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Apr 12, 2016, 5:57 AM
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If You Love Israel You Don’t Exaggerate Civilian Deaths by a Factor of Ten
Once upon a time, American Jews voted for the president who would be good for Israel. Now they don't. They vote for the president who will properly deal with their domestic issues. While they vote for their domestic interests, they...
Mar 26, 2015, 1:37 PM
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Another Alternative Peace Plan
Josh Wander wrote an excellent and comprehensive list of alternatives to the two-state solution, land for peace initiatives in his blog post entitled, A collection of possible alternatives. He is to be commended for being far-sighted and for going...
Oct 15, 2014, 6:22 PM
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It’s the Jews, Stupid
I rarely read items from the Times of Israel these days. As one of the early bloggers at TOI, I rode the coattails of this media giant on its way to fame and gained a following as a result....
Jun 19, 2014, 9:39 AM
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She Doesn’t Even Know His Name
Please use the hashtag: #WhatsMyNameJen An American citizen was kidnapped by terrorists a week ago. It took 6 days for the White House to offer a supportive comment to the family members of the three kidnapped boys. Our thoughts and prayers...
Jun 16, 2014, 8:56 PM
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Noaaaaaam, Where ARE Youuuuu?
UPDATE: It was brought to my attention that Noam Shalit attended the Tel Aviv prayer rally for the kidnapped boys. This is certainly meritorious, but I do believe he is keeping a low profile, as the nrg statement by...
Jun 15, 2014, 3:02 PM
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If You Voted For Obama
If you voted for Obama, you may want to ask him why he supports the Hamas/Fatah unity government even as Hamas rains rockets on Southern Israeli civilians. If you voted for Obama, you may want to ask him how many...
May 28, 2014, 3:51 PM
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Meriam
UPDATE (2): As of this writing, it looks as though Meriam is not to be freed. It was just an evil rumor that stopped the momentum of the public outcry for her release. See: UPDATE: Thank you to all...
Apr 23, 2014, 6:43 PM
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Your Sexual Freedoms Are Killing My Children
Growing up, whenever Wayne Newton came on TV, my late father would shoo me out of the room. When pressed for a reason, my dad said Newton was a “pretty boy.” I still didn’t understand. And that was the point. My...
Mar 19, 2014, 4:20 PM
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Just do it
Voting doesn’t mean a darned thing in Israel, the only Democracy in the Middle East, so next time I probably just won't bother. It doesn’t matter who you vote for, you’re going to get politicians who do the opposite...
Mar 9, 2014, 3:14 PM
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An alliance that never was
Gay marriage has wide approval and a black man is president. Gender can remain fluid while mothers have the final say over life and death in nine states and the District of Columbia. Everyone, it seems, deserves recognition for...
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Varda Epstein is a blogger and Communications Writer for Kars4Kids.org www.kars4kids.org