Zionism, by George
Naomi Pfefferman
March 27, 2003
In a key scene in \”Masterpiece Theatre\’s\” \”Daniel Deronda,\” adapted from George Eliot\’s 1876 novel, the hero attends a Zionist meeting.\n
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Bill Would Segregate Israelis
Eric Silver
July 11, 2002
If Israel\’s friends and diplomats have a harder time this week convincing the world that Israel is not a racist state, they have only their own government to blame.
Israel Under Siege
Henry A. Waxman
September 6, 2001
On the news it\’s easy to find sickening evidence of the terrorist war being waged against Israel; harder to find, but no less real, are other insidious assaults that are growing in number and venom. This week, the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, which convened in South Africa, was transformed into a forum for vicious anti-Israel accusations. And in Israel itself, the Temple Mount is the focus of a relentless archaeological attack designed to rewrite history.
The Way We Live Now
Marty Karp
June 28, 2001
My wife Susan and I moved to Israel in 1983, a time when, for all intents and purposes, it was considered a pariah nation. In fact, not long before we arrived, the United Nations had declared Zionism to be a form of racism.
In The Beginning, There Was Zionism
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
October 26, 2000
Zionism. Remember that term? We don\’t hear it too often anymore. Many Jews seem uncomfortable with the term Zionism, saying it\’s \”too strong\” or it \”breeds nationalism.\” Some of Israel\’s leading historians have gone as far as declaring this current period in Israel\’s history as the \”post-Zionist era\” – whatever that means. The virtual silencing of the word Zionism in our educational, religious or political vocabularies make the days when we enthusiastically took to the streets to fervently protest the United Nation\’s infamous \”Zionism is Racism\” resolution seem like ancient history.
Post-Zionist Headache
Jonathan S. Tobin
May 11, 2000
Changing the way a nation and a people think about themselves is not an easy job. But Yoram Hazony and his Jerusalem and Washington, D.C.-based Shalem Center is attempting to do just that for Israel and the Jews.
Iranian Jewish Prisoners ‘On Hold’
Tom Tugend
July 22, 1999
In general, the Jewish community in Iran is caught between two battling factions, and the fate of the 13 prisoners may well depend on which one prevails in the end.
My Problem with the ZOA
Jewish Journal
July 1, 1999
According to the ZOA, Al-Marayati\’s appointment is tantamount to naming white supremacist David Duke to a civil rights task force. \”We don\’t want anyone on this group who condones terrorism and praises terrorist groups as Al-Marayati and his top leaders have done,\” said Morton A. Klein, president of the ZOA, in Philadelphia. Who could argue with that?
Kenneth Bob
Jewish Journal
September 24, 1998
Kenneth Bob, a software executive from Long Island,N.Y., is registered to vote in this month\’s World Zionist Congress elections, but he\’s having a hard time deciding how to cast his ballot.
Kenneth Bob
Jewish Journal
September 17, 1998
His indecision has a twist: He\’s a Labor candidate himself. In the end, he admits, \”I\’ll probably vote Labor.\” Still, at press time, he hadn\’t mailed in his ballot.
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