Category Archives: Israel

NYT: In U.C.L.A. Debate Over Jewish Student, Echoes on Campus of Old Biases

I don’t see anything shocking, appalling or horrible in the following story. All that happened is that four students got caught saying out loud what most people think (they make choices based on their group interests). It seems to me … Continue reading

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The Future Of Greater Israel

John J. Mearsheimer, “The Future of Palestine: Righteous Jews vs. the New Afrikaners,” in Antony Loewenstein and Ahmed Moor, eds., After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine, (London: Saqi Books, 2012), pp. 135-153: Israel is not going to allow … Continue reading

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Political Scientist John Mearsheimer: ‘A major threat to academic freedom today comes from the Israel lobby’

I never thought about the following points until I read this essay. I’ve always taken it for granted that Israel advocates are the good guys and anti-Israel advocates are bad guys. Perhaps the matter is more complex? Chaim Amalek: “It … Continue reading

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Should Jewish citizens in a Gentile land be voicing their displeasure at Gentile representatives who do not show up to a speech by the leader of the Jewish state?

I’m noticing shuls in 90035 and my friends in 90035 are annoyed that their black Congresswoman Karen Bass did not show up to the Israeli prime minister’s speech yesterday. Rabbi Mayer Schiller said in 1999: “The State of Israel poses … Continue reading

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How To Be A Fascist

Growing up a Seventh-Day Adventist, the word “Papist” was commonly thrown around to connote views we despised. “Fascists” functions similarly in the world today. It’s the worst thing ever. It’s also about the last political movement where you will find … Continue reading

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