REALITY CHECK! Which news site told you the truth about the murder in Israel today?
Noga Gur-Arieh
November 13, 2013
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November 13, 2013
Abbas: Palestinian peace negotiators quit over absence of progress
Jewish Journal
November 13, 2013
Palestinian peace negotiators resigned over a lack of progress in talks with Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said.
Obama: Lies and Consequences
David Suissa
November 13, 2013
We teach our kids two things about honesty: One, that “honesty is the best policy,” which means that, ultimately, it’s in one’s interest to be honest. An honest reputation is good for business, telling the truth will keep you out of trouble, and so on.
Chanukah and Christmas: A legacy of bad timing
Jewish Journal
November 13, 2013
Admit it. It is bad timing, these two very unique festivals of two very different faiths colliding in time and space. Even when our Hebraic lunar calendar separates the two by a week or so, the commercial heralding of both in our consumer-focused society continually blends the two, as if Chanukah were some Jewish version of Christmas.
EU official lauds Israel for treating injured Syrians
Jewish Journal
November 13, 2013
A European Union official based in Israel praised the Jewish state for providing medical treatment to Syrian civilians injured in their country’s civil war.
Jersey boy ponders his home state’s governor
Raphael J. Sonenshein
November 13, 2013
I was once a Jersey boy. I grew up in Nutley, N.J., just about 20 minutes from Manhattan. I still wear my T-shirt from Rutt’s Hut in Clifton, N.J. — known to many as the maker of the best hot dog in America.
Semyon Bychkov on Bruckner
Jewish Journal
November 13, 2013
If anyone can lay claim to the moniker “citizen of the world,” it is Semyon Bychkov. Born in Russia, the conductor, who leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic starting Nov. 15, now boasts U.S. citizenship, but lives in Paris with his wife, pianist Marielle Labèque, among other places all over Europe.
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