Open Letter to President Bill
Ari Hier
January 18, 2001
This is the first time I have written a letter of this kind, but I felt it was time to express my feelings on paper.
Category
Opinion
Let Palestinians Govern Palestinians – Now
Amos Oz
January 11, 2001
For 30 years, those of us in Israel\’s peace movement have been saying there will be no peace as long as Israel insists on governing another nation.
Men and Martyrs
Rob Eshman
January 11, 2001
The ghost of Yitzhak Rabin speaks to Ehud Barak, and the message isn\’t pretty. Ehud, one old soldier tells another, they never really miss you till you\’re gone.\n
Emotional Barriers
Fredelle Z. Spiegel
January 4, 2001
Rabbi David Eliezrie is right. It is very frustrating when your point of view is not heard and it seems as if you are invisible.
Denial Squared
David Eliezrie
January 4, 2001
I recently participated in two dialogues about the crisis in the Middle East. One was with Palestinian Arabs at a local university. The second was with Jews who have been longtime supporters of the Oslo accords. The dialogue with the Arabs took place in a large college gym. Some 2,000 students filled the stands expecting some kind of vicious spectator sport. Instead of two sides coming out fighting, they witnessed a strange conversation.
Ashcroft or Not
Rob Eshman
January 4, 2001
President-elect George W. Bush has managed in a very short time to pull together a cabinet that is as diverse as America — if America had no Jews.
Time on Our Side
Michael Gotlieb
December 28, 2000
On Jan. 1, the new millennium officially begins. No doubt a few determined souls will want to witness the first sunrise of the next 1,000 years.
Sitting Idle
Leonard Fein
December 21, 2000
Africa is not much on our minds these days. We have obviously been preoccupied by America\’s election and by Israel\’s chaos.
A New Masthead
Rob Eshman
December 21, 2000
Through the practice of journalism, The Jewish Journal serves what we believe is one of the region\’s most interesting, influential and dynamic communities, and we wanted a masthead which both proclaims and reflects that.
The Fight
Rob Eshman
December 21, 2000
The laws of Chanukah teach us that it\’s not enough to win a victory over a great empire, and it\’s not enough to celebrate that victory in the privacy of your home.
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