Opinion

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  August 13, 2004

  Getting It Wrong On Reform Policy The original headline to an August 6 front-page article — the online version of the article appears under a revised headline that correctly portrays the issue — is belied by the fourth paragraph of the story, which accurately refers to “the Reform movement’s strong support for Sharon’s general plan…

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• Opinion

  Loathe the One You’re With

  Remember the mood just six or eight months ago? President Bush seemed like a sure winner in his bid for re-election. Howard Dean was all the rage, with his unprecedented and extraordinarily successful fund raising via the Internet and his blunt challenge to the incumbent — but hardly anyone thought that in a Dean-Bush competition,…

  By Leonard Fein Aug 13, 2004 | 4 min read
• Opinion

  Another Florida Fiasco

  Amid mounting signs of another Florida fiasco looming over the November election, there was a stark symbolism — probably unintended, but palpable nonetheless — in the invitation extended this month to the respected Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to send international teams of election observers to watch America’s polling places. In effect, American…

  Aug 13, 2004 | 3 min read

Columnists View All

• Alyssa Katz Class assignment: Get to know your murdered Jewish neighbors

  

• Rob Eshman Liberal Zionists are under attack. A new book proves their work has never been more important

  

• Dan Perry How Israel became a country where teenagers murder each other in cold blood

  

• 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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  Alon’s New Hat

  The naming of Alon Pinkas as the new chief executive officer of the American Jewish Congress breaks just about every rule in the unwritten code of Israel-Diaspora relations. It puts an Israeli citizen at the helm of a venerable Jewish agency that prides itself on its distinctly American identity. It puts the organization on a…

  Aug 13, 2004 | < 1 min read
• Opinion

  Digging Up the Bible

  With Jerusalem’s future forever a subject of contention, many who care passionately about the Golden City have missed the new debate that has emerged over its ancient past. A new cadre of Bible scholars and archaeologists, some with an overtly political agenda, has argued that the great Israelite kingdom, depicted in the books of Samuel,…

  By David Hazony Aug 13, 2004 | 4 min read
• Opinion

  The Smart Money Is on Israel, Again

  Last year, total foreign investment in Israeli companies was 61% higher than in 2002 and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose 50%. After four years of negative economic news, the smart money is investing Israel. As an export-oriented country, Israel’s economic well-being is closely tied to that of the United States and other Western nations….

  By Harry Langman Aug 13, 2004 | 3 min read
• Opinion

  Evaluating the Candidates’ Health Care Plans

  With skyrocketing health insurance premiums and a persistent rise in the number of uninsured, health care has assumed center stage in this year’s presidential race. While President Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry have developed detailed health care proposals, the nature and scope of the proposals are dramatically different. The president and Kerry have both…

  By Kenneth Thorpe Aug 13, 2004 | 4 min read
• Opinion

  The Fundamentals of an Iran in Exile

  The diplomatic officer asked, for the third time, how I’d been persecuted as a Jew in Iran, as he leafed through my application for political asylum. But I said nothing. His stern tone, his fierce gaze demanded certainty, clarity and conviction — all the things that I could not find within. Sitting opposite him in…

  By Roya Hakakian Aug 6, 2004 | 3 min read
• Opinion

  A Tale of Justice

  In a display of wry humor that may or may not have been intentional, the British government went to court last week to argue that human rights violations by its occupation forces in Iraq are not subject to international human rights law. The reason, Her Majesty’s lawyers told the high court in London, presumably with…

  Aug 6, 2004 | 3 min read
• Opinion

  Jack Spitzer

  Jack Spitzer, the Seattle banker-philanthropist who died last Saturday at 86, was one of a rapidly disappearing breed in community life: a regular guy who could walk tall across the world stage without forgetting who he was or where he came from. He could lead American delegations to Rome and Cairo, make deals for millions…

  Aug 6, 2004 | < 1 min read
• Opinion

  The Stalled March of Palestinian Moderation

  It was in 1974, exactly 30 years ago, that Palestinians made the monumental decision that was considered the largest turning point in their modern history. During the Palestine Liberation Organization’s 12th National Council, held in Cairo, delegates accepted — for the first time — the establishment of a national authority on any Palestinian land that…

  By Tawfiq Abu Baker Aug 6, 2004 | 4 min read