Lesson Plans
Rob Eshman
August 22, 2002
The big wheels of the American PR industry are finally spinning on behalf of Israel.
Category
palestinians
The Ethics of Revenge
Yitzhak Frankenthal
August 15, 2002
My beloved son, Arik, my own flesh and blood, was murdered by Palestinians.
Losing the War for the Temple Mount
Gary Rosenblatt
August 15, 2002
While the military conflict between Israel and the Palestinians continues, there is one war the Jewish state appears to have lost — without even a struggle.
Criticism Remains
Gene Lichtenstein
August 8, 2002
Shortly after the bomb went off at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, killing seven and wounding more than 80, David Ward, president of the American Council on Education, sent off a strongly worded statement of sympathy.
Out of Arafat’s Hands
Eric Silver
July 18, 2002
In the reoccupied West Bank town of Hebron, an activist in Yasser Arafat\’s Al Fatah, a graduate of Israeli prisons, lamented the other day: \”I gave up my dream of the whole of Palestine for the sake of the Oslo accord. And what did I get? Corruption, no democracy, security services abusing and blackmailing our people. And now I\’m getting Israeli soldiers invading my town and the Palestinian Authority is doing nothing to protect me.\”
The Great Falafel Question
Jodi Kantor
July 18, 2002
The last time you bit into a falafel sandwich you were probably thinking about nothing more than the warm spice and crunch of the chickpea fritters and the way they played against the soft bread, crisp vegetables and nutty tahini sauce.
A Code of Civility in Jewish Public Discourse
David N. Myers
June 6, 2002
One of the most distressing aspects of the recent Middle East conflagration has been the retreat of both sides — Israelis and Palestinians, as well as their supporters — behind towering rhetorical walls.
This retreat evokes the verbal wars of the 1970s, when Israel meant racist and Arab connoted terrorist. When trapped beyond such rhetorical walls, we can only imagine, not see, what the other side looks like. And the imagination often runs wild, depicting the enemy in absolute and demonic terms.
Dear Soldier…
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
May 2, 2002
Dear Soldier,
Thank you for protecting Israel. I hope you and your family are safe. I hope one day I visit Israel. I love Israel. Sincerely,
2nd Grader
New Articles
But When There’s a Real Genocide, They’re Silent
Rafael Medoff
May 19, 2024
Sonoma State University President Retires
Aaron Bandler
May 17, 2024
It’s Not a Fairy Tale
Chaim Steinmetz
May 17, 2024
Alleged Paul Kessler Killer Will Stand Trial
Aaron Bandler
May 16, 2024
So Many Holidays, So Little Time – A poem for Parsha Emor
Rick Lupert
May 16, 2024
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.