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 D. Halpern
Issue of October 15, 2010, 7 Cheshvan 5771
The Arab League has agreed to back the Palestinians in their rejection of direct negotiations with Israel while …
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10/13/10
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By Micah D. Halpern
Issue of August 14, 2009 / 24 Av 5769
Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France, recently sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In his letter, Sarkozy …
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8/12/09
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I'm thinking
By Micah D. Halpern
Issue of February 26, 2010
Israel has no interest in claiming responsibility, in deflecting responsibility or in blaming anyone else for the …
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2/24/10
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I'm thinking
By Micah D. Halpern
Issue of November 27 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770
Language and terminology are essential tools in diplomacy and international relations. If you do not …
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11/24/09
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I'm thinking
by Micah Halpern
Issue of October 15, 2010/ 14 Cheshvan It’s only a wish, I know, but my wish is that Arab leaders would be more rigorous and intellectually honest when they …
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10/21/10
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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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By Micah D. Halpern
Issue of August 21, 2009 / 1 Elul 5769
“Radicalism begets radicalism.”
That quote does not come from a Western source. It is from an editorial in al-Sharq …
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8/18/09
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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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I'm thinking
by Micah D. Halpern
Issue of March 5, 2010/ 20 Adar, 5770 It is a modern day blood libel.
In continuing to dredge up more and more connections that link Israel to the January …
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3/3/10
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