Bradley Burston (Haaretz)
By Bradley Burston (Haaretz)
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Opinion These Are the Faces of Israel’s New Death Penalty Push
Remember the name Bezalel Smotrich. Yes, the same far-right activist who was once reportedly held by the Shin Bet on suspicion of endangering human life, malicious damage, membership in a banned organization and sedition. The same Smotrich who once organized the “march of beasts,” parading donkeys through Jerusalem streets to protest Gay Pride parades, and…
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Opinion Bibi Advisor Accuses Pope Francis of ‘Nailing Entire Jewish People to the Cross’
Last week, the Vatican edged close to formal recognition of a Palestinian state, finalizing a treaty in which for the first time, the Holy See makes explicit reference to a “state of Palestine.” Israel’s Foreign Ministry, while voicing disappointment at the move, was unusually circumspect in its initial response, stating that the use of the…
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Opinion Mr. Tikkun Olam? That’s Rich.
Of all of the tough sells in this election year, you have to hand it to former George Bush speechwriter Noam Neusner for coming up with one of the toughest. In an op-ed timed to coincide with the Republican National Convention, Neusner exhorts the largely Democratic, largely Jewish readership of the Forward : “Vote Mitt…
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