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  Lessons From the Front

  Later this month, America and the world will mark the third anniversary of our nation’s invasion of Iraq. It is a sobering moment, and an appropriate time to take stock. If things had gone according to plan, Islamist terrorism would now be on the wane, the Middle East would be a more stable place, the…

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  Beware Victimhood Becoming French Jewry’s Identity

  It was inspiring to see nearly 200,000 people out on the streets of Paris and other French cities last weekend, protesting the grisly torture and murder of a young Jewish man at the hands of a gang of mostly Muslim immigrants. The massive public outcry against antisemitism, led by some of France’s leading politicians, echoed…

  By Eric Frey Mar 3, 2006 | 3 min read
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  ‘Lieberman Democrats’ Have No Place In an Opposition Party

  Politicians of all stripes were outraged when news first broke about the Dubai port deal, but not Senator Joseph Lieberman. Declaring that it was “not yet” time to block the deal, Lieberman distinguished himself as one of the few legislators — and the only prominent Democrat — to support the Bush administration in the firestorm…

  By Ari Melber Mar 3, 2006 | 4 min read

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• Dan Perry Trump’s new Gaza plan marks a radical break from Israeli policy — can it succeed?

  

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  Celebrating Women’s History, One Month at a Time

  Each March, “Women’s History Month” is officially celebrated, offering a relatively random opportunity to focus for a short period of time on a historical experience that remains largely invisible in mainstream histories. Arbitrary as the celebration may be, those who take full advantage of a commemorative month like this often learn how central these supposedly…

  By Karla Goldman Mar 3, 2006 | 3 min read
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  Drawing the Line on Iran

  A spate of recent controversies has shined a spotlight on European efforts to strike a balance between protecting freedom of speech and preventing a revival of the ultranationalist extremism that triggered World War II. In each case — the Muslim riots over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, the sentencing of Holocaust denier…

  Feb 24, 2006 | < 1 min read
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  Why the GOP Can’t Convert the Jewish Vote

  American Jews should not be surprised by the political divorce between televangelist Pat Robertson and his supporters in Israel. Even as President Bush courted the Jewish vote in 2004, Jews remained loyal to the Democratic Party, to a large degree out of fear of the religious right. Robertson recently said on his television program, “The…

  By Eric Uslaner and Mark Lichbach Feb 24, 2006 | 3 min read
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  For Gay Palestinians, Tel Aviv Is Mecca

  Al-Fatiha — which calls itself the principal international organization promoting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Arabs — is located not in Beirut or Cairo, but in Washington, D.C. And no wonder: The international movement for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people hardly exists inside the Muslim world. Arab human…

  By Kathleen Peratis Feb 24, 2006 | 4 min read
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  A Wandering People, Redefining Final Resting Place

  Jews are, as the epithet goes, a wandering people, and today we are among the most mobile Americans. Modern technology may have made it much easier to stay in touch across great distances, but our far-flung experience still poses challenges — challenges that have, quite literally, grave consequences. Take, for example, Michael, a 50-something professor…

  By Bethamie Horowitz Feb 24, 2006 | 4 min read
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  Sanction Palestinian Moderation By Imposing Moderate Sanctions

  In 1994, I had the good fortune of being present when the former president of South Africa, F. W. DeKlerk, claimed with a laugh that his country had successfully avoided the sanctions imposed on it by the United Nations. Seen from where he sat in Pretoria, he may well have spoken the truth. Those hardest…

  By Martin van Creveld Feb 24, 2006 | 4 min read
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  When Good News Is Bad News

  Across the country, the value of homes has been on the rise. That’s the good news. As the worth of homes rises in value, so, too, do taxes. That’s the bad news. How does this all work out? Let’s consider today’s most dramatic case — namely California, the most populous state in the union. The…

  By Gus Tyler Feb 24, 2006 | 2 min read
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  Words Won’t Save Sudan

  Donald Rumsfeld, our misguided defense secretary, told the Council on Foreign Relations the other day that the United States is deficient in its public relations. He proposed a number of remedies, such as the rapid deployment of “the best military communications capabilities to new theaters of operation” and the development and execution of “multifaceted media…

  By Leonard Fein Feb 24, 2006 | 4 min read