Olmert-Rice-Abbas summit meets low expectations
Leslie Susser
February 23, 2007
What happens next will depend on how skillfully the parties maneuver in trying to advance their often disparate agendas.
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Despite past sparks, Al-Marayati wants Jewish dialogue
Marc Ballon
January 18, 2007
\”I want my children to have a future of hope, a future where they can contribute positively to American society as Muslims,\” Al-Marayati said. \”I don\’t want a future of prejudice, fear and victimization.\”
Box-office politics
Rob Eshman
October 19, 2006
The Liberty Film Festival, now in its third year, aims to present and promote the work of conservative filmmakers who, according to the organizers, are ignored, persecuted and otherwise absent from \”Hollywood.\”\n\nI put Hollywood in quotes because its meaning, as the evening at the Luxe Bel Air Hotel wore on, was elusive.
Labeling ourselves as ‘right’ or ‘left’ limits us
Gary Wexler
September 14, 2006
While Israelis are furious with their government and military leaders over a war that was badly fought, very few believe that the effort was unjust. From their recent writings and in discussions with influential Israeli opinion makers, I was exposed to a variety of thinking.
News Briefs
Jewish Journal
August 3, 2006
\nJohn Bolton\’s tough pro-Israel rhetoric at the United Nations during Israel\’s recent crisis has galvanized Jewish support for the once-embattled nominee — and may have helped secure his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), a key Jewish opponent of Bolton a year ago, said he now is undecided, principally because of the Israel issue.
For Middle East Women, ‘Cavemen’ Are Not Wanted
Pamela Ann Smith
July 27, 2006
Little noticed among the vast media coverage of the latest Middle East crisis were a couple of dispatches by journalists highlighting the actions of an admittedly few women in Israel.
Is U.S. Silence on Gaza Sign of Friendship or Weakness?
Ron Kampeas, JTA
July 13, 2006
Is U.S. silence in the face of Israel\’s massive counterattack on the Gaza Strip a function of friendship or weakness?
Religious Right, Left Find Political Guide in Bible
David Klinghoffer
July 13, 2006
The fast-emerging religious left contrasts sharply on many issues — from homosexual marriage to socialized medicine — with its longer-established competitor, the religious right. Yet these two Bible-citing political movements equally have woken up to the realization that there is something intrinsically American about using the Bible as a guide to practical politics. That\’s good news and a blow to secularist orthodoxy.
Lieberman Facing Lose-Lose Proposition in Race
Raphael J. Sonenshein
July 13, 2006
Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the first Jewish candidate for vice president, is in a world of political trouble. Facing a tight race for the Democratic nomination from Ned Lamont, he has already started to collect signatures to run as an independent, should he lose the primary on Aug. 8.
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