Ami Eden
By Ami Eden
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News Israel Denies Orthodox Allegations of Profiling
Israel is denying claims that it has adopted a policy of ethnic profiling aimed at Orthodox Jews. In a July 28 letter to leaders of the New York-based Orthodox Union, the deputy chief of mission of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, Rafael Barak, said that he “can say with full confidence that the State of…
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Israel News Spielberg Shooting Mossad Film, Media Smells Blood
Audiences have been flocking to Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds” since last month, but some media eyes are already trained on his next film — and the possibility that it could anger Jewish and Israeli audiences. The still untitled film will tell the story of a squad of Mossad hit men ordered to hunt…
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News Critics Charge JTS Board With Power Play in Search
Board members of the flagship institution of Conservative Judaism have executed what critics are describing as a power play aimed at limiting the say of the faculty and other arms of the movement in selecting a new leader. Movement insiders say the maneuvering could tilt the selection in a more traditionalist direction. Last month, the…
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News Hecklers Nabbed VIP Seating With Help of (Former) Friend
After Prime Minister Sharon was interrupted by a handful of hecklers Sunday during a speech in New York, one of his high-profile hosts felt the need to apologize. “The noisy minority does not reflect the view of the vast majority,” said host James Tisch, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations….
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Israel News Darth Vader Revealed: The Galaxy’s Original Neoconservative?
With this week’s release of “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” moviegoers will witness the final transformation of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader. So, after two trilogies and countless merchandising opportunities, what have we learned about the nature of evil and the dark side of the Force? True, Star Wars creator George…
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Culture WASHINGTON
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has been widely hailed as a critical and popular success, drawing rave reviews and attracting 21.6 million visitors since its opening in 1993. More important than any of the first-rate exhibitions, however, was the decision to make the museum a federal institution and build it on the National Mall…
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News Troubled King of Pop Recalls Bible’s Interpreter of Dreams
With each new wave of sordid and shocking allegations against Michael Jackson, the superstar’s child molestation trial seems increasingly like the final chapter in the most improbable and unprecedented celebrity tale of modern times. But the King of Pop actually has a literary antecedent — one who can be found in the Bible, of all…
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News While Byrd Takes Heat, GOP Suffers From Amnesia
Judging from their rush last week to condemn Senator Robert Byrd, Republicans are either recovering from a collective case of laryngitis or suffering from mass amnesia. Byrd, a Democrat from West Virginia, recently infuriated Republicans by comparing their plan to ban the filibustering of judicial nominees to the tactics used by Adolf Hitler to consolidate…
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