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Can you spot a terrorist just by looking at their face? New software can tell if you are anything from a paedophile to an ace poker player by analysing your features

Daily Mail: A company claims it can identify terrorists, paedophiles and ace poker players simply by looking at their face. Faception, an Israeli start-up, says its technology can spot character traits that are undetectable to the naked eye. The company … Continue reading

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How Netanyahu Showed the Army Who’s Boss by Handing the Keys to the Far Right

J.J. Goldberg writes: There are many ways to describe the Israeli cabinet shakeup that brings arch-nationalist Avigdor Lieberman into the Netanyahu government as defense minister. It’s a broadening and firming of a shaky coalition. It’s a lurch to the right. … Continue reading

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Tribalism Vs Universalism Among Jews

Professor Michael Barnett says: “From the 1850s through the 1967 war, American Jewish institutions that were involved in foreign policy making had a strong universal orientation, especially to the extent that they were concerned about being identified with the extremes … Continue reading

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Shmuel Rosner: Singling out Israel ensures Sanders will not be the next U.S. president

Why should a candidate’s approach to Israel determine whether or not he become’s America’s president? To argue that is to argue that the Israel Lobby has a stranglehold on America’s politics. Surely that can’t be right? Jews are only 1.7% … Continue reading

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Is Sharp Turn to Right Planting ‘Seeds of Fascism’ in Israel?

Forward: A military affairs commentator interrupts his broadcast to deliver a monolog: I’m alarmed by what’s happening in Israel, he says, I think my children should leave. Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak warns of “the seeds of fascism.” Moshe Arens, … Continue reading

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