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Dov Lieber

Dov Lieber is a freelance writer and English teacher originally from Boca Raton, Florida, who has degrees in English literature and History of the Middle East from the University of Maryland-College Park… [More]
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January 20, 2013
10:01 pm

Dangerous 3rd Temple Talk

This is a response to Gedalyah Reback’s recent op-ed in TOI entitled, "I'm not an extremist. I want the 3rd Temple," in which he claims building the third Jewish temple......

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September 23, 2012
10:01 pm

“From America? F*** You, Ya Zalameh!”

“May God increase those like you,” I said to my young taxi driver, as I alighted. It wasn’t his fault that I couldn't arrive at my destination. A wall......

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September 11, 2012
7:47 pm

Religion is Being Intellectually Slaughtered

I haven’t slept much during the past three years of my life. I’ve been consumed by one question that seemingly begets ad infinitum: The veracity and utility of religion. I’ve......

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September 6, 2012
8:15 pm

Anti-Semitism and friendship in Amman

Part One: Meeting Adam in Amman My first morning in Amman began unexpectedly at 5:00 AM. For one hour, “Allahu Akbar,” rang out from the nearby Al-Hussein Mosque, signaling the......

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August 15, 2012
6:55 pm

Qalandiya — a legitimate reason for Palestinian contempt

When you walk past an Arab and catch a flicker of hatred in his/her eyes, you can think about ‘48, ‘56, ‘67, ‘73, ‘82, ‘06, or ‘08-09, and even......

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August 8, 2012
6:41 pm

When I refused a little girl’s plea to convert to Islam

It all began when one student insulted another by saying his father drinks beer. “As non-Muslims, we drink beer. It’s okay for us,” said another teacher in the room. And that......

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August 6, 2012
4:35 pm

Shabbat Shalom, Abed

How does one enter an abyss? It’s seems as if it wouldn’t matter—whatever your point of entry, the abyss will swallow you whole. Unfortunately, the subject of conflict in......

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