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Obama administration undermines Israel-Azerbaijan relationship

April 2, 2012

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — When President Obama wants to impress Jewish audiences, such as AIPAC, he frequently casts U.S.-Israel relations in a military context. How much military aid Israel receives (although he had nothing to do with the level; President Bush set the level in a 10-year deal), how many exercises the two […]

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As Obama cuts back on missile programs, Israel’s suffers

April 2, 2012

By Gabriel Max Scheinmann WASHINGTON, D.C. — Why is the Obama administration cutting funding to Israeli missile defense just as talk of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities is reaching a crescendo? As it did last year, Congress, frustrated with the administration’s reduced request, has already moved to supplement the funding. Reps. Howard Berman,D-Calif., and

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Middle East

In praise of Martin Luther King Jr.

April 2, 2012

By Rabbi Ben Kamin MEMPHIS—He discovered something within himself to elevate his hard, quick journey (some say it was his deep love of the Gospel) and his uncommon vision. In truth, Martin Luther King, Jr. (born Mike King) lived a short, brutal life, filled with prison stays, bouts of depression, fear, and threats. Yet he

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USA

Netanyahu plays to crowd with half-measures

April 1, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Time to think again for those who kvelled when it appeared that Bibi had the US Congress eating out of his hand, standing and applauding at least as often as for a Presidential State of the Union. And again when he began that speech at AIPAC with the Holocaust and ended

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

As wealth gap increases, Orthodox Jews protest economy

April 1, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Years ago, one could hear Israelis say that they lived in a poor country but the citizens were doing well. They were referring to the dependence on German reparations, foreign aid and, not least, the support of Jewish communities from around the world. Nowadays, it seems to be the other way

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Middle East

President should trust Russia less and American friends more

March 30, 2012

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The sound bite went viral — the president of the United States asking the Russian president to carry a message to Putin for “space” in dealing with contentious missile defense issues until after the election so the American president would have “more flexibility.” The photos went viral as well:

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

How Haredi theology inconveniences the majority

March 30, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Haredim are putting my liberalism to the test – and I’m not doing well. Of late I’ve been watching a young ultra-Orthodox man coming out of one of the wings of our building; he seems to live there. I’m getting into a panic: if he brings his friends and relatives to

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Middle East

Planned anti-Israel protests seem to fizzle

March 30, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Two issues were prominent on Friday’s agenda. Both were either large or small, depending on perspective and how they developed. Both combined local and international considerations. Most immediate was Land Day. Mar ch 30 is one of the prominent items on the protest calendar of Israeli Arabs and Palestinians. It

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

High food prices, government salaries prompt talk of new protests

March 29, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The Marker is the business section of Ha’aretz. It’s presented in tabloid form almost as a newspaper in its own right. It’s well written with a lot of photographs and charts. I read most of it every day but understand very little. The little I do understand tells me that last

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Middle East

Israel must make Gaza pay a price for rocket attacks

March 28, 2012

By Evelyn Gordon WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel has allowed the world to think rocket fire from Gaza isn’t so terrible. Undoing that misperception is a crucial first step toward taking effective action to protect its population. The most chilling comment I’ve seen on the mid-March surge of violence from Gaza, when terrorists fired 300 rockets

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Middle East

ZAKA reportedly in financial disarray

March 28, 2012

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Oscar Wilde once said: “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it… I can resist everything but temptation.” There’s a lot of truth to Wilde’s temptation. As human beings we often give in to many temptations without

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East

Mofaz replaces Livni as Kadima chief

March 28, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–What most Israelis anticipated has now been confirmed: Tsipi Livni has been replaced by Shaul Mofaz as the Head of Kadima and thus also the Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset. Less than 40 percent of the party members bothered to vote; Mofaz got the support of over 60 percent

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Middle East

Skepticism in Israel over reports of Syria ceasefire

March 28, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Recently I wrote about Jonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal. Now it is time to think about Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Before you accuse me of going literary, note that my metaphor gets us back to politics and the Middle East. What brings forth Alice in Wonderland, its fantasy

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Imagine if Israel followed Ha’aretz’s foreign policy

March 27, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM – Ha’aretz has long had a reputation as Israel’s most distinguished newspaper, read by the economic, political, and intellectual elites. Its language and the lack of a sensationalist front page are among the factors that make it the secular Hebrew language daily with the smallest circulation. It is also the most

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Obama administration undermines Israel-Azerbaijan relationship

As Obama cuts back on missile programs, Israel’s suffers

In praise of Martin Luther King Jr.

Netanyahu plays to crowd with half-measures

As wealth gap increases, Orthodox Jews protest economy

President should trust Russia less and American friends more

How Haredi theology inconveniences the majority

Planned anti-Israel protests seem to fizzle

High food prices, government salaries prompt talk of new protests

Israel must make Gaza pay a price for rocket attacks

ZAKA reportedly in financial disarray

Mofaz replaces Livni as Kadima chief

Skepticism in Israel over reports of Syria ceasefire

Imagine if Israel followed Ha’aretz’s foreign policy

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