American Jews and Saddam: A Lesson from the 1930s?
Rafael Medoff
February 13, 2003
Should American Jews support U.S. military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power?
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DeLay’s Dilemma
James D. Besser
November 21, 2002
Pitched partisan battles are what\’s in store for the upcoming 108th Congress.
Fuel for the Fire
Rob Eshman
November 21, 2002
Funny how a massive attack on American shores, the devastating loss of 3,000 innocent lives, the U.S. invasion of one country (Afghanistan), the incipient invasion of another (Iraq) and the continued threat of biological, nuclear and random terror in our own neighborhoods can get people thinking.
Safe in the Senate?
Matthew E. Berger
November 14, 2002
Jewish lobbyists say that when the Republicans take control of the full Congress in January, they will need to respond more to legislation they oppose rather than help craft laws that fit with their priorities.
Are Jews Becoming Republican?
Matthew E. Berger
October 31, 2002
The debate over whether American Jews are turning to the Republican Party is not likely to be settled when the votes are counted on Nov. 5.
With midterm congressional elections just days away, Republicans cite a variety of reasons why this year\’s polls may not show the political shift they have been predicting for the past year. But Democrats say the election will be the best sign yet of where Jews stand on the political spectrum.
Prager vs. Lerner: A Clash of Politics, Values
Andrea Adelson
October 31, 2002
That\’s the atmosphere expected at an upcoming debate between two of the Jewish community\’s most outspoken activists on each side of the political spectrum.
In Prager vs. Lerner, conservative talk show host Dennis Prager will debate Michael Lerner, editor of the leftist magazine Tikkun, on Nov. 7 as part of the Orange County Jewish Community Center\’s book festival.
\”They are thought-provoking speakers with polar-opposite views about nearly everything,\” said Arie Katz, founder of the Community Scholar Program, which is co-sponsor of the Nov. 7 \”We Beg to Differ\” debate at Newport Beach\’s Temple Bat Yahm.
The Jewish War
Rob Eshman
October 31, 2002
On a recent installment of MSNBC\’s \”Hardball,\” Chris Matthews hosted a debate between Pat Buchanan and Republican political analyst David Frum. Buchanan opposed a United States-led invasion of Iraq, while Frum supported President George W. Bush\’s plan for tough inspections first followed by — if those inspections fail — the forceful removal of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from power.\n\nThat we\’ve all heard before. But what I hadn\’t heard before — what I wasn\’t even sure I was hearing as I reclined comfortably on my couch — was the repeated reference to the fact that the pro-war advisers are Jews. Matthews said it. Frum said it. Buchanan, whose love of the Jewish people and Israel would win him no Lion of Judah awards, seemed to strain mightily against saying it, and refused to snap at the bait Matthews dangled before him.
Where to Draw the Line
Cathy Young
October 10, 2002
Is condemnation of Israel in the current Middle East conflict often tainted with anti-Semitism? The discussion of this sensitive issue has generally focused on anti-Israeli sentiment in Europe. Recently, it was brought close to home by Harvard University President Lawrence Summers, whose Sept. 17 speech expressing concern over the resurgence of anti-Semitism drew national attention, both positive and negative.
Spiritual Sparring
Gaby Wenig
May 23, 2002
Both Temple Beth Am and the Jewish Studies Institute of the Simon Wiesenthal Center hosted Jewish and Christian clergymen earlier this month at interfaith forums at which scriptural sparring and cultural clashes made for heated discussions and ultimately ecumenicalism.
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