Selected Articles
Paris, Gaza, and the Oldest Hatred
It seems that attending synagogue in Paris has become more dangerous than running to bomb shelters in Israel. In the past weeks, with Hamas rockets targeting all the cities of Israel, 430 French Jews, mostly young families, arrived to make their home in...
When the Neighborhood Bully Fires Back
The neighborhood bully just lives to survive He’s criticized and condemned for being alive He’s not supposed to fight back, he’s supposed to have thick skin He’s supposed to lay down and die when his door is kicked in He’s the neighborhood bully...
MLA Guidelines for Opposing Resolutions Against Israel
Whether it fails or passes, the Modern Language Association’s resolution urging the US State Department “to contest Israel’s denials of entry to the West Bank by United States academics” has prompted a valuable response from its opponents. In...
Afraid to visit Israel?
In California, I interact with many people who have never been to Israel and many who imagine it is a place they would never visit. Their questions have become predictable, enough so that I’ve developed a kind of routine for shifting a previously uncomfortable...
What Boycott? Major Musicians Rock Israel
Yet another star ignores widely publicized demands to cancel and performs in Israel. Tom Jones even adds a second show. Like Alicia Keys this summer and Rhianna in October, Jones joins the vast majority of musicians in standing up to the pressure of boycotters. In...
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