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  ‘Killing the World’

  Evidence of global warming over the past century is “unequivocal,” and the process is largely the result of human activity. If sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions aren’t begun within the next decade, the century ahead will see a dramatic rise in violent storms, heat waves, droughts and floods that will kill millions of people…

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  For Those AIDS Victims Less Lucky Than I

  There are about 1 million people living with HIV today in America. I am one of them. In 1981, I was a psychiatry resident in San Antonio. I had never really planned on studying medicine. But after receiving a fine arts degree from Brandeis and later a graduate degree in public health, going to medical…

  By Alan Hurwitz Nov 21, 2007 | 3 min read
• Opinion

  Prepare for the Day Iran Goes Nuclear, for Eventually It Will

  President Bush’s time in office is running out, and so far he has been unable to convince the Pentagon, Congress or the American people of the need to leap into the Iranian lake before he can get out of the Iraqi puddle. Of course, Israel may carry out a strike against Iran on its own….

  By Martin van Creveld Nov 21, 2007 | 4 min read

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  Europe Is Not Impressed by Walt and Mearsheimer

  Last week John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt came here to Vienna, as well as to Frankfurt and Berlin, to promote the German-language version of their controversial book “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.” The two American academics had reason to expect a warmer reception than they had received back home, and true to expectations…

  By Eric Frey Nov 21, 2007 | 3 min read
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  Time Does Not Favor the Jewish State

  Habonim Camp Moshava, which I attended as a camper many years ago, was then located on Maryland’s Severn River. The landmark (or watermark, I suppose) was significant, since the Severn was frequently infested with antisemitic jellyfish. (“Jellyfish” are actually not fish at all, since they are not vertebrates. They have no brain, either, but oh…

  By Leonard Fein Nov 21, 2007 | 4 min read
• Letters

  November 16, 2007

  Recognize Importance Of the Temple Mount I was pleased to read Tzvi Hersh Weinreb and Stephen Savitsky’s vigorous defense of the future of a continued, unified Jerusalem (“We Cannot Forget Jerusalem,” November 9). I was utterly dismayed, however, by their description of the Western Wall as Judaism’s holiest site. We have come to expect such…

  Nov 16, 2007 | 4 min read
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  The Bomb and the Taliban

  Distant though it may seem from our day-to-day reality, Pakistan’s sudden descent into political chaos this month presents America and the West with a diplomatic and security challenge unlike any other on our crisis-ridden horizon. Simply put, the world’s second-largest Muslim nation — and the only one with nuclear weapons — is teetering on the…

  Nov 16, 2007 | 3 min read
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  Defining a Nation

  Every time Middle East peace negotiations loom, leaders on both sides begin to strut and posture, loudly proclaiming how little they intend to give away. It’s intended partly to placate the domestic opposition before the tough decisions arrive, and partly to soften up the other side. The latest example is Palestinian spokesman Saeb Erekat, a…

  Nov 16, 2007 | 2 min read
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  In Annapolis, Damascus Is More Important Than Ramallah

  America and its moderate friends and allies in the Middle East are already in bad enough shape without the setback awaiting them at Annapolis in a few weeks. It is not too late, however, to rethink this summit. As matters now stand, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will sit down in Annapolis with Palestinian President…

  By Yossi Alpher Nov 14, 2007 | 4 min read
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  Beating Stereotypes in China

  Three percent of all Americans are Jews. They have left themselves to be a minority. Although they are very clever and have much control over America, it is still considered almost impossible that a Jew could be elected President of the United States, because of Protestant prejudice that they are too sneaky… The sentences above…

  By Mike Levy Nov 14, 2007 | 4 min read
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  The Charter School Temptation

  Florida’s Ben Gamla Charter School is more than just a place of learning. It represents a radical new vision for the future of Jewish education in America. The Ben Gamla school, which opened this summer, is the country’s first publicly funded, Hebrew-themed charter school. Its founder, former Democratic congressman Peter Deutsch, has said he wants…

  By Daniel Treiman Nov 14, 2007 | 3 min read