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The Right Isn’t Shy About Influencing Israel. Why Is the Left?

Back in 2010, shortly after the first concerted attack on the New Israel Fund and Israel’s human rights community, Israeli analyst Yossi Alpher wrote a seminal article for the New York Times. He pointed out that the ultranationalist settler lobby in Israel had been unsettled in more than one way by the disengagement from Gaza,…

By Daniel Sokatch Jan 11, 2016 | 4 min read
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Hundreds March To Support Israel in Warsaw

WARSAW, Poland — Several hundred people participated in a march of support for Israel in Warsaw. Sunday’s march was organized by Christian organizations operating in Poland. It was also attended by Polish Jews. The marchers carried Israeli and Polish national flags, and sang and danced as they marched, the Jewish.pl website reported. “I’ve never seen…

By JTA Jan 11, 2016 | < 1 min read
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Vandals Strike Catholic Cemetery Near Jerusalem

Vandals destroyed dozens of crosses at a cemetery in a Catholic monastery near Jerusalem. The Latin Patriarchate announced the damage on Saturday when it filed a police report, though the vandalism at the monastery in Beit Jamal reportedly occurred in December, according to reports. The cemetery near the city of Beit Shemesh, located west of…

By JTA Jan 11, 2016 | < 1 min read
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Why I’m Joining Open Hillel’s Academic Council — BDS Disagreements or No

When I was a plucky 11-year old, I challenged the biblical account of creation at my Jewish day school in Winnipeg, Canada. Instead of getting punished, I was invited over to the high school wing to continue the debate with the senior Judaic studies teacher. As is befitting a culture of open critique, I felt…

By Mira Sucharov Jan 10, 2016 | 3 min read
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Campaign To Sell Israel With ‘Hotties’ Reaches New Low

I am not a fan of The Israel Project (TIP) for the simple reason that it suffers from the same delusion that plagues FOX News: the one where you claim to be a “,” but do all you can to misdirect any criticism that might challenge your prejudices and lead to real, lasting dialogue. In…

By Andrew Dubrov Jan 10, 2016 | 3 min read
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Israeli Troops Shoot and Kill 2 Palestinians at Checkpoint

Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian men at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli military and Palestinians said, but details of the incident were disputed. The soldiers at Bekaot checkpoint in the northern West Bank were not injured and Israeli forces “thwarted the attack and shot the assailants,” said the…

By Reuters Jan 9, 2016 | 2 min read
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Peter Beinart Leads Open Hillel Push by 55 Academics

The Open Hillel student group has established a council of 55 academics who support its mission to open up dialogue about Israel at campus Hillels. Open Hillel announced the launch of its Academic Council on Thursday, which includes high-profile Jewish academics like Peter Beinart, Judith Butler and Shaul Magid. The academics were said to have…

By JTA Jan 8, 2016 | 2 min read
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The Hypocrisy of Claiming That Foreign-Funded NGOs Hurt Israeli Democracy

If you haven’t heard of SSuDEMOP, now is a good time to get acquainted. The odd-looking initials stand for South Sudan Democratic Engagement Monitoring and Observation Programme. South Sudan, which won independence from Islamist-ruled Sudan in 2011, is the world’s newest nation and its most dysfunctional. It ranks No. 1 on ForeignPolicy.com’s Failed States Index….

By J.J. Goldberg Jan 8, 2016 | 5 min read

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The Right Isn’t Shy About Influencing Israel. Why Is the Left?

Hundreds March To Support Israel in Warsaw

Vandals Strike Catholic Cemetery Near Jerusalem

Why I’m Joining Open Hillel’s Academic Council — BDS Disagreements or No

Campaign To Sell Israel With ‘Hotties’ Reaches New Low

Israeli Troops Shoot and Kill 2 Palestinians at Checkpoint

Peter Beinart Leads Open Hillel Push by 55 Academics

The Hypocrisy of Claiming That Foreign-Funded NGOs Hurt Israeli Democracy

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A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel advocate in LGBTQ spaces, is shutting down

פֿאַר וואָס הערט מען ניט וועגן דעם גלעצנדיקן וווּקס פֿון דער ישׂראל־בערזע? Why aren’t we hearing about the dramatic growth of the Israeli stock market?

Israel

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The Right Isn’t Shy About Influencing Israel. Why Is the Left?

Hundreds March To Support Israel in Warsaw

Vandals Strike Catholic Cemetery Near Jerusalem

Why I’m Joining Open Hillel’s Academic Council — BDS Disagreements or No

Campaign To Sell Israel With ‘Hotties’ Reaches New Low

Israeli Troops Shoot and Kill 2 Palestinians at Checkpoint

Peter Beinart Leads Open Hillel Push by 55 Academics

The Hypocrisy of Claiming That Foreign-Funded NGOs Hurt Israeli Democracy

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When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.

‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, embodies a nation’s grief

A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel advocate in LGBTQ spaces, is shutting down

פֿאַר וואָס הערט מען ניט וועגן דעם גלעצנדיקן וווּקס פֿון דער ישׂראל־בערזע? Why aren’t we hearing about the dramatic growth of the Israeli stock market?

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