There are ‘Israel-haters’ in J Street. And that’s OK. [Communal politics]

By David A.M. Wilensky March 23, 2012

The J Street conference kicks off here in D.C. tomorrow night. I’ve come down from New York to cover it and I’ll be joined by four more New Voices contributors by the time the whole shebang kicks off. There’s a great piece in Tablet today in anticipation of the J Street conference about Breira, a…

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No arrests in ethnic clash; Santorum and Messianics; no Torah for mixed seating; and more. [Required Reading]

By John Propper March 23, 2012

After one of Jerusalem’s largest ethnic clashes, no arrests made [Haaretz] It became one of Jerusalem’s largest clashes between ethnic groups. Yet when the smoke cleared, not a single arrest was made, and no charges were pressed. After a soccer game, a group of Beitar Jerusalem fans poured into a shopping mall and began harassing…

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