Category Archives: Israel

The Unbearable Lightness Of Larry King

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Luke Ford

Jason Maoz writes for the Jewish Press: Larry King will host his last edition of “Larry King Live” on CNN next week, and the Monitor can only say Good Riddance. King built a reputation and made a fortune as the … Continue reading →

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Desmond Tutu Vs. Israel

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Luke Ford

A major university official told me about how unpleasant it was to deal with Desmond Tutu. Out of the dozens of big-name speakers she worked with, he ranked as among the most obnoxious. He didn’t want to take questions but … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Housing Prices Spike

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Luke Ford

Why does real estate increase in price when Jews move into a neighborhood? Israel has ridden out the great recession better than almost any Western country. The Los Angeles Times reports: The surge is an unexpected side effect of the … Continue reading →

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Israeli Racism

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Luke Ford

In follow-up to this blog post, I want you to read this by Steven Plaut on JewishPress.com: Allow us to introduce you to young Kochav Segal Halevi. The 26-year-old Israeli is receiving death threats. In fact, he had to go … Continue reading →

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Renting To Non-Jews

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Luke Ford

I think the Torah tradition would be solidly behind the banning rabbis on this one, even though it does not sound democratic. Much of Arab Israel will not rent to Jews. Most traditional Jews living anywhere in the world are … Continue reading →

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