“…to many Jews an infantalization of the soldiers has crept into perceptions, that [IDF] soldiers, fresh out of high school, remain child-like”
One constant in almost all the informal wartime appeals was the fear that the...
Category Archives: Middle East
Considering What Justice Means on Campus vs Compassion
I always wonder about – by the way, in talking about mercy and compassion...
“The best way to ensure that American Jews stay connected to Israel is to ensure that they stay connected to Judaism”
…the best way to ensure that American Jews stay connected to Israel is to...
When American rabbis speak about “the politics and foreign policy of the Jewish state”, they become “B-grade pundits, they undermine their authority”
…although American rabbis may feel deeply about the politics and foreign policy of the...
Azerbaijan treats its Jews well: “the positive example it could be for other Muslim nations”
…we learned a great deal about how and why Azerbaijan invests in and supports...
“In hindsight, it seems clear that officials in Jerusalem should never have tolerated hostile rockets fired years ago…”
In hindsight, it seems clear that officials in Jerusalem should never have tolerated hostile...
“…when a city becomes a Charedi city, the other residents, if they are smart and if they can, should run for their lives”
Some of this Charedi instinct to overplay a political hand has to do with...
“Rav Kook’s intersection of the ideal and the real, though written over a hundred years ago, still characterizes the Jewish approach to the Land of Israel and our residence in it”
Rav Kook’s intersection of the ideal and the real, though written over a hundred...
“Gaza is locked into a war of fruitless aggression, battling an enemy that only really exists in the Palestinian imagination”
But Hamas cannot relent. To surrender their anti-colonial campaign, to move from a strategy...
Instead of transforming Gaza…, Hamas led the impoverished territory into a state of permanent confrontation
Instead of transforming Gaza into a haven for foreign donations (as the PA did...