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What’s in the Center?

Every so often, the cultural gap between Israelis and American Jews yawns open so wide, you could almost fall in and break your leg.

Our State of the Union

Let us not, for the moment, worry about President Clinton, since he obviously can take care of himself.

The Year of Bill and Bibi

Whatever others may say of it, Jewish history will surely record 1998 as the Year of Bill and Bibi.

The Marketing of Ehud Barak

Now that the race for prime minister is on, the main challenger, Labor Party leader Ehud Barak, has suddenly become dynamic.

Monica Lewinsky is Jewish

The New York Times devoted 1,500 words last Sunday to a biographical profile of Monica Lewinsky, the 24-year-old woman who allegedly had an 18-month affair with President Clinton and who has been accused of lying about it under oath.

Power, Politics & People

Last January, when the world first learned of Lewinsky, the presidential sex scandal triggered a sudden mood swing in U.S.-Israel relations.

Weighing a World Court

Properly run, supporters say, the court could serve as a deterrent to the kinds of horrifying atrocities seen in Bosnia and Rwanda.

Letters

Letters

How Jewish Fragmentation Alters Ties withCatholics

Interfaith understanding will take a big leapforward this spring.

On May 18, a group of 30 Jewish, Moslem andChristian scholars will gather at Auschwitz for a three-dayconference on religion and violence.

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