Category Archives: We Are For Israel

A Changing Middle East

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

The Middle East that Joe Biden will confront when he becomes the 46th president of the United States of America is not the same place that it was when he assumed the post of vice president in Barack Obama’s administration … Continue reading →

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Peace or No-Peace That is the Question

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Rabbi Kaufman

If you said that Israel would only be able to make peace with its Arab neighbors after it agreed to a resolution with the Palestinians, it is sort of problematic to argue now that Israel was always at peace with … Continue reading →

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On Annexation

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Rabbi Kaufman

The Israeli government would like to “annex” “settlements” in which Israeli citizens reside in Judea and Samaria, terms recognizing the connection of Jews to the territories, also known as the West Bank (of the Jordan River), which seems to imply … Continue reading →

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A Peace Ultimatum

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Rabbi Kaufman

The Trump Administration revealed its “Peace Plan” today. No one thinks that it will welcomed by the Palestinians who have already called it “Dead on Arrival” and refuse even to speak with the President. The plan is really more of … Continue reading →

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Harm Avoided, Harm Done

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Rabbi Kaufman

It’s been a difficult week for those of us who care about a strong relationship between the United States and Israel. The relationship has historically been much more one between the US Congress and Israel than one between any US … Continue reading →

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Current Reasonable Resolution to the Conflict 2019

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Rabbi Kaufman

INTRODUCTION: This article is a currently updated assessment of possibilities for a resolution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians taking into account broader Jewish-Arab conflicts. As relevant events occur, this article will be updated to account for them. Regional … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu Already Won

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Rabbi Kaufman

Looking at the Israeli elections right now, it appears questionable whether or not either side will be able to form a coalition now that Netanyahu has been indicted. Pre-indictment polls showed that a right leaning coalition could be formed with … Continue reading →

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Michelle Alexander and the Old Gray Lady and the misuse of Dr. King

Posted on January 21, 2019 by rabbiphilcohen

I’m long past feeling any surprise at NY Times reports and columns about Israel that find truth to be a flexible commodity. Still, on the eve of Martin Luther King Day, Times columnist Michelle Alexander gives us a pot of … Continue reading →

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What Messy Breakup? A messy piece by a respected NY Times Journalist

Posted on January 7, 2019 by rabbiphilcohen

By Phil Cohen My first reaction to Jonathan Weisman’s “American Jews and Israeli Jews are Headed for a Messy Breakup,” (Jan. 4, 2019) was, if this were handed to me as a paper in an undergraduate college class it would … Continue reading →

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My Visit to the Bialik House, Tel Aviv

Posted on December 20, 2018 by rabbiphilcohen

by Phil Cohen I’m in Israel for a kind of classical tourist visit. My daughter Talia and I will truck around, visiting Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Tsfat, the Golan and Haifa. We’ve identified a couple of sites we haven’t seen before, … Continue reading →

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