Opinion

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  December 28, 2007

  Hold Moroccan King to Reasonable Standard A December 14 article reports that the Moroccan weekly Tel Quel has suggested the late King Mohammed V not be designated one of Yad Vashem’s Righteous Among the Nations because of doubts about his willingness to protect Jews who were not Moroccan (“An Arab King Righteous Among the Nations?”)….

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• Opinion

  Condition Aid to Palestinians on Accountability

  The recent peace summit in Annapolis, Md., was more a reflection of the global community’s earnest desire to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than of tangible progress in the peace process. Support for the Palestinian Authority’s request for $5.6 billon at the subsequent Paris donor conference, as well as forthcoming congressional approval of President Bush’s request…

  By James Prince Dec 26, 2007 | 4 min read
• Opinion

  Knocked Down on the Slaughterhouse Floor

  My mother grew up in Washington when it was still a southern town, and despite the fact that we kept kosher she cooked southern. She would substitute turkey for ham and non-dairy creamer for buttermilk. I can’t remember a picnic in Rock Creek Park that didn’t include southern fried chicken made in an old “seasoned”…

  By Avram Lyon Dec 26, 2007 | 2 min read

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  The Continental Divide Isn’t So Wide

  In most of Europe, the days when cigarette smoke was part of every dining experience are gone. Smoking bans are spreading all over the continent; on January 1, even France and Germany will join the crowd, banning tobacco in virtually all public entertainment facilities. Britain, Ireland, Italy and a score of other countries have already…

  By Eric Frey Dec 26, 2007 | 3 min read
• Opinion

  Resistance in the Kingdom of the Night

  December 23 (or thereabouts) is my favorite day of the year. That is the day after the shortest day of the year (and the longest night), the day when light begins to grow again. It happens every year, dependably, and even though in modern times it marks the beginning of winter, that’s a subjective, even…

  By Leonard Fein Dec 26, 2007 | 4 min read
• Opinion

  What Jews Think

  The release this month by the American Jewish Committee of its annual survey of American Jewish opinion generated a few headlines with its finding that Hillary Clinton was the favorite contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, and Rudy Giuliani for the Republican nomination. A few newspapers, especially in Israel, delved into a few other notable…

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• Letters

  December 21, 2007

  Bank Trivializes Suit A December 14 article on several Israeli banks allegedly conducting transactions that benefited Hamas appears to create the impression that there is a rough moral equivalence between their actions and those of the Arab Bank of Jordan (“Two Israeli Banks Accused of Sending Millions of Dollars to Hamas Entities”). The impression of…

  Dec 21, 2007 | 3 min read
• Opinion

  Joe-Bashing and the Jews

  Antisemitism on the Internet is nothing new. Neither are liberal attacks on Senator Joseph Lieberman, the hawkish former Democrat from Connecticut. It’s tempting, therefore, to pooh-pooh as same-old-same-old the odious Jew-bashing that popped up amid the mass Joe-bashing flooding the Web this week in the wake of Lieberman’s endorsement of Republican John McCain for president….

  Dec 21, 2007 | 3 min read
• Opinion

  The Case for Talking to Tehran

  Israel is in state of strategic paralysis. Its longstanding policy on Iran — depict Tehran as a global threat, pressure Washington to prevent Iran from going nuclear, and evade an American-Iranian dialogue — has been dealt a severe blow by the recently released National Intelligence Estimate. The Iran policy Israel has pursued to date must…

  By Trita Parsi Dec 19, 2007 | 5 min read
• Opinion

  Treat Jewish Students Like the Adults That They Are

  The decline of America’s independent Jewish student movement has entered its terminal stages. What was once a politically diverse coalition of student-run publications and activist groups has now been reduced to a few scattered vestiges, and the overarching ideal by which the student-run organizations were bound — the notion that the Jewish student has the…

  By Josh Nathan-Kazis Dec 19, 2007 | 4 min read
• Opinion

  Will Mike Huckabee Face Up to His Views on Evolution?

  Mike Huckabee may very well win the Republican caucus in Iowa on January 3, but he will not be elected president next November. I say this based partly on my own subjective response as a Religious Right voter who appreciates the challenge the ex-governor and evangelical pastor poses to the rest of this campaign’s disappointing…

  By David Klinghoffer Dec 19, 2007 | 4 min read