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Palestinians

“Emotional reactions have had – and are likely to continue to have – little affect on terror”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 October 2016
As long as Palestinian Arabs refuse to take any responsibility for their condition and...
Tagged Middle East, Palestinians, Terrorism, terrorists |
Europe, Israel

“…for many of those sympathetic to Israel, the indifference to terror when it takes place in Israel indicates that a higher standard applies compared to other countries”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 September 2016
…for many of those sympathetic to Israel, the indifference to terror when it takes...
Tagged Europe, Israel, Terrorism |
Israel

“…unlike the anti-occupation activists, establishment figures…are generally far less certain Israel has the power on its own to bring about peace and security”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 September 2016
Most mainstream Jewish leaders acknowledge that Israel’s rule in the “occupied territories” or “administered...
Tagged American Jewish Leadership, Israel, Occupation |
Europe, Israel, Zionism

“The primary political challenge for Europe today is that of moving beyond the nation-state…”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 September 2016
The primary political challenge for Europe today is that of moving beyond the nation-state,...
Tagged Europe, Israel, Zionism |
Education, Israel

“There is hardly another subject area in which people outside of the classroom feel so comfortable influencing what, when, how and by whom it can be taught to our students”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 September 2016
There is hardly another subject area in which people outside of the classroom feel...
Tagged Education, Israel, Israel Education |
Israel, Races in America, Zionism

“While American Jewish leaders will use the platform to distance themselves from Black Lives Matter, the movement provides a lesson for how we will eventually reconcile our commitments and rescue our moral integrity”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 August 2016
While American Jewish leaders will use the platform to distance themselves from Black Lives...
Tagged American Jewish Community, Black Lives Matter, Israel, Zionism |
Israel

“Palestinian Arabs have been somewhat stumped by what has been dubbed ‘lone-wolf operations'”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 August 2016
Palestinian Arabs have been somewhat stumped by what has been dubbed “lone-wolf operations.” In...
Tagged Israel, Mid-East, Middle East, Palestinian Terrorism |
Israel, Palestinians

“…our society is defined by the revulsion and deep sense of soul searching that has followed each incident. Theirs, simply, is not”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 March 2016
When Baruch Goldstein murdered 29 Palestinians in cold blood in 1994, Israeli society was...
Tagged Israelis, Palestinians |
Israel, Zionism

“Should Auschwitz or Sinai be the orienting category shaping our understanding of the rebirth of the State of Israel?”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 February 2016
One of the fundamental issues facing the new spirit of maturity in Israel is:...
Tagged Auschwitz, Holocaust, Israel, Jews, Judaism, Sinai, Zionism |
Israel, Wine

“Israeli wines need to break out of the kosher market for the long-term health of the industry…”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 February 2016
Israeli wines need to break out of the kosher market for the long-term health...
Tagged Israel, Israeli wines, Wine |
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