Tough love for Islam
David Suissa
January 13, 2015
We’re conditioned to respect all religions. But what happens when we’re confronted with a religion that looks more like a political ideology?
Category
iraq
Attention, politicians: Pandering won’t fly
Jewish Journal
November 13, 2008
[Jewish voters] are widely perceived as virtually single-issue in outlook, lacking nuance on complex matters and easily pleased. \”Throw them a few bones, and they\’ll be happy,\” seems to be the operative assessment among the politicians who do the Jewish circuit.
Israel labor strike called off; U.S. Jews against Iraq war most strongly
Jewish Journal
March 2, 2007
Faith-based foreign policy faces perils ahead
James D. Besser
March 2, 2007
A stubbornly ideological administration has put the United States in a deep hole in the international arena — and a vulnerable Israel could pay a big price for playing along with the true believers in Washington.
Briefs: L.A. Koreans and Jews protest anti-Semitic cartoons published in South Korea;
Jewish Journal
March 2, 2007
Briefs
Time for Jewish leaders to end their silence on Iraq
Aryeh Cohen
February 8, 2007
According to all available polls, a large majority of Americans want to bring our involvement in Iraq to an end, and an overwhelming majority of Iraqis themselves are opposed to the continued American occupation of their country.
Salman Rushdie Q & A: there’s a fascination with death among suicide bombers
Erich Follath
September 14, 2006
Salmon Rushdie reflects on why apparently normal young men turn to terror, the dangers of religion and whether the United States has turned into an authoritarian state.
Why Kerry Lost
Paul Kujawsky
November 4, 2004
How did it happen? How did a respectable candidate like Sen. John F. Kerry lose to President George W. Bush, the fumbling commander-in-chief and avatar of cronyism in government?
Liberal Academics Blind to Terror Threat
Avi Davis
October 14, 2004
\”Come on, Mr. Davis,\” he said with an edge now in his voice. \”You should know better. You\’re a journalist. That neocon crap is just as easily disproved as Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. It\’s clear fabrication — used by Bush and his cronies to justify an unjustifiable war. Better to check the terrorism coming out of Washington before looking elsewhere.\”
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