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Judea Pearl

Judea Pearl is a professor of computer science at UCLA and president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, named after his son. He is co-editor of “I am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl” (Jewish Lights, 2004), winner of the National Jewish Book Award.

Chanukah — the pink elephant of Annapolis

December 21, 2007

I spent the last week of November in Israel and watched the Annapolis show unfold through the lens of Israeli TV. As expected, everyone in Israel watched that show with both nervous curiosity and cynical dismissal.

But the event that truly captured the public imagination and managed to elevate people\’s spirit above the mundane was one that occurred 200 miles away from Annapolis, in a place called Lake Success, and it took place 60 years ago, Nov. 29, 1947.

Saudi king’s gift should fulfill ‘contract with humanity’

November 23, 2007

We are in receipt of a refreshing piece of news from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia via the New York Times:

\”On a marshy peninsula 50 miles from this Red Sea port, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is staking $12.5 billion on a gargantuan bid to catch up with the West in science and technology.\”

This is not some humdrum investment. King Abdullah University for Science and Technology will create one of the world\’s 10 most endowed science centers and, if it also manages to create an environment of academic freedom, might well be what the Arab world needs at this juncture of history.

In Quest for Meaning

September 21, 2007

Man is a meaning-seeking animal. Hardly a second goes by in which our mind does not stop its routine activities to ponder the meaning of the input it receives from our senses or from its own activities.

You have the right to feel offended

August 17, 2007

A conference organized by the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute in Jerusalem last month dealt with anti-Israel attacks in the United States that constitute, according to organizers, a \”long-term threat\” to Israel\’s standing.

Yom Ha’Atzmaut 2007: What Israel means to me

April 27, 2007

I was born in Tel Aviv, in 1936, and, quite naturally, my feelings toward Israel are suffused with the love, pride, memories, music and aromas that nourish and sustain all natives of any country. Yet, remarkably, as the years pass, I discover that these same feelings towards Israel are echoed by people everywhere, including many who have never set foot in that country.

Benefits bolster the case for reciprocity

March 15, 2007

The past few months saw rising temperatures of accusations and counteraccusations among sections of the Jewish community. Leftist Jews criticized Israel,
professor Alvin Rosenfeld criticized anti-Zionist Jews, the American Jewish Committee (AJCommittee) published Rosenfeld\’s article, Rob Eshman criticized Rosenfeld (\”Shutting Jewish Mouths,\” Feb. 16) and Jewish Journal readers criticized Eshman (Letters, Feb. 23).

A meaningful peace plan

February 8, 2007

We are constantly being told that the ball of peace lies entirely in Israel\’s court, because Palestinians have no control over their destiny and Israel\’s economy is so much stronger. It ain\’t necessarily so.

Palestinian remarks generate cheer and gloom

January 18, 2007

Moreover, now that Hamas is recognized as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, Hamas\’ official stance toward Israel has given Western observers a crisp and reliable thermometer to gauge the Palestinian vision of peace, many times more reliable than the ambiguous polls and speeches we have been reading about in the past.

Shoah Denial Conference: Damage Assessment

December 28, 2006

Why is Ahmadinejad pursuing this foolish crusade against the Holocaust? After all, even he must know that the Holocaust is one of the most documented events in human history and, hence, that denying its reality or even questioning its magnitude and significance is likely to end up in embarrassment. Why then is he so insistent?

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