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  Be a Mensch. Keep the capital in Tel Aviv.

  To the Editor: On December 6, 2017, the President of the United States said, “I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.” Putting aside, for the moment, the questions of how did he determine this? And why does he get to determine it at all? I’d like…

  By Randi Hacker

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  Cloaked In Pretensions, Gilad Atzmon’s Anti-Semitism Soldiers On

  Perhaps one of the defining features of anti-Semitism is the irresistible desire of many of its proponents for intellectual respectability. Anti-Semites are known to nestle their “critique” of Jewishness within a broader scholarly scheme. Of course, the desire for intellectual respectability doesn’t mean that anti-Semitism attracts the best minds of every generation; but it certainly…

  By Keith Kahn-Harris Dec 11, 2017 | 5 min read
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  Trump Is Right: Jerusalem Is Israel’s Capital. Now Let’s Divide It.

  President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel last week was met with a predictably mixed response. There was celebration across the political spectrum in Israel, protests among Palestinians and the rest of the Middle East and reactions ranging from concern to opposition throughout much of the rest of the world. But far…

  By Benyamin Moalem Dec 10, 2017 | 4 min read

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  Woody Allen Getting Away With It Is The Norm — Not The Exception

  Dylan Farrow says she was sexually abused by Woody Allen at age seven. I believe her. Why wouldn’t I? Actually, there’s an easy answer to that. By and large, most men do not believe most women who accuse men of sexual abuse. If that has changed (and I don’t think it has), it has only…

  By David Schraub Dec 10, 2017 | 4 min read
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  It’s Time To Admit The First Intifada Was Nonviolent – And Led By Women

  Unlike the imagery we associate with it, the vast majority of the uprising was in fact characterized by incredible, highly effective and sustained grassroots organizing

  By Suhad Babaa Dec 9, 2017 | 5 min read
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  Woody Allen Plays The Anti-Semitism Card To Escape #MeToo Reckoning

  Yesterday, Dylan Farrow published a brave and important op-ed in the LA Times, asking why the “#MeToo revolution,” which has exposed the horrific behavior of entertainment industry figures like Harvey Weinstein, has spared her father, Woody Allen, whom she has alleged sexually assaulted her when she was seven. It’s a devastating article which reminds its…

  By Eli Bromberg Dec 8, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Former Ambassador Dan Shapiro: Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement A Missed Opportunity

  In a conference call hosted by the Israel Policy Forum, Former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro expressed uncertainty over what President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem means. “I will not sign up to the idea this is an unmitigated disaster, but it all depends on the follow up,” said Shapiro. Shapiro, who served as…

  By Steven Davidson Dec 7, 2017 | 2 min read
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  My Fellow Pro-Israel Jews: You Got What You Wanted, But You Paid Too Much.

  Dear Pro- Trump, Pro-Israel supporters, Congratulations. You got what you wanted. Yesterday, the president declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel. He didn’t use the word “undivided”, but he did promise to one day move the embassy to Jerusalem. Jerusalem was my home for three years. Israel was my parent’s home until they moved to the…

  By Elad Nehorai Dec 7, 2017 | 4 min read
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  These BDS-Supporting British Jewish Students Are Changing Their Community

  Israel is a controversial issue in Britain and Jewish students are feeling its ramifications. The British Union of Jewish Students, the sole body that exists to represent Jewish Students in the UK, has always run social and religious programming. But its raison d‘etre has long been defending Israel on campus. Since Zionism became hegemonic amongst…

  By Joseph Finlay Dec 7, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Trump’s Jerusalem Move Is A Ploy To Protect Jared Kushner

  Yesterday, President Donald Trump did the incomprehensible: He recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Never have the divisions been more clear-cut. The entire Arab world and the rest of the international community have opposed, condemned or expressed grave concern about Trump’s Jerusalem recognition announcement. So did the American Jewish and Israeli peace camps. All…

  By Yossi Alpher Dec 7, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Thank You Trump For Speaking The Truth. Jerusalem Is Our Beating Heart.

  After my third son, Lev, was born, he had complications and I stayed with him at Hadassah Hospital. In the room on my right I could hear an ultra-Orthodox woman singing in Yiddish to her infant. On my left, a Palestinian woman murmured in Arabic to her tiny son. The machinery hooked to him kept…

  By Brachie Sprung Dec 7, 2017 | 2 min read