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Israel News Should Israelis Debate War With Iran?
A recent poll showed that a majority of Israelis believe that a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities will prompt a broader war with Hamas and Hezbollah, even though the public is evenly split on whether to launch a military attack on Iran in the first place. This national ambiguity means that it’s not at all…
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Fast Forward Dennis Ross, Top Mideast Advisor, Quits
Dennis Ross, the Obama administration’s senior Middle East hand, is leaving his post in a move that may reflect a declining interest in the conflict as the 2012 election looms. Ross pointed to personal reasons for his resignation although many experts believe President Obama is backing away from active engagement in the Middle East as…
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Opinion What Globalization Has Wrought
Fans of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman might get a kick out of this. Nearly a decade and a half ago, the acclaimed economist savagely reviewed a new book on the perils of economic globalization, dismissing it as “simplistic,” “foolish,” “thoroughly silly” and more. He said the author, Rolling Stone investigative journalist William Greider,…
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Israel News How Big is Jewish ‘Tent’ on Israel?
The question of how big the Jewish tent can be when it comes to Israel is one of the thorniest ones that American Jews deal with. Who gets to sit inside and who should be excluded? And just how open does the Jewish community want to be when discussing the issue of Israel? On the…
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Recipes Kadorei Shokolad: Israel’s Favorite Dessert
Chocolate balls are as iconic as falafel in Israel, yet most tourists have never heard of them. After all, nobody is hawking these colorful confections on street corners. Kadorei shokolad, as they are known in Hebrew, are part of the quintessential Israeli childhood but they’re rarely seen outside the home. They might be ignored by…
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News Is Jerusalem Online U. A Real College?
This past summer, Rebecca Abramson found herself a credit short of completing the sophomore-year requirements for her international affairs major at George Washington University, in the nation’s capital. Having returned recently from Israel after participating in a Hasbara Fellowship, a program that trains students to be pro-Israel activists on campus, Abramson was eager to learn…
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Culture Tougher Task for Israel Fundraisers
The late Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek looms large in the mind of just about every fundraiser for an Israeli organization. This is especially so for Neal Levy, who worked for Kollek two decades ago at the Jerusalem Foundation, the nonprofit founded by the mayor to improve the quality of life for residents of his city….
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The Schmooze New App Detects Military Police Presence
It’s the iPhone app that helps you to be a shloch. For Israeli teenagers who grow up attending schools with — how shall I put this delicately as the husband of a teacher? — loose discipline by international standards, the military police they encounter on their conscription to the army come as a shock. All…
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