Jesse Lempel
By Jesse Lempel
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The Schmooze What Bibi Really Wants To Tell You
Want to know what Benjamin Netanyahu really wants to say? Jesse Lempel offers an unvarnished version of the Israeli premier’s message to American Jews To My Friends in the U.S., After receiving my congratulatory phone call and delightful shmooze with my close friend President Obama, I have chosen to reach out to you on the…
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Fast Forward Swarthmore Hillel Breaks With Hillel International
The rebellion against Hillel International led by a growing batch of student dissenters operating under the banner of Open Hillel may be morphing into an official schism. The Hillel chapter at Swarthmore College, a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania sometimes grouped among the “Little Ivies,” announced yesterday that it would no longer use the name…
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Fast Forward Wesleyan Flouts Hillel Ban on Pro-BDS Speakers
The Wesleyan Jewish Community, in an act of open defiance against its parent-organization Hillel International, hosted a “Jewish Voice for Peace Shabbat” on February 27, according to a statement issued by Wesleyan’s “Open Hillel” chapter. The group Jewish Voice for Peace advocates for the global boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, and therefore…
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Opinion No, Judaism Doesn’t Justify CIA Torture
Christian art depicting Jews being tortured in hell Are the Jews somehow to blame for the CIA’s torture of detainees? That’s what some want to know after yesterday’s release of the so-called “CIA Torture Report” by the Senate Intelligence Committee. The CIA is in the business of extracting secrets and then burying them deep in…
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