Americans have an obsession with false choices, and many of the movements within both far-left and far-right circles have taken advantage of this obsession.
When we sat down for that cup of coffee (or two, or three…), he asked me to recount our previous meetings. For me, those meetings were almost a mirror image of the various issues that came to define his life as a brilliant literary figure and outspoken public intellectual.
To make it simple, the questions involved are what is good for women, what is good for religious soldiers, what is good for the military. These are three separate questions, each of which puts the discussion on a different path.
Passing down traditions from generation to generation – l’dor v dor – is an important aspect of Jewish culture.
Should we continue to focus on preventing Christianity from dominating public spaces—or on enabling Judaism to thrive in private ones?
In addition to seeking revenge, Iran appears to want to destroy the Israeli-Turkish rapprochement process, experts say
Nikbakht spent the last four decades of his life as one of only a handful of Iranian Jewish activists publicly speaking out against the Iranian regime’s policy of abuse against Jews and other religious minorities living in Iran.
“My administration believes the IHRA working definition of antisemitism is a vital resource in the struggle against antisemitism, and that will facilitate constructive discourse, further understanding, and enable a more thoughtful response to this harmful behavior that impacts us all,” the proclamation stated.
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