Intifada Fruits: A Palestinian Perspective
Muhammed El-Hasan
October 3, 2002
What were the Palestinians thinking when they revolted against Israel two years ago?
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Intifada Gains Palestinians Nothing
Leslie Susser
September 19, 2002
Israeli society has been bruised and brutalized by two years of Palestinian terror and violence, but as the intifada enters its third year, it has brought the Palestinians no political gain whatsoever.
The Palestinians’ Yom Kippur
Eric Silver
September 12, 2002
It\’s as if the Palestinians are having their own Yom Kippur this year.
Intifada at a Turning Point?
Naomi Segal
September 12, 2002
Could Israel and the Palestinians be reaching a turning point in their violent conflict?
Your Letters
Jewish Journal
September 12, 2002
Marlene — you are indelible in the hearts and minds of so many — even those who railed against your politics.
Oslo Logic Still Valid
Gideon Grinstein
September 12, 2002
In the midst of unprecedented violence, the underlying logic of the Oslo process remains valid: the national
interest of Israel to disengage from the Palestinian people is as critical today as it was when the breakthrough with the Palestinians occurred on Sept. 13, 1993.
Your Letters
Jewish Journal
September 5, 2002
We are writing in support of the opinion expressed by Steve Berman opposing the policy of United Jewish Communities (UJC) supporting settlers living beyond what will be the revised Green Line (\”Withholding Our Funds From Territories,\” Aug. 30).
Poll: College Kids Back Israel
Joe Berkofsky
August 22, 2002
U.S. college students back Israel over the Palestinians by a 4-1 margin, according to a new survey.
The mid-July survey of 300 students found that 43 percent of respondents called themselves supporters of Israel, while only 11 percent backed the Palestinians. Another 29 percent did not take either side in the conflict, however, and 10 percent said the United States should stand behind both sides equally, according to the poll taken by Washington pollster Stanley Greenberg.
Job or Genesis?
Charles R. Bronfman
August 22, 2002
A few weeks into our annual summerlong stay at our home in Jerusalem, my wife, Andy, and I became honorary citizens of this extraordinary city — the first North American Jews to be so honored.
The Irrelevance of Arab Hatred
Larry Derfner
August 22, 2002
The consensus view of the intifada among Israelis, Diaspora Jews and American conservatives — that it\’s caused by Arab hatred and rejection of Israel — is nothing but a lousy excuse.
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