Paul Burstein, at The Blogs

Oct 2, 2024, 6:04 AM

Iran has just launched a missile attack on Israel. It wouldn't be at all surprising if Hezbollah did the same; Israel has damaged its capabilities, but has by no means rendered Hezbollah incapable of attacking Israel with some of...

Aug 16, 2024, 12:53 AM

Four Shocks, Four Responses

Since October 7, 2023, American Jews have experienced four devastating shocks. The first was October 7 itself. Hamas easily breached Israel's border with Gaza and set about torturing, maiming, raping, and murdering Jews (and non-Jews in the area as well),...

Jun 19, 2024, 1:55 AM

Campus Protest in Belgium: Translating the NYTimes

The New York Times is one of the most important newspapers in the English-speaking world. Some Times articles, however, are written in a kind of specialized dialect, which often appears to be English, but really isn't. This can confuse...

Mar 25, 2024, 12:11 AM

Is Israel at War? Maybe, Maybe Not

Israel Thinks It's in a War; Others Disagree On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor, killing over 2400 people, almost all of them soldiers and sailors. The United States immediately declared war...

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Paul Burstein is emeritus professor of sociology, political science, and Jewish Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he was Pruzan Professor of Jewish Studies and Chair of the Jewish Studies Program. He has taught courses at the UW on the American Jewish Community and on Israel, and has published on American Jewish economic success and on Jewish organizations in the U.S. He serves on the editorial board of the journal Contemporary Jewry, and is also on the board of the Seattle region of the American Jewish Committee.

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