Talking Justice on Twitter: “We Are Breaking Down Barriers”
“As a Muslim Bangladeshi, social media has transported me across the world…”
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Kosher Nukes: Israeli PM Consults with Radical Rabbi on Iran Strike
What does it mean for the possibility of a military strike on Iran that Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu has consulted Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef whose remarks in the past have caused a great deal of embarrassment for Israel?
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Netanyahu Patriarch Dies at 102, Leaves Hawkish Legacy
Recently, Mitt Romney has been referring to the Israeli Prime Minister as ‘my friend,’ and invoking memories of the short period when the two ambitious young businessmen were working for the same Boston consulting firm in the 1970s. The elder Netanyahu’s death has given Romney yet another opportunity to position himself as ‘pro-Israel’—or in his words, a champion of “all who care about Israel.”
Read MoreSarah Palin to Tour Israel, Christian-Style
There will be some politics, and there will be a lot of praying.
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Palin Talks Israel in Anticipation of 2012
What’s the importance of the status of Jerusalem for the Alaskan contender?
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Opening the Door to Hell: Jewish Terrorism in Israel
On August 31, a few days before the opening of the current American-led Middle East peace talks in Washington, four Israelis were killed by Hamas operatives in the West Bank. Among them was a pregnant woman. This did not bode well for the future of the talks, about which there was already a great…
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AIPAC and the Israel Lobby: A Graphic Retrospective
How did AIPAC come about? How influential is it? How does it exert force on our lawmakers? All this and more in a short journalistic comic. Includes bonus comic on lobbying.
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Are They Jewish Bones? Battle for Separation of Synagogue & State in Israel
An ancient burial site was unearthed while building a badly needed emergency room. Contradicting the opinion of scientists, a group of Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis declared the bones Jewish, setting off a battle that has reached the highest seat of power and caused observers to question the role of religion in government decisions.
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Huckabee in the Holy Land: A Christian Zionist Campaign
The religious right’s preferred presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee recently returned from a visit to Israel. What prompted Time to call it his first campaign stop in the 2012 race?
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Diplomatic Suckerhood: Why Israel Is Fighting Toward its Own Demise
A new study reveals that the majority of Israelis view the conflict with Palestine through the lens of fear, throwing their support behind a parade of bellicose and paranoid leaders. Until the cycle of victimhood and aggression is broken no amount of pressure from the U.S., vain military adventures, or Labor Party victories will alter the tragic stalemate in the region.
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