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James D. Besser

Slavery: Conflict or Commonality ?

June 28, 2001

It\’s starting with a few tentative steps, but it could eventually become a stampede; lawmakers on Capitol Hill may soon consider pending legislation creating a national museum focusing heavily on the issue of American slavery.

The movement to create a new museum of African American history provides an opportunity to help mend the rift between Jews and blacks, but also presents a potential dilemma: the effort will inevitably lead to comparisons between slavery and the Holocaust.

Fighting the Israel Bash-a-Thon

June 7, 2001

Critics of the United Nations have been handed a big load of new ammunition as the international body careens toward a high-profile conference that could be the biggest Israel bash-a-thon ever.

Senate Shocker

May 31, 2001

The stunning change in the U.S. Senate triggered by Sen. James Jeffords\’ switch from GOP to independent status means a seismic shift in the war over a host of domestic issues, including the church-state skirmishes that have preoccupied Jewish groups.

Tax Plan Could Endanger Services

May 24, 2001

This week congressional Republicans tried to put the finishing touches on a compromise version of President George W. Bush\’s giant tax cut that some Jewish leaders say could ravage a wide range of health and social service programs serving the community\’s neediest citizens.

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May 24, 2001

Israel is fighting a war of attrition with the Palestinians, and militarily, the Jewish state is holding its own. But it\’s taking a drubbing in the battle over public opinion here and around the world.

Laying Out Markers

May 17, 2001

The Bush administration, determined to scale back U.S. Mideast involvement, is being drawn into the seething center of the conflict as Israeli-Palestinian confrontations rage.

But President George W. Bush and his foreign policy team, anxious to avoid the overinvolvement of their predecessors, are carefully calibrating their Mideast policies and pronouncements. The goal, according to sources here, is to make better use of the bully pulpit in Washington, while steering clear of day-to-day mediation.

Bush Administration Feels Its Way

April 26, 2001

If you had to pick a word to summarize the mood among American Jewish leaders as they watch the Bush administration deal with surging Israeli-Palestinian violence, it is this: uncertainty.

Bush Ups the Ante — Cautiously

April 19, 2001

The Bush administration, this week facing its first critical Mideast crisis, is seeking a new formulation to enable it to play a role in keeping conflict from spreading without requiring intensive direct mediation.

The Age of Coalitions

March 22, 2001

The plain fact is, Jews are a tiny and diminishing proportion of the U.S. population, while other groups are experiencing dramatic growth.

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