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Where Israeli Attack Dogs Lie in Wait

Emily L. Hauser — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:45:00 GMT

Emily Hauser on the Palestinian day-laborer who was ambushed by Israeli soldiers and their attack dogs on the Palestinian side of Israel's security barrier.

Who's Dismissing the Iranian Elections?

Ali Gharib — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:45:00 GMT

Ali Gharib notes that many hawkish D.C. pundits are dismissing the Iranian election results.

I Don't Text on Shabbas

Gershom Gorenberg — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:45:00 GMT

Gershom Gorenberg responds to Jonathan Safran Foer's recent article on paying attention to other people by finding time to turn off electronic devices.

A Historic Graduation Ceremony For Orthodox Women

Erin Leib Smokler — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:15:00 GMT

This weekend marked the first time in history that Orthodox Jewish women were formally ordained as clergy. Erin Leib Smokler on the inaugural class of graduates from Yeshivat Maharat.

Of Course It's Not ‘Too Late’ in Syria

Hussein Ibish — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:15:00 GMT

The U.S. decision to finally get involved in Syria may be ‘too little,’ but it’s not ‘too late’ to make a positive impact, writes Hussein Ibish.

My Former Life As a Kahanist Posterboy

Zack Parker — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:30:00 GMT

Zack Parker used to be a Kahanist who spat on Arab boys. Now he's part of pro-peace J Street. Here's how he went from one movement to the other.

Habayit Hayehudi MK Struck Suing Machsom Watch

Orly Halpern — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT

"Netanyahu's present government is continuing the trend of its predecessor and promoting racist laws that exclude minorities and weaker populations."
--Meretz leader Zehava Galon, after a law was approved giving special advantages to people who served in the army.

Fetishizing the Western Wall

Sigal Samuel — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:30:00 GMT
Even though it's wrong to fetishize the Western Wall, we should support Women of the Wall's struggle to pray there as they wish, writes Sigal Samuel.

Justifying Segregation in the New York Times?

Mairav Zonszein — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:00:00 GMT
Mairav Zonszein and Lisa Goldman on an Israeli writer's justification for segregating Arabs and Jews at an Israeli amusement park.

What Shmuley Boteach Doesn't Understand

Peter Beinart — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:00:00 GMT
Peter Beinart on what Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and Cory Booker need to acknowledge about Israel.

Peter Beinart’s Bias Against Me, Cory Booker, and Israel

Shmuley Boteach — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMT
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on his relationship with Cory Booker, Israel and Peter Beinart.

Israel and The Arab Peace Initiative: Top-down Ignorance

Emily L. Hauser — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:00:00 GMT
Emily L. Hauser on how Israel's elite haven't prepared the population for peace.

Women: Talk To The Wall

Bernard Avishai — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:45:00 GMT
Is Women of the Wall's struggle for religious pluralism at the Kotel misguided? Are they competing with Orthodoxy in the worship of idols? By Bernard Avishai.

Report: Israel Finds Tunnels Under West Bank Wall

Orly Halpern — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:15:00 GMT
"But it's an illusion to think that nations do everything only because of economic considerations. Every people has its dreams and its goals, and that's true for us and for the Palestinians. The Palestinians want to be a people, they don't just want to be in a better economic situation. We need to take that into account."
--Outgoing Governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, shares his views on a two-state solution.

7 Ways Netanyahu Is Destroying Israeli Diplomacy

Matthew Kalman — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:45:00 GMT
Under Netanyahu, Israel's Foreign Ministry is being carved up salami-style, wrecking what little is left of the country's tattered international diplomacy. By Matthew Kalman.