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  An Inapt, and Dangerous, Analogy

  Letty Cottin Pogrebin is entitled to her criticism of Israel and her horror at the conditions in Hebron (“The ‘A-Word’ in Hebron,” April 1). She is not entitled, however, to historically inaccurate analogies that severely damage the reputation of the state both of us love. Apartheid was a legal form of racial segregation enacted by…

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  Wacky Laws: No Food Stamps for Strikers, No ‘Streams’ in Judaism

  The liberal blogosphere is all worked up about a budget bill proposed by the Study Group, made up of conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, that appears to deny food stamps to any family with a single adult member who goes on strike. The draconian measure was first brought to light by ThinkProgress.com…

  By J.J. Goldberg Mar 28, 2011 | 2 min read
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  The War on Dignified Retirements

  It’s a remarkable coincidence that the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire follows so closely on the heels of the great Wisconsin labor awakening. Like the yearly coincidence of Purim and St. Patrick’s Day, with their overlapping themes of national redemption and drunken revelry, the Wisconsin-Triangle convergence raises a host of fundamental questions about…

  By J.J. Goldberg Mar 23, 2011 | 4 min read

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  Growing Disenchantment on a Global Scale

  What do North Korea, Iran, Pakistan and Israel have in common? In December and January, the BBC commissioned a poll of more than 28,000 people in 27 countries around the world. The key question was “Please tell me if you think each of the following countries is having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence…

  By Leonard Fein Mar 23, 2011 | 3 min read
• Letters

  A Fire Remembered, From Generation to Generation

  So much has been written about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which remains as frightening today as it was 100 years ago. We’re especially struck by these memories in light of the Wisconsin government’s decision to act against its public-sector unions. This brings to mind the choice posed in Jane Eisner’s thoughtful March 4 article…

  Mar 23, 2011 | 2 min read
• Opinion

  Terror in Jerusalem

  It had been more than three years since the last terrorist bombing targeting civilians in Israel — until a blast caused by an explosive pipe placed next to a telephone pole near the bus station in central Jerusalem on March 23 ended that period of relative quiet. Suddenly, the familiar images appeared across our screens,…

  Mar 23, 2011 | 2 min read
• Letters

  Thanks for the Veto, Not for the Reasoning

  J.J. Goldberg contends that the American attempt to avoid casting a veto against an anti-Israel resolution in the United Nations Security Council was not a case of anti-Israel bias; rather, “American officials worried that a veto would give fuel to radicals” (“For Israel, a Lonely Day at Turtle Bay,” March 4). This has been a…

  Mar 23, 2011 | < 1 min read
• Opinion

  Reform’s New Leader

  Whoever leads the Union for Reform Judaism can really matter in American Jewish life. With 900 synagogues serving 1.5 million people, the Reform movement is the nation’s largest Jewish denomination and, despite its budgetary and organizational travails, remains the steadiest ship in the vast and sometimes inchoate sea of liberal Judaism. Its leaders tend to…

  Mar 23, 2011 | 2 min read
• Opinion

  The Courage of the Press

  The horrific story of four journalists from The New York Times held captive in Libya underscores a brutal fact: Reporters and photographers place their lives on the line to deliver news and context so necessary for all of us to understand our world. To those who deride the “lamestream media,” we suggest a careful reading…

  Mar 23, 2011 | < 1 min read
• Letters

  Rep’s Injuries Are No Laughing Matter

  I am appalled that you would make light of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’s recovery in your Purim spoof section (“Gabby Giffords Recovering, Developing New Powers,” March 18). What were you thinking? Bad taste does not begin to describe your use of her injuries as material for a joke. RITA ROSEN POLEY Elkins Park, Pa.

  Mar 23, 2011 | < 1 min read
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  Anti-Semitism Has No Place in Islam

  In his March 4 opinion article, “An Appeal to My Muslim Friends,” Rabbi Eric Yoffie presented his concerns about the possibility of anti-Semitism gaining traction amid the revolutionary tumult now sweeping the Arab world. He pointed, in particular, to the prominence of Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, citing past comments in which the sheik had used very…

  By Sayyid M. Syeed Mar 23, 2011 | 3 min read