Israel, Semantics When Michael Oren shifted the definition of “existential” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 March 2018 In 2009, Michael B. Oren, soon to become Israel’s ambassador to the United States,...
England, Israel, Middle East, War, World War I “There was a more immediate motive for the timing of the Balfour Declaration” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 November 2017 There was a more immediate motive for the timing of the Declaration. U.S. President...
Israel, University “…just because an activist group says dumb and misguided things about Jews and Israel, that doesn’t mean the campus in question is “hostile” or “uncomfortable” for Jews” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 November 2017 …just because an activist group says dumb and misguided things about Jews and Israel,...
Jewish Community “The existence of multiple moral frameworks with which to view the world is not a sign of confusion; it is a sign of sophistication and strength” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 November 2017 I recognize that there are those people, on the right and on the left,...
Jewish Community, Jews in America “How does our community, committed to Israel as well as a host of other social justice commitments, navigate collaboration with other faith and political leaders who not only oppose one critical piece of our community’s agenda but often even militate against it?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 October 2017 How does our community, committed to Israel as well as a host of other...
Israel “…by accusing Israel of ‘white supremacy’, the anti-Zionists sound like that old tongue-in-cheek definition of anti-Semitism…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 October 2017 There are already enough reasons to be critical of Israel, if you are so...
Israel, Palestinians, Six-Day War “…taking on the identity of being the world’s wanderers is more of a punishment than a badge of honor” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 September 2017 …as we converge on marking 50 years since the 1967 war reshaped the relationship...
Israel, Jewish Community, Jews in America “It is time to start treating the gap between Israeli and American Jews as spectral in color rather than monochromatic Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 August 2017 It is time to start treating the gap between Israeli and American Jews as...
Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Zionism “…how did a people that envisions itself in prayer as a community of tents, itinerant in the wilderness, become so fixated on construction projects?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 June 2017 The fact that Oz is an outspoken opponent of occupation and the policies required...
Israel, Jewish “…this restlessness is the psychological, spiritual epicenter of Jewishness as it has been enacted, transacted, and transmitted for centuries” Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 June 2017 Midway through Salt Houses — the stunning debut novel by Hala Alyan about four...