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There has been a lot of ruckus lately in the Israeli media about the idea of Jewish state. Well, not the idea of a Jewish state per se, but the debate over whether the PLO, specifically Abas, must recognize that in a two state solution, one state is comprised of a Jewish nation. Netanyahu said…
Why is that every time an Israeli tech firm so much as takes a leak, JTA is there to tell all about it? Today, they wrote: JERUSALEM (JTA) — AOL has purchased an Israeli web video start-up firm. The deal to acquire 5min Media is reported to be at about $65 million, according to the Israeli business…
Sukkah City, an exhibit of 11 artistic and design-oriented sukkahs created by architects and designers from across the world, showed in New York’s Union Square. In a slide show, New Voices editors talk about the exhibit, what is says about Sukkot, and how it relates to Judaism today. Happy holidays! View more presentations from NewVoices.
Last Thursday, UT Austin newspaper Daily Texan columnist Daley Epstein put it best: The holiest day of the Jewish year and the holiest day of the Longhorn calendar don’t usually coincide. However, next year, Yom Kippur and the Red River Rivalry both fall on Oct. 8, leaving Jewish Longhorns, about 10.5 percent of the UT…
Haaretz columnist Aluf Benn seems to think so. Here’s his take on what should happen when the Iranian demagogue/president visits the Hizbollah stronghold of southern Lebanon. Spoiler Alert: It ends with Mahmoud in a glass cage facing the Israeli Supreme court. [Ha’aretz] And now, the second part of our double feature from the leftist Israeli…
It’s that time of year when discussions on birthright are being tossed at me left and right. You’ll make life-long friends. Once-in-a-lifetime. It’s the true Jew-ish experience. Don’t get me wrong, I’m positive I’ll go, but I’m not sure when. While some people want to go to Israel for the falafels and hiking, I’d much…
While the newborn direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are on the line, even if the talks fail, the emergent politivcal winner may be none other than… Bibi Netanyahu. Keep in mind, however, that this would still mean that the talks had failed, which would suck. [Tablet] Even worse news for the far…
“Jenna, your paper is dynamite!” “Thanks, Mom!” I shout into the receiver. “Wait. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?” “Uh…both I guess.” “Why is that?” Silence, and then, “Your ideas are pretty controversial.” “How so?” “Well, uh…” “Mom!!!” Audible sigh. “I…uh…you…you sound kind of…er…conservative.” I take a deep breath. “In what way?”…
When my younger sister was a lot younger than she is today, she used to kvetch a lot, especially when she wouldn’t get her way. At first, since she was the youngest, we would try to appease her. That worked for a little bit, but then she’d get cranky after a while. So then we…
A week ago, Professor Alan Dershowitz came to Vancouver for an event sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. I was in attendance, along with a host of Hillel students from the Vancouver area and other members of the Vancouver Jewish community. This was my second time hearing Dershowitz speak, and once again, I…
is apple picking! Or at least that’s what I think. On Sunday, I went apple picking at Triple B Farms in Monongahela, Pa. which is about 45 minutes from Pittsburgh on winding roads that caution you: “Winding Road Next 1 3/4 miles”. I appreciated the heads up, as I was driving the tiny but formidable…
Here’s the latest not-news news from the wild world of Jewish journalism. Apparently, George Soros, the leftist billionaire who supports progressive causes in Israel, actually funds J Streeet. The only reason this is news is because Soros was rumored, back in the day, to be behind the formation of J Street, but then the group…
This is a post by Moriel Rothman, the president of J Street U and a senior at Middlebury College. The recent rise in American Islamophobia has taken many forms. This past May, someone attempted to bomb a Florida mosque in which 60 worshippers were praying. Perhaps more disturbing than the specific event itself was the…
The movement to boycott, divest and sanction Israeli activity in the West Bank and Gaza, commonly known as BDS, has been gaining steam at a few campuses across the country and has been sparking an incendiary debate nationwide. At the center of that debate are Jewish students–many of whom support the cause.