Steve Gutow
By Steve Gutow
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Opinion On This Fourth Of July, Trump Must Protect Our Public Lands
More than half a dozen U.S. presidents have come from New York, including Theodore Roosevelt and Donald Trump. Some have compared the two due to their populist stances. One of Roosevelt’s biggest domestic priorities was focusing on the need to balance development with conservation. This led him to support and sign into law the Antiquities…
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Opinion 4 Things the Jewish Community Needs To Be Called Out On
Last June, a group of Israeli journalists from left to right, from Haaretz to Israel Hayom, asked me, the president of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs: “How long can you hold off BDS?” I told them that only Israel could hold off BDS. We would do what we could here in America, but unless…
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Opinion Imagine Living on $21 Per Week
This month, Jewish communities across the United States will come together and start a yearlong campaign to highlight and address the albatross of poverty that our society carries around its neck. With the holiday season now upon us, a time of year when Americans reflect on the blessings we are all given, I would like…
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Opinion An Energy-conserving Light Unto the Nations
How many Jews does it take to change an energy-conserving light bulb? Few reputable scientists debate the devastating impact of global warming. And few question that this is a human-caused disaster that only humans can resolve. Using carbon-based fuels with abandon will only add to the greenhouse effect that is making the earth warmer and…
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Opinion Speaking Out on Darfur Cannot Wait for a More Convenient Time
Israel’s northern cities and towns need massive reconstruction aid to repair the widespread damage caused by a month of indiscriminate Hezbollah rocket attacks. Israelis whose lives were torn apart by the war are in need of financial and emotional assistance. And Jerusalem needs the political support of American Jews to ensure that Washington holds firm…
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