Increasing Tensions
Gil Sedan
November 2, 2000
As the violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip enters its second month, there is a growing fear that it will escalate and embroil the entire region.
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Facing Truths
David N. Myers
October 26, 2000
Having just learned that a cousin serving in the Israel Defense Forces was wounded in action, I find it painful, but necessary to speak out. The latest convulsions of violence have pushed Israelis and Palestinians closer to the brink of mutual destruction. Meanwhile, in the United States supporters of each side feel compelled to present their respective positions as just and moral. The bitter truth in this conflict is that there are no singular or exclusive moral truths.
Mr. Oslo
Eric Silver
October 26, 2000
Uri Savir may not have won a Nobel Peace Prize, but far more than the three national leaders who did, he is Mr. Oslo. For three long months in 1993, the then director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry sat secretly in the Norwegian capital and hammered out an agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization that kindled hopes of an end to a century of belligerence.
Defusing Tension
Tom Tugend
October 19, 2000
\nWhile violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians have captured the headlines in recent weeks, Jewish and Arab leaders in major American cities are working quietly to forestall confrontations between their communities.\n\nTheir efforts are marked by some common guidelines.
“Where Do We Go From Here?”
Eric Silver
October 19, 2000
We are able to deal with this situation,\” says Yisrael Medad, a veteran, American-born settlement activist, \”because we remember what happened in 1947 to \’48. We are returning to our history.\”
Touching Base
Yaakov Arnold
October 19, 2000
With the escalation of violence in the Middle East, many within Los Angeles\’ Jewish community are turning to the local chapters of organizations that raise money or garner support for Israel to gather information, lend their support or as a way of voicing their opinions.
There to Stay
Michael Aushenker
October 12, 2000
It\’s Yom Kippur in Israel, and former Los Angeles resident Eve Harow talks about the atmosphere in her adopted homeland of 12 years.
Assigning Blame
Gil Sedan
October 5, 2000
The catalyst for a spate of violence here may have been an Israeli politician\’s visit to a Muslim and Jewish holy site, but Israeli officials are holding Palestinian leaders directly responsible for the bloodshed.At least 55 people were killed, mostly Palestinians, in rioting that touched off Sept. 28 when Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
A Protest at L.A.’s Israeli Consulate
Michael Aushenker
October 5, 2000
Reacting to last weekend\’s rash of violence in Israel, a group of several hundred Palestinian sympathizers rallied together last Monday to demonstrate in front of the Wilshire Boulevard offices of the Consulate General of the State of Israel, Los Angeles.
Hollywood Jews and the FTC Report
David Evanier
September 21, 2000
Leading Jewish Hollywood executives and directors responded with a sense of shame this week to the Federal Trade Commission\’s (FTC) report criticizing the marketing of media violence to minors. Reached by phone, they spoke with The Jewish Journal about how they struggled to reconcile their sense of social and moral responsibility with the demands of the marketplace. Many felt the challenge of balancing the task of self-regulation from within the industry against the evil of censorship from the outside. Others spoke of a more personal balance, played out against a highly charged political atmosphere: deciding how much of the entertainment industry\’s product their own children can watch.
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