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Opinion Was It A ‘Mistake’ When Israel Banned Me, Bibi?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in damage control mode. Yesterday, noted author, political commentator and Forward columnist Peter Beinart wrote about his experience being detained at Ben Gurion Airport by Israeli secret service and questioned about his views in a widely shared article. Just hours later, Netanyahu himself released a statement in which he…
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Opinion Just What Is Israel Afraid Of — Why Detain Critics At The Airport?
Just what is the Israeli government afraid of? I asked myself this question on Sunday afternoon after receiving a text message and subsequent phone call from Peter Beinart, a senior columnist for the Forward, who had been detained at Ben Gurion International Airport on his way to attend his niece’s bat mitzvah in Israel. I…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: Beinart’s Detention At Israeli Airport Was ‘Administrative Mistake’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the detention of American Jewish liberal journalist Peter Beinart at Ben-Gurion Airport, with a statement from his office claiming that the incident was an “administrative mistake.” “Prime Minister Netanyahu heard of Mr. Beinart’s questioning at Ben Gurion airport and immediately spoke with Israel’s security forces to inquire how this…
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Community The Nation-State Law’s Authors Are Fanatics — As Are Many Of Its Opponents
There has always been a separation between national pride and national fanaticism. National pride is the natural expression of a clear and determined identity. National fanaticism, on the other hand, is the expression of a lack of security, of safety in one’s identity. The authors of the Nation-State Law and those who have set out…
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Community The Nation-State Law Commits To Strengthening Jewish Peoplehood In The Diaspora — But Not In Israel
Since its passage in the Knesset on July 19, Israel’s Nation-State Basic Law has managed to stir up anger and debate not just inside Israel but also around the world. In a recent appearance of mine on the BBC, the interviewer prefaced her question to me by insinuating that the idea of constitutionally defining Israel…
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Opinion Tolerating Anti-Semitism Hurts The Palestinian Cause
The British Labour Party has enjoyed a massive surge in membership and its best electoral success in decades under Jeremy Corbyn, the maverick socialist who rose from obscurity to capture its leadership in 2015. But since Corbyn’s election, Labour has been marred by an anti-Semitism problem that is now tearing the party apart. An anti-Semitic…
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Community I Used To Be Israeli Cartoonist Avi Katz’s Boss — And His Firing Was A Travesty
A version of this article originally appeared in Plus61J, an Australian-Jewish publication. In a democracy, the media is responsible for providing the public with the information and context it needs to make informed political decisions. Last week, when The Jerusalem Post terminated its relationship with veteran illustrator and political cartoonist Avi Katz, it revealed that…
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Opinion Israel Has Chosen Ultra-Nationalism Over Diaspora Jews
Back in the late 1990s, it seemed appropriate to describe relations between Israel, the United States and the American Jewish community as a strategic triangle. Each of the three sides to the triangle interacted with and nourished the other two. This was not an equilateral triangle: Israel seemed to be replacing U.S. Jewry as the…
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