Category Archives: Israel

Touring Israel With The Museum of the Bible (MOTB)

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein writes: An Orthodox young woman who works for MOTB argued that the greatest change she has seen in a decade is that Israelis have learned how to do a traffic merge – quite a change from the … Continue reading →

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LAT: Bernie Sanders moves toward a fight over Israel, forcing Hillary Clinton to navigate a splintered party

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Luke Ford

Los Angeles Times: “A large majority of Americans strongly support Israel, according to polls, but the Democratic Party is increasingly torn over some of the actions of the Israeli government and how much sympathy to accord the plight of Palestinians.” … Continue reading →

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Transgender Israeli Arab Wins Historic Tel Aviv Pageant

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Luke Ford

Another reason to support Israel! Or not. I mean, would it bother you if your son or daughter married a transgendered person? And if so, why would it bother you? A friend says: “I actually think that is the question … Continue reading →

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Which one of these presidents was toughest on Israel?

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Luke Ford

Another way of framing the same question is asking which U.S. president was strongest on pursuing America’s interests. As Israel and America are different countries, they often have different interests. Dennis Ross writes: Have the United States and Israel ever … Continue reading →

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JTA: Warmonger or humanitarian? Getting to know Avigdor Lieberman

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Luke Ford

In different contexts, the same people are likely to be warmongers or humanitarians. Sometimes, to be humane to your own people, you have to wage war on your enemies. Israel, if it is to survive as a Jewish state in … Continue reading →

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