I have the answer to Jon Stewart’s toughest question about Israel
How can you talk to friends who disagree with you about Israel? By focusing on the future
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Film & TV How Jon Stewart evolved on Israel — at least on ‘The Daily Show’
Stewart went from joking about taking a side to saying Israel’s ‘inhumane’ actions are untenable
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Well-meaning debate is central to Judaism — which Israel's critics sometimes forget
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Opinion ‘We don’t really have any moral red lines’: Peter Beinart’s quest to disrupt Jews’ relationship to Israel
Beinart's new book takes American Jews to task for their silence in the face of Gaza’s destruction
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Opinion Admit it, American Jewish establishment: Peter Beinart was right
A fierce Israel critic’s predictions ring true
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News Beinart to Jews: It’s the democracy, stupid
This week, Jewish American commentator Peter Beinart wrote two essays promoting a one-state, bi-national solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. If you don’t have time to read the 8,000-word essay in Jewish Currents, there is a Reader’s Digest version in the New York Times Op-Ed section, with the provocative headline “I No Longer Believe in a…
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Culture October 18: Glencoe, Illinois: How Liberals And Conservatives Can Find A Common Language?
In this divisive time, how can we maintain civil dialogue, even with those with whose views we completely disagree? Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner seeks to find the answer. On October 18, she’ll host a discussion titled, “How Liberals and Conservatives Can Find a Common Language,” alongside Bret Stephens, New York Times columnist and senior contributor…
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Culture October 9: New York University: Peter Beinart, Jane Eisner, Chloe Valdary And Avi Shilon Discuss Identity and Nationalism
Come to the Taub Center for Israel Studies at NYU for a panel discussion with the Forward on identity and nationalism. Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner will moderate a panel that will include Peter Beinart, Chloe Valdary and Avi Shilon. We will also be celebrating the launch of the October issue of the Forward magazine and…
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