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The Ghosts and Illusions of the Occupation

By Sarah Posner

…nd occupied alike. For Jewish perpetrators, though, B’Tselem says that the Israeli military “do not do enough to prevent Israeli civilians from attacking Palestinians, their property and their lands,” and that “perpetrators are rarely tried, and many cases are not investigated at all or are closed with no operative conclusions.” Journalist Daoud Kuttab reports on this phenomenon at Al-Monitor, including an attack in the West Bank on the Rev. Atall…

An End to the “Gentleman’s Agreement” on Israel?

By Jay Michaelson

…, this is absurd. I lived in (West) Jerusalem for three years, and it’s as Israeli as the cellphone. Moreover, while East Jerusalem is indeed disputed territory, only in the parallel universe of the UN is that true of the western part of the city. No peace proposal, including the Arab Peace Initiative, includes a return to the 1947 partition plan. The notion that western Jerusalem is really disputed territory is pure diplomatic fantasy. A few week…

Sacred Texting: When Religious Writ Gets Wired

By Rachel Wagner

…ability of cell phones to be used for impure activities, some Jewish cell-phone users have requested so-called “kosher” phones. The idea is to offer conservative Jews a phone that is free of “corrupting influences” of the sort that are already avoided by ultra-orthodox Jews through a ban on television and some radio. Reuters reported in February 2008 that Bezeq Israel Telecom launched a new “kosher” landline phone service, which will block calls…

Let us Pray for the Jews

By Pamela Eisenbaum

…hrist and, as a result of that, be saved. At stake is the question, Who is Israel? If Israel refers to Jews who believe in Jesus, then conversion would seem to be required for salvation. If Israel simply refers to Jews, then Paul’s claim that “all Israel will be saved” means simply that all Jews are saved—without any further qualification. There are numerous reasons why we should interpret Paul’s use of the term as a simple reference to the Jewish…

Anti-J Street Inquisitor and Palin Israel Guide Close with Christian Zionists

By Sarah Posner

…reet, which favors a two-state solution, calls itself “pro-peace” and “pro-Israel,” which incenses pundits like Caroline Glick, quoted in the CBN article as saying, ridiculously, that J Street wants to “wage war against Israel.” There was negative reaction to Danon’s show trial from other American Jewish groups, even from the Anti-Defamation League, which is not particularly fond of J Street, as well as from other MKs. But Danon may not be particu…

Beck Visits Israel, Promotes Self as Watchdog of Anti-Semitism

By Anthea Butler

…t the warmup for Beck’s keynote appearance at next month’s “Night to Honor Israel” hosted by Christians United for Israel, led by John Hagee. Beck going to Israel and hosting all of these events reminds me of the tale of the fox and the henhouse. I remain very skeptical of what Glenn Beck’s newfound independence from Fox will bring. His rally, his recent visit to Auschwitz, and a special to be broadcast about the town outside the camp, smacks of a…

New Poll Reveals Jews May Be Open to Change in Israel Policy

By Benjamin Weiner

…, has been best described by observers as “enigmatic”? How well will these numbers hold up if Israel’s “most favored nation” status is truly challenged by an American administration? Despite some American Jewish alienation from Israeli policy, backing for a bold new direction in the peace process is not entirely solid, a fact reflected in the same survey. 40% of respondents continue to support West Bank settlements, which, no matter how J Street c…

Republicans To Get Free “Spiritual, Historical” Trips to Israel

By Sarah Posner

…hteousness — the same virtue that produced freedom — what is the greatest threat to freedom? Unrighteousness. America has left God.” Lane also aims to persuade 1,000 pastors to run for political office. Lane has already taken Rand Paul to Israel, after which the Kentucky Republican said, “Absolutely we stand with Israel. What I think we should do is announce to the world — and I think it is pretty well known — that any attack on Israel will be tre…

The Desire to Annihilate Gaza Wasn’t Born on 10/7 — It’s Part of a Long Tradition that Includes 19th Century Travel Writing

By Adam Yaghi

…Dichter—have all voiced calls for genocide and ethnic cleansing to restore Israeli deterrence and to effectively maintain colonial control over Gaza, or what many call Israel’s right to defend itself. But this desire to annihilate Gaza transcends the Zionist project and predates October 7, the 1948 Nakba, or even the Holocaust. In fact, a long Euro-American tradition of genocide and ethnic cleansing, both secular and religious, imagined freeing a…

Israel’s New President and Intolerant Judaism

By Sarah Posner

…t denomination in North American Jewish life, the Reform Movement, and our Israeli counterpart, the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism. In 1989, you visited Temple Emanu-El, a Reform synagogue in New Jersey. In an interview after your visit you told a reporter from Yedioth Aharonot about your experience, where you disparaged, with stunning insensitivity, the dominant religiosity of North American Jewry, our Reform Movement. I’m hoping that yo…