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June 29, 2007
Only democratization can fight Islamists
It is time to renew our commitment to liberalization and democratization — it is what the Islamists fear most. Congress should pass comprehensive legislation conditioning relations between the United States and nonliberal democracies on progress toward liberalization. This is not imperialism. It is support for decent values and democracies abroad.
‘Hamastan’ in Gaza is a big challenge for Egypt, too
The emergence of \”Hamastan\” in Gaza sent leaders in the Middle East and elsewhere scrambling for an answer: Whose fault is it? Is it reversible? Will the same thing happen in the West Bank? What should and could be done now?
Meyer Lansky, hero and villain, back from the dead and live on stage
When he died peacefully as a retired businessman in Miami on Jan. 15, 1983, the New York Times headlined the sizeable obituary, \”Meyer Lansky dead at 81; Financial Wizard of Organized Crime.\”\n
Briefs: City Council approves Weiss Iran divestment bill; UC puts Jewish High Holidays on calendar
Community briefs.
Books: Seeds of peace revealed in early coexistence of Jews, Christians and Muslims
Zachary Karabell offers a different perspective on the question of Islamic rule in his history, \”Peace Be Upon You: Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Coexistence in the Middle East\” (Knopf, 2007).
L.A. Persian Jews and Muslims oppose bombing Iran
In recent weeks, calls for possible strikes against Iran by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and other government officials have caused alarm among some local Iranian Jews and Muslims familiar with the Tehran regime.
Righteous Heroes
What never fails to amaze me is that there were one, or 36, or tens of thousands of the just and righteous, who stood solitarily against the terror, who defied the cautious \”wisdom\” of their fellow citizens. Let us reserve the once honorable word \”hero\” for such men and women, even though, ironically, they may be the first to reject the honor.
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