Syria Receives Sudanese Weapons on Ukrainian Aircraft via Qatar and Turkey
Just when you thought Syria couldn’t get more confusing…
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Updated: Dr. Oz Thinks Anti-Muslim’s Sugar-Daddy Sheldon Adelson is “Not So Bad”
The doctor dances with settlers.
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A Long History of Blaming the Jews
“Antisemitism” is a problematic term. Of course we know what it means—prejudice against or hatred…
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American Jews: From Holocaust to New Age Hasidism?
If traditional notions of Judaism and Jewishness are at odds with the contemporary world, one can either change Judaism, or one can change the world. A new book makes a case for the former.
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Why President Obama Should Not Visit the Western Wall
While the Western Wall remains under the administration of a state-sponsored religious entity that prohibits the free worship of its citizens, President Obama should not visit the site. To do so would be a tacit endorsement of the laws and policies that limit civil liberties in Israel in favor of religious control of public prayer, life-cycle events, and, in cases involving conversion, even questions of citizenship.
Read MoreThe Case Against Despair Over the Two-State Solution
The latest bloggingheads.
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Undercover-ed Religion: 13 Stories That Went Missing in 2012
An RD holiday sampler of stories & viewpoints we would have liked to read in 2012.
Racist Hanukkah
Israel celebrates its second annual anti-immigrant rally.
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Because God Tells Me So; Do Jews Have a “Historic Right” to Israel?
As Jewish institutional support of pro-Israel positions is showing signs of breaking down, it’s an opportunity to take a critical look at a widely-made claim that Jews have a “historical right” to the land of Israel.
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From Confusion to Kardashian: Misreading the Middle East
What happens in the Middle East isn’t always about us.
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