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"Certainly, this is not a simple option. It involves profound professional and moral dilemmas, and carries the risk of losing a career which is important to you and also the possibility of being prosecuted."
--Israeli petition calls on Israeli pilots not to bomb Iran.
- WATCH: IDF soldiers in civilian clothes dragging Palestinian man in Hebron - Some of the IDF soldiers seen kicking Palestinian while leading him into a building in Hebron's Tel Rumeida neighborhood. (Haaretz and NRG Hebrew+VIDEO)
- Israel's Ch. 2 wants NIS 4 million for reinforced news studio in case of war - News companies seek to prepare for the possibility of a military attack against Israel. (Haaretz)
- Canadian church to boycott settlements' products - United Church of Canada votes in favor of consumers' boycott on goods produced in West Bank, east Jerusalem. Canadian Jewish community fuming. (Agencies, Ynet)
- Ultra-Orthodox soldiers: Kosher buses won't pick us up - Two ultra-Orthodox soldiers say that Egged's so-called kosher bus lines, which cater to haredi passengers, refused them entry because they were in uniform. (Ynet)
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Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. His new book, The Crisis of Zionism, was published by Times Books in April 2012.
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