Monthly Archives: February 2012

Palestinian Non-Violence

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi’s Op-Ed in The New York Times is, unfortunately, not as attractive as it might at first appear. While Dr. Barghouthi is full of criticism for Israeli behaviour on the West Bank and elsewhere, there is not a word of … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

Iran’s FARS News Agency reported today that the widow of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan Behdast, the chemistry professor and deputy director at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility who was assassinated in Tehran last month, had stated that her husband’s “ultimate goal was … Continue reading →

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Times of Israel

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Rabbi Kaufman

A blog post that I wrote about the increasing advocacy for Israel in the Reform movement and the upcoming AIPAC Policy Conference is featured on the new Times of Israel blog. In the article, I explain some of the reasons why I … Continue reading →

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The Presbyterian Church and Divestment

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

There can be few left with any doubt about how the Presbyterian Church feels about Israel. In an article on their website giving the background to the Israel/Palestinian conflict, they state that “In the 1920s, when the Jewish National Fund … Continue reading →

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The Growing Tide of Reform Jewish Support for Israel

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Rabbi Kaufman

The dramatic increase in active advocacy for Israel in the Reform movement was obvious at the URJ’s recent Biennial Convention held in Washington DC. That convention featured a number of speakers whose speeches primarily focused on Israel and a number of … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that “the conclusion that the United States is unlikely to engage in a military strike against Iran is unfortunately probably correct. But, then, the physical survival of the USA is not currently at … Continue reading →

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Deception: Betraying the Peace Process

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

An important book compiled by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik titled “Deception: Betraying the Peace Process”, has just been released. It meticulously documents the poisonous behavior of the Palestinian Authority during 2010 and 2011 throughout the broad range of … Continue reading →

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