May 8, 2013
11:30 am

Even if Hawking is Wrong, You Won’t Beat Him in a Debate

Do we have to respond to everything? As tempting as talking back to Hawking and his decision to join an academic boycott of Israel is, and maybe as......

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March 11, 2013
10:02 pm

A Government of the People – too many People

As I've gotten older, and hopefully wiser, I've gotten to appreciate efficiency. I'm sure every country has its fun bureaucracy moments, but Israel is especially gleeful with its celebrating......

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February 28, 2013
4:58 pm

Eli Yishai: Slander and Unemployment

To his credit, he sounds like someone who knows how to talk from the opposition, but he is wrong on everything Orthodox: Modern and Ultra. His words against Naftali......

February 26, 2013
4:50 pm

Hezbollah’s Drugs and Blood Diamonds in Europe

Hezbollah trafficking in drugs and conflict diamonds should be reason enough for European Union sanctions. Europe would only be strengthening its own position in Lebanon, not giving Hezbollah a......

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January 22, 2013
11:33 pm

A Stronger Negotiating Position

It might not be popular with a lot of voters, but Israel might be snared into a situation it has to enter talks with the Palestinians. It needs But no......

January 19, 2013
8:54 pm

I’m not an extremist. I want the 3rd Temple.

It's extreme to want to have a the Third Temple built? That's what Tzipi Livni's rhetoric is saying. Her attack on Jeremy Gimpel is exaggerated and shows more about her......

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January 16, 2013
2:28 am

Diplomatic Retaliation

I hear a lot of Israeli anger. I can hear their teeth grinding and nostrils flaring. Barack Obama isn't in touch with Israelis. We don't like how he characterizes......

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December 31, 2012
12:05 am

A Religious Zionist Foreign Policy

It bothers me that much of the Religious Zionist world has turned inward. "The world will never care about our needs." "Such and such will always hate us."......

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December 25, 2012
2:11 pm

I Get It, He’ll Annex Area C…

I've gotten a bit of a crash course in the way Israelis advocate for their political favorites during election season. It's essentially different than the way Americans do it.......

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December 18, 2012
9:39 am

Good Riddance to Avigdor Lieberman

Israel definitely needs some attitude in its Foreign Ministry, but it needs to be assertive, not belligerent. Lieberman characterizes the way a lot of Israelis feel about the rest......

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December 10, 2012
1:27 pm

Bethlehem: Occupied by Palestine

It's not something we normally think about, that the Palestinians might actually be occupying territory illegally under international law, but it's technically true. The fact is ignored by international......

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December 5, 2012
6:54 pm

Israelis won’t take UN seriously if it won’t Recognize West Jerusalem

It confounds me just what the hell sort of legs some people think they have the right to stand on in this world. I'm not the only one that......

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November 30, 2012
12:59 pm

Recognition of the West Bank at the UN, not Gaza

Israel should never have opposed the vote. The Foreign Ministry annoyed European allies to vote "no." Netanyahu wasted political capital blocking a symbolic measure from passing. The mere campaign......

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October 31, 2012
12:24 pm

Circumcision: The rite so nice, I did it twice

Warning: Bad puns ahead. (...

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October 7, 2012
10:26 am

The Simchat Torah War: Egyptians Celebrate 1973 Loss to Israel

Hubris is a challenge for all of us. Arrogance can really distract us; it can make us careless, overlook details and get caught up......

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