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How Meir Dagan, Israel’s Legendary Spymaster, Became Bibi’s Worst Nightmare
Israel lost a living legend this week with the death March 17 of former spymaster Meir Dagan. He was 71. A career soldier, he retired in 1995 at age 50 with the rank of major general, then began a second career as the country’s top counter-terrorism strategist, serving under four prime ministers as counter-terrorism adviser,…
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Opinion Donald Trump Is Actually the Perfect Person To Speak at AIPAC
Many AIPAC supporters are shocked that the policy conference has invited Republican front-runner Donald Trump to be a speaker this year. I’m not. In fact, I think Trump and AIPAC are a great shidduch. Far from being a deviation from AIPAC’s norm, this invitation is perfectly emblematic of their strategy. Anyone who’s been watching AIPAC…
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Letters How Elitist Jews Push People Like Me To Donald Trump
Noam Neusner’s recent opinion piece, perfectly encapsulates why establishment elites are losing Jews like me to Trump. It was my vote — along with the votes of thousands of Florida Jews — that delivered our 99 delegates to Trump. “Donald Trump, the most likely Republican candidate for president, has built within our party the nearest…
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Opinion Can Reform Jews Win Battle for the Soul of Israel?
The attacks continue. I am speaking not of the violent physical attacks that have dominated the news in Israel lately, but rather the attacks by the Israeli Orthodox establishment upon Jews standing up for their rights. Jews striving to bring to fruition the words of Israel’s Declaration of Independence, which call for “complete equality of…
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Opinion Why Anguish Over AIPAC’s Invitation to Donald Trump Is Misplaced
If there were any doubts about the propriety of the invitation extended to Donald Trump to address the annual Washington policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the results of the March 15 presidential primaries should have laid those doubts to rest. The core mission of the powerhouse pro-Israel lobby is to ensure…
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Opinion 13 Ways To React When Trump Takes the Stage at AIPAC
Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner for president, is a confirmed speaker at the annual policy conference for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee next week. His many offensive, outrageous statements should have disqualified him from the invite list, but then again, they also should have disqualified him from earning a single primary vote for president….
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Opinion Mizrahi Artists Are Here To Incite a Culture War
The lineup outside the Tel Aviv nightclub snaked until the end of the block, but Yonit Naaman and I bypassed the crowds and walked to the front door. People eyed us enviously as the bouncer let us through. Inside, we were giddy over the VIP treatment, joking that it was payback for all those times…
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Opinion The Implosion of the Republican Party — and What It Means for the Jews and Israel
Each presidential election cycle, the Republican Jewish establishment spends zillions of dollars to lure liberal Jews to its side. The arguments touch upon domestic policy and social issues, but the core, emotional attraction hinges on unquestioned support for Israel — the promise that Republicans alone understand the many dangers Israel faces and are far more…
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Opinion How Jewish Students Like Me Got Bullied at Vassar BDS Vote
(JTA) — At many colleges and universities today, Jewish students are often pitted against students of color when it comes to Israel. In my three years at Vassar College, I have been told – by a Jewish student leader, no less – that supporting Israel is tantamount to supporting oppression. I have watched Jewish friends…
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Opinion Meet the Evangelical Christians Behind Ted Cruz — They’re Super Jewy
Of the remaining Republican presidential hopefuls, Ted Cruz has emerged as the candidate of the Christian right. Yet he is also the candidate of the 1%, with just four people donating over $31 million to his campaign: eccentric billionaire Robert Mercer, longtime friend Toby Neugebauer, and two brothers, Farris and Dan Wilks. The Wilks brothers,…
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Opinion Jewish Students, You Still Belong Here at Oberlin! Let Us Prove It to You
As a professor in Oberlin College’s politics department, I’m grateful to Chicago teacher Michael Soffer for the excellent opinion piece he published in these pages, Yes, grateful. Like many of my colleagues, I agree with every single point he made — except for the conclusion that students should stay away from our campus. Soffer is…
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