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  How Trump’s Lavish Saudi Embrace Could Lead To Disaster In Israel

  Donald Trump changed America’s standing in the Middle East on Sunday, perhaps historically. He reversed eight years of foreign policy carried out by his predecessor, Barack Obama. He positioned himself as champion of Saudi Arabia and Sunni Islam and as chief adversary of Iran and the Shia. He embraced the kingdoms, sheikdoms, dictatorships, military regimes…

  By Chemi Shalev (Haaretz)

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  Alternative Solutions To Israel-Palestinian Quagmire

  Conventional wisdom suggests that we all know the essentials of what a final deal between Israelis and Palestinians will look like: two states, some land swaps, and a sensible compromise regarding Jerusalem, refugees, resources and security issues. But as the Israeli government presses on in its settlement-building ventures, and President Trump casually states his indifference…

  By Steven Davidson May 21, 2017 | 3 min read
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  Presidential Advisors Must Be Willing To Lose Their Jobs

  I have never met General H.R. McMaster, but he enjoys a reputation as a truth teller. That becomes apparent when I read his award-winning book, Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam., which lambasts Vietnam-era generals for failing to confront President Johnson with the truth…

  By Amos N. Guiora May 19, 2017 | 3 min read

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  Should Jews Support Joe Lieberman For FBI Director?

  News recently broke that President Trump considers former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman, 75, the frontrunner to succeed James Comey as FBI director. If the BDS-battling, yarmulke-wearing Lieberman actually gets the job, it would mark a watershed moment, since the FBI has never had a Jew in charge. But should American Jews celebrate or fear Lieberman,…

  By Eliana Gayle-Schneider May 19, 2017 | 2 min read
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  Can Amir Peretz Finish What Israel’s Black Panthers Started?

  To understand the polarization in Israeli society between the center and the periphery, the divide between Ashkenazim and Mizrahim, right and left, we must look back to the often fraught relationship between economically dominant Kibbutzim and neighboring “development towns.” Since the establishment of the state of Israel, this dominance was characterized by segregated living conditions…

  By Moti Gigi May 19, 2017 | 3 min read
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  This Week In Anti-Semitism: Cartoons And Imams Offer Their Two Cents

  The Forward regularly monitors the surge of anti-Semitism across the country and around the world. The mission of this column is not to unduly alarm, but rather to raise awareness of a disturbing trend that, from some vantage points, can prove difficult to spot. Six people were charged with incitement to hate after shouting anti-Semitic…

  By Steven Davidson May 18, 2017 | 2 min read
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  Dead Wrong: Roger Ailes’s Destructive Legacy

  Here’s how he might have covered it: Roger Ailes, whose scandal-ridden career ended in disgrace when years of sexual harassment allegations finally caught up with him, died this week — some say of shame, others of the morbid obesity that plagued him throughout his life. Of course, that would be both unfair and vulgar. Ailes…

  By Jay Michaelson May 18, 2017 | 5 min read
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  What Trump’s Fans And Foes Think Will Happen On His Middle East Trip

  President Trump soon sets off on his first foreign trip, traveling to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Rome, and Brussels. With his administration in turmoil, expectations are all over the place. Aaron David Miller, CNN: “Trump’s First Foreign Trip Will Be A Reality Check” “Trump’s conception of ‘America First’ might have been easily interpreted to mean that…

  By Steven Davidson May 18, 2017 | 2 min read
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  To Make The Grade, Jewish Education Needs More Tech

  (JTA) You’ve seen the advertisements: A fit young woman pedals a stationary bicycle while an instructor on a video screen shouts encouragement. The company, Peloton, promises “fitness at your fingertips,” and both “live and on demand” spin classes and “world class instructors,” all from the comfort of your own home. What does a stationary bike…

  By Lewis J. Bernstein and Shira Ackerman May 18, 2017 | 4 min read
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  Why I’m Sending My Jewish Children To A School With Few White Students

  This week marks the 63rd anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregated schools, even if they had similar resources, were “inherently” unequal because separating children by race caused serious adverse effects. Shockingly, more than six decades later, New York City has the most racially divided schools in…

  By Cheryl Cook May 18, 2017 | 4 min read
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  What Iran’s High-Stakes Election Means For Voters And The World

  (Reuters) On May 19, Iranians go to the polls to either re-elect President Hassan Rouhani to a second term or give one of his reactionary opponents a chance to govern, and in doing so ride the populist wave that seems to have engulfed much of the globe. Conventional wisdom in Washington is that Iran is…

  By Amir Handjani May 18, 2017 | 3 min read