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Opinion Forget Empathy, Path to Mideast Peace Lies in Hardboiled Realism
During President Obama’s recent trip to Israel, he spoke of the urgent need to renew peace talks. But in his vision of how to arrive at these talks, he seems to have disregarded the common sense principle that peace is made between enemies. The principle appears to be embraced in the course of ordinary affairs….
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Opinion Israel’s Dr. Dolittle Government Has Two Heads When It Comes to Peace
Maybe it’s just coincidence, but there does seem to be an awful lot of talk lately about the possible demise of the Jewish state. Indeed, it feels as though it’s heating up just as Israel approaches its 65th birthday. Should we be reading something into the fact that 65 is the age of retirement? Is…
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Opinion Can Barack Obama Turn Israel Into a Blue State — With Benjamin Netanyahu’s Help?
Of all of the gestures performed during Barack Obama’s trip to Israel, that of the president of the United States bowing to the president of the State of Israel as the former accepted the Presidential Medal of Distinction was among the more extraordinary. But even before that, there was another moment of symbolism when the…
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Israel News Will Barack Obama’s Speech Inspire a Generation of Israelis To Seek Peace?
Will the young Israelis that President Obama aimed his Jerusalem speech at become the “Obama generation,” in the same way that the youngsters who mourned Yitzhak Rabin after his 1995 assasination, became known forever as the “candle generation”? President Barack Obama’s March 21 address was an impassioned appeal to Israelis, especially the young, over the…
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Fast Forward Turkish Leader Tayyip Erdogan Says Israel’s Gaza Flotilla Apology Reflects Clout
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday an Israeli apology for the 2010 deaths of nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists that was brokered by U.S. President Barack Obama met Turkey’s conditions and signaled its growing regional influence. “We are entering a new period in both Turkey and the region,” said Erdogan, who plans to visit the…
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The Schmooze 4 Biggest Snafus of Barack Obama’s Israel Trip
Well, it’s over. After three days of meeting, greeting, cheering, and even a heckle or two, President Obama has bid adieu to Israel. While the overall trip was successful, we couldn’t help but round up the some of the more, ahem, entertaining moments. 1. The Thin Red Line What is it with Benjamin Netanyahu and…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Apologizes to Turkey Over Gaza Flotilla Debacle — Ties Restored
Israel apologised to Turkey on Friday for killing nine Turkish citizens in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla and both feuding U.S. allies agreed to normalise relations in a surprise breakthrough announced by U.S. President Barack Obama. The rapprochement could help regional coordination to contain spillover from the Syrian civil war and ease…
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News Favorite Rabbis; Obama in Israel; Newark and Philip Roth
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward Digital Features Editor Abigail Jones to discuss our crowdsourced list of 36 inspirational rabbis. Then, Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman calls in to fill us in on President Obama’s trip to Israel. Finally, Josh talks Philip Roth and Newark with Nate Lavey,…
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