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Israel and American Jewry

Elliott Abrams, who has had a distinguished career in the United States and still serves on its Council of Foreign Relations, lectured in Jerusalem yesterday. His subject was the current relationship between the State of Israel and American…
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EVANGELICALS AT THE US EMBASSY CELEBRATION

EVANGELICALS AT THE US EMBASSY CELEBRATION Pastor Robert Jeffress of Dallas spoke these words at the opening ceremony of the United States embassy in Jerusalem: “We come before you, the God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob, thanking you for…
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Gaza and US

Gaza and US The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have every right, indeed a sacred duty, to defend the borders of their country. The question many of us are asking today is whether this can only be achieved by killing more than sixty Gazans in one…
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Dangers and Diversions

Dangers and Diversions There’s more tension in the air than usual in Israel these days. Three danger spots come particularly to mind: (1) Nakba anniversary; (2) the opening of the US embassy; (3) the beginning of Ramadan. Each of these increases…
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Abu Mazen’s Jewish Problem

Abu Mazen's Jewish Problem That’s the title of an article by Professor Shlomo Avineri in Ha’aretz (May 11, 2018). Avineri is one of the most significant political scientists in Israel with an enviable international reputation. He has also…
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Bibi Forever?

Things are going Netanyahu’s way: his campaign against the Iran deal seems to have influenced Trump’s decision to pull out; Israel seems to be humiliating its arch-enemy Iran; the most important country in the world – the United States…
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Separate and Unequal

Separate and Unequal One of the obsessions of ultra-orthodox (haredi) men is not to be close to women. Even proximity to mothers, wives and daughters is at times restricted. Though public transport in Israel doesn’t allow segregation,…
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War in the Air

War in the Air People in the know tell us that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech the other day about Iran’s nuclear ambitions was more of a performance than an evidence-based argument. Though the coup of the Mosad, Israel’s intelligence…
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A Breath of Fresh Air

When Israelis get fed up with all the parties in the Knesset, they tend to found a new one through which they can express both their disdain for what there is and hope for better things to come.

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