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Iran pulling strings to create Mideast turmoil
What do all the current threats facing the Middle East — the Hamas takeover in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah\’s bid for power in Lebanon, political turmoil in Iraq and imminent nu- clear weapons in the hands of a radical dictatorship — all have in common? Answer: Iran.
Ugly ties bind genocide past and present
The \”Genocide and Religion: Victims, Perpetrators, Bystanders and Resisters\” Synoposium went deeper than many such conferences by examining as many as possible of the various groups involved in a genocide — the perpetrators, the victims, the bystanders and resisters — all of whom can be found in every such conflict, past and present.
Unmasking Purim’s vital meaning
On Purim we are forced to confront the possibility that nothing we do really matters, because history is ultimately arbitrary, and life is therefore unalterably unpredictable. No wonder they tell us to have a couple of drinks … But the power of Purim is not that it leaves us in a drunken stupor, vulnerable, uncertain and hungover.
Fated to Meddle
In other words, if your take on our role in the Middle East is limited to just oil, or just freedom and democracy, or just imperialism — Oren\’s meticulously researched and grippingly narrated book will school you.
Holy Doubt
This week\’s Torah portion contains a story that most of us skipped in Hebrew school — the story of Dina.
Getting kicked out of shul
Biston\’s public airing of his story and his threat to file suit have brought to light a number of complaints from others who also have been asked to leave Beth Jacob. They claim the rabbi is autocratic and mercurial and bars people who don\’t fit his image of an appropriate congregant.
Two-state solution ASAP only chance for peace
Gaza\’s economy, health care and social services are near collapse, and there are growing signs of malnutrition. Sixty percent of the population is without electricity, due to Israel\’s bombing of Gaza\’s only power station.
Book Review: Tools to fight terror: big dreams, good friends
Goldberg recently won the Anti-Defamation League\’s Daniel Pearl Award and goes so far as to suggest that being Jewish has benefited him in his dealings with terrorists.
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