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Making Teshuva on Iran

Last week, I read Rabbi Eric Yoffie’s blog posting about PM Netanyahu’s recent appearances on American television wherein the Prime Minister condemned the Obama Administration’s policy of setting no red lines regarding Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons. Rabbi Yoffie’s assertion … Continue reading

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If You Repeat A Lie Enough Times…

For a while now, there have been discussions in the United Nations Security Council and in the General Assembly in which envoys advocating for the creation of a Palestinian state have referred to “Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Lands.” I’m sure … Continue reading

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PA Backing Off Declaration of Statehood?

In April, I began writing this article. Within hours of completing the first draft, there were multiple reassurances that the Palestinian Authority was going forward with its plans. I then shelved my article. However, with the article today in the … Continue reading

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PM Stephen Harper’s Speech in Support of Israel

Two weeks ago I visited Ukraine for the first time. At the killing grounds of Babi Yar, I knew I was standing in a place where evil – evil at its most cruel, obscene, and grotesque – had been unleashed. … Continue reading

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What is the “Status Quo”?

Repeatedly over the past two years, various leaders have said the following in reference to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, “The status quo is unsustainable.” The obvious implication of this statement is that things need to change. The unasked question is what … Continue reading

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