Issue of July 30, 2010/ 19 Av, 5770
By Micah D. Halpern
Before the Knesset closed its doors for the summer, the Israeli parliament's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved the first …
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7/28/10
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Issue of July 23, 2010/ 12 Av 5770 by Micah D. Halpern
The burning question in European democracies today is this: Is it appropriate for a European democracy to prohibit the wearing of the burqa, …
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7/21/10
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I'm thinking
by Micah D. Halpern
Issue of July 16, 2010/ 5 Av 5770 The travel plans of world leaders are diplomatic Morse code. When the leader of one country pays an official visit to …
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7/14/10
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I'm thinking
by Micah D. Halpern
Issue of July 9, 2010/ 29 Tammuz, 5770 Much of foreign affairs is about re-inventing the wheel. The same can be said about much of politics, in general. One …
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7/7/10
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I'm thinking
By Micah Halpern
Issue of July 2, 2010/ 20 Tammuz, 5770
Israel has become the scapegoat for nearly all problems in the Muslim world. Certainly, Israel is the scapegoat for …
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6/30/10
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I'm thinking
by Micah Halpern
Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 The American Jewish community is deeply concerned about the way in which Israel was portrayed in the aftermath of the …
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6/23/10
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In my view
by Micah Halpern Issue of June 18, 2010/ 6 Tammuz 5770 I have been thinking quite a lot about satire lately. I was stimulated by the 9-minute web video lampooning the Turkish …
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6/17/10
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I'm thinking
by Micah Halpern
Issue of June 11, 2010/ 29 Sivan, 5770 The significance of the Israeli blockade of Gaza resonates far deeper than the obvious facts on the ground, or in this …
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6/9/10
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I'm thinking
By Micah Halpern
Issue of June 4, 2010 / 22 Sivan 5770
All it takes is an objective viewing of the video of Israeli military dropping onto and boarding the flotilla of …
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6/3/10
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I'm thinking
By Micah D. Halpern
Issue of May 28, 2010/ 15 Sivan 5770
It is widely assumed that Rahm Emanuel is the push behind the hard line that the Obama Administration has adopted …
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5/26/10
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