Opinion

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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

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• Opinion

  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
• Opinion

  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

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• Emily Tamkin American Jews have a Hasan Piker problem. Solving it is going to hurt

  

• Jay Michaelson Epstein and Iran are an antisemitism mega-crisis. Here’s what Jewish organizations should do about it. 

  

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  Speaking Out on Iraq

  History almost certainly will judge President Bush by the ultimate success or failure of his decision to invade Iraq. But American Jews already have decided: About 70%, according to a recent poll, think the war was a mistake. Jewish organizations — the entities that wield political power in the community’s name — are another matter….

  Feb 24, 2006 | 2 min read
• Opinion

  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
• Opinion

  Comparative Disadvantage

  In German, the word Volkswagen means “people’s wagon.” For many years, it was exactly that. It was a car aimed at serving popular needs, produced by a company that worked very closely with German autoworkers’ unions. However, despite its historic concern for consumers and workers, Volkswagen this month announced plans to cut some 20,000 jobs…

  By Gus Tyler Feb 17, 2006 | 2 min read
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  Held in Contempt

  Excuse me: You support our troops, don’t you? Of course you do. We all do, whether or not we go the bumper sticker route. Those of us who want them home before nightfall support them not less than those of us who want them to have better body armor; those of us who supported the…

  By Leonard Fein Feb 17, 2006 | 4 min read
• Opinion

  No Exit

  It may be true that the emerging crisis in the Palestinian territories, as Hamas takes over the legislature, could have been avoided if all sides had acted with more foresight while there was still time. Israel could have been more generous toward the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, so as to strengthen him and his…

  Feb 17, 2006 | 2 min read
• Letters

  February 17, 2006

  Let No Topic Be Sacred Opinion writer Tariq Ramadan’s call for calm among Muslims is much needed and appreciated (“A Muslim Call From Europe For Faith in Civility,” February 10). However, in dismissing the notion of a clash between the values of the Enlightenment and those of religious zealotry, he ignores the fact that the…

  Feb 17, 2006 | 5 min read
• Opinion

  The Shooting

  After 48 hours of nationwide hilarity, discussion of Dick Cheney’s hunting accident turned suddenly somber on Tuesday afternoon. That’s when America learned that the man Cheney shot, Texas attorney Harry Whittington, had suffered a heart attack. A pellet from the vice president’s shotgun had lodged in the lawyer’s heart. At that moment, Americans were forced…

  Feb 17, 2006 | 2 min read