Challenges Loom for New Olmert Regime
Dan Baron
May 4, 2006
Just in time for Israel\’s 58th Independence Day, Ehud Olmert has clinched his new coalition government.
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Power
Rushdie’s ‘Clown’ No Laughing Matter
Gina Nahai
April 27, 2006
Salman Rushdie is at Disney Hall, addressing a near-capacity audience as part of the Music Center\’s 2006 Speaker Series. He has come this March 1 evening to talk about politics and art, truth and tyranny, free and forbidden speech. He has come, also, to promote his newest book.
The View From L.A.: Hoping for the Best
Tom Tugend
April 6, 2006
As a new party, Kadima has not yet organized an American support group, but Handelsman predicted the establishment of such an organization in the next two years.
Olmert Receives U.S. Thumbs-Up
Ron Kampeas, JTA
April 6, 2006
Olmert\’s attention to the fine print and his less-than-mythic status in Israel have become subjects of parody at home.
But it\’s just those qualities that have made him a favorite among Jewish officials and politicians in Washington.
Critics Pound Paper Panning Israel Lobby
Ron Kampeas, JTA
April 6, 2006
Walt and Mearsheimer portray as interchangeable the pro-Israel lobby and the neo-conservatives who have developed Bush\’s foreign policy. Not surprisingly, this report got negative reviews from pro-Israel groups.
Every Jew Is on the Front Lines of War
Caroline B. Glick
March 9, 2006
Ilan Halimi\’s barbarous murder in France should awaken all Jews to the most significant truth of our times: Today, every Jew in the world is on the front lines of war.
Will Europe Back Hamas Sans Conditions?
Dan Baron
February 16, 2006
Fending off a hailstorm of Israeli criticism — as well as a possible showdown with Washington — Russia insisted it only wanted to help tame Hamas.
Will Violence Again Flare Up in 2006?
Dan Baron
January 5, 2006
According to last week\’s Shin Bet report, arms smuggling into Gaza has skyrocketed sixfold since Israel left during the summer. In the West Bank, terrorists have already test fired a rocket in a bid to emulate the tactics of their Gazan comrades.
French Riots Show Need for Pluralism
Ronny Naftaniel
November 17, 2005
For once, it would appear that Jews, Judaism and Jewish interests are not the target of violence in Paris and in so many cities across France. After a surge in anti-Semitic hostility and incidents in recent years, that comes as something of a surprise. This time, it appears the rioters are burning their own cars and neighborhoods, rather then aiming their anger at the symbols of some outside enemy.
Libby, Judaism and the Leak Probe
Ron Kampeas, JTA
November 10, 2005
When Joshua Muravchik, perhaps the pre-eminent expert on the interventionist foreign policy that has become known as neo-conservatism, was looking for non-Jewish neo-cons to prove that the movement isn\’t pervasively Jewish, he naturally included Lewis Libby.
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