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An Israeli soap opera draws me in, despite its religious setting

May 18, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik International, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

I’ve been binge-watching a 2008 Israeli soap opera called “Srugim,” and it’s sparking some thoughts about religion.The title, “Srugim” [“suh-roo-geem”] is a Hebrew word

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Instead of BDS, support progressives in Israel and Palestine

July 3, 2015 Adam Levin International One comment

When Noam Chomsky thinks the Left has gone too far, it’s probably time for some reassessment. The famed intellectual and linguistic philosopher wrote an

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I’ve changed my mind about Israel. Netanyahu is to blame.

March 18, 2015 Steve Sorkin International Leave a comment

The 2015 election results in Israel are a hot topic. I have read many comments on Facebook. and elsewhere online, from Israelis and American

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Israel’s elections: Crucial to understanding the conflict’s future

December 12, 2014 Adam Levin International Leave a comment

Social media speculation is hypocritical on a number of issues, but Israel is a particular example. The “Fuck Israel” Facebook pages and posts grew

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Tax dollars at work: American foreign aid to Israel

January 2, 2013 Nicole Lopez Foreign Policy, History, Human Rights, Ideas, International 2 comments

While waiting for a connecting flight in the Dallas, Texas, airport, I witnessed a woman turn to a man and ask him to watch

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Israel: One person’s inner conflict

December 13, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Ideas, International Leave a comment

The real-world, political/military/cultural conflict between Israel and its neighbors is bad, and the war inside my head is getting worse. Israel and I are

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Bibi made a bad bet

November 15, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Foreign Policy, International, Obama, Romney Leave a comment

For the first time in history, an Israeli prime minister took sides in an American election. The right wing, saber rattling prime minister of

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