Why there’s nothing normal about Israel normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia
As Hans Morgenthau and Hannah Arendt would remind us, choosing the lesser of two evils still means choosing evil
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Life Former WJC Candidate Gives Her Thumbs Up to Israel’s Lad-Mag Diplomacy
Running against billionaires like cosmetics heir Ron Lauder, Einat Wilf didn’t have much of a chance of winning the election to lead the World Jewish Congress, and ultimately she bowed out of the race. The former foreign policy adviser to Shimon Peres tells the blog Jewess that she had “no realistic expectation of winning,” but…
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Life The Historic Partnership Between the State of Israel and Maxim Magazine
As we noted earlier this week, not everyone in Israel is pleased with their government’s collaboration with Maxim magazine on its “Women of the Israeli Defense Forces” photo spread. But that didn’t put the kibosh on the New York Israeli consulate’s plans to co-host a celebratory bash Tuesday night with the raunchy lad mag. Gawker…
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Life Israel’s Public Relations, Offensive
Israel needs allies — and it will take them where it can get them. Occasionally this has meant embracing some dubious characters. Sometimes these alliances come back to bite the Israeli government in the rear end. And that’s exactly what has happened with Israel’s latest such ally: Maxim magazine. In its upcoming July issue, the…
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