Ami Eden
By Ami Eden
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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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News Y.U. Chief’s Quiet Gambit Creates Space for Change
Richard Joel, president of Yeshiva University, will not be in attendance when hundreds of Orthodox liberals gather Sunday in New York for the biennial Edah conference. The official explanation: He has a previously scheduled out-of-town fund-raising event. Joel’s absence, however, is likely to be interpreted by many attendees as a capitulation to right-wing rabbis at…
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Culture Bush Vote: Boom or Bust?
As President Bush waged his campaign for a second term, Jewish Republicans looked to 2004 as their banner year. After seven decades of Democratic domination, these GOP activists were promising significant gains in the Jewish vote. During much of the year leading up to the election, they insisted that President George W. Bush’s support among…
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Opinion Question Time for Kean
Thomas Kean, the chairman of the 9/11 Commission, was on “Meet the Press” this past Sunday, taking queries from Tim Russert, one of the toughest questioners in network news. On December 8, anyone with some spare time (and a little luck) could win the chance to play anchorman, when Kean delivers a free, public lecture…
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