bible, Boston, Business, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Culture, Economics, Entertainment, Europe, Finance, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Judaism, Letters from Israel, Palestine, Personal, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Russia, The Middle East, War on Terror, terrorism
Eighteenth in an ongoing series JERUSALEM — As I have lived in Israel for more than two years, I have observed the many complexities and contradictions of life — both positive and negative — in the Holy Land. I frequently describe this place to Westerners as the perfect combination of heaven and hell, and I […]
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Photo Essay: Lag b’Omer and Birthright Israel
May 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Bible, Culture, Israel, Judaism, Personal, Religion, Talmud, The Middle East, Torah, Zohar
JERUSALEM — Between the secular holiday of Independence Day and the religious holiday of Shavuot in Israel, there is the festival of Lag b’Omer. Both secular and religious Israelis celebrate the day in the same way — but with different meanings. Few Jews in Boston I knew celebrated the holiday — perhaps it was a […]
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Photo Essay: Memorial Day and Birthright Israel
April 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Anti-Semitism, Culture, Egypt, Entertainment, Iran, Islam, Israel, Judaism, Law, Music, Palestine, Personal, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, War, War on Terror, terrorism
JERUSALEM — Israelis began celebrating Remembrance Day on Sunday evening, and the solemnities will continue until Independence Day begins with fireworks on Monday evening. The annual commemoration honors all of the Israelis who have died in the country’s wars and terrorist attacks, and it is the saddest day in the country. It is even more […]
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Chess in the Middle East
April 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Culture, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Judaism, Palestine, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, War, War on Terror
JERUSALEM — Longtime readers know that I criticize both the left and right when I believe it is warranted. But I admit that there is one issue that conservatives, for better and for worse, know better than liberals: the chess-game of international politics. Conservatives — at least before the advent of the misguided neoconservative movement […]
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Hamas War Crimes
March 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Civil Liberties, Europe, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Law, Palestine, Personal, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, War on Terror, terrorism
JERUSALEM — Whenever critics of Israel condemn the unintended killings of civilians along with the unfortunate destruction of mosques and hospitals, they should remember the reason: Hamas gunmen used Palestinian children as human shields, and established command centers and Kassam launch pads in and near more than 100 mosques and hospitals during Operation Cast Lead […]
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