Category Archives: Israel

NYT: Reporting From Iran, Jewish Paper Sees No Plot to Destroy Israel

Larry Cohler-Esses is the best reporter on Jewish life and the Forward does much of its best journalism. The New York Times reports: The first journalist from an American Jewish pro-Israel publication to be given an Iranian visa since 1979 … Continue reading

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Iran Vs Israel

How much of the kvetching about this potential American deal with Iran is just bargaining for advantage? I don’t know much about the Middle East and nuclear arms control, but all the heated rhetoric reminds me of the frightening talents … Continue reading

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Is Obama Blaming The Jewish Lobby?

I am not a Middle East expert and I have no position on the proposed treaty with Iran. Is there a Jewish lobby? It seems to me obvious that just as there is a black lobby, a business lobby, a … Continue reading

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I Am Not Shocked By Terrorism In Israel

I am not shocked when a haredi Jews slashes Jews at a Jerusalem gay pride parade. A gay pride parade in Jerusalem is an affront to traditional Jewish values. I am not shocked when Arabs commit terror against Jews and … Continue reading

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Moshe The Religious Gets 32 Years

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man who prosecutors say was a leader of an Israeli organized crime ring that moved drugs and money across the globe was sentenced Friday to 32 years in prison. Moshe Matsri, 49, was … Continue reading

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