by Nicholas Goldberg For many years I believed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was fixable, that a final resolution could — and ultimately would — be found in the […]
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict won’t fade away
by Nicholas Goldberg Five Israelis shot dead in Bnai Brak and two more in Tel Aviv. Clashes at the Al Aqsa Mosque, where more than 150 Palestinians […]
Anti-boycott laws violate our rights
The documentary “Boycott” will make its big screen debut later this month. The film follows several plaintiffs from different backgrounds pushing back against anti-boycott bills passed in […]
Ben & Jerry’s boycott is not a rejection of Israel
by Trudy Rubin The most stunning thing about the Great Ice Cream War between Ben & Jerry’s and Israel is the explosive Israeli reaction. The ice cream […]
A centrist take on Israel-Palestine
by Dave Anderson There is a familiar pattern of responses to the Israeli-Palestinian problem that mirrors most political problems. There are two positions that are diametrically opposed […]
Democracy depends on the separation of church and state
Early last week, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the head of the World Values Network, took out a full-page ad in The New York Times calling pop singer Dua […]
Guest essay: W.Va. GOP bill stifles free speech
by Robert E. Smith Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers are Always Free), at least that’s what we’re told. West Virginia Republicans led the crusade to pass HB 2933, […]
Israel is not guilty
by Jay Ambrose The Hamas terrorist group ruling the Gaza Strip is finally doing what it could always have done, namely ceasing fire on Israel, meaning that […]
How to prevent next Israel-Hamas war
by Hussein Ibish Familiarity breeds fecklessness. For much of the international community, the fourth Gaza war between Israel and Hamas has been an occasion for the shaking […]
Civilians lose while Hamas and Bibi play war games
by Trudy Rubin EDITOR’S NOTE: This column was written before the ceasefire, which took effect Friday, was announced. However, its discussion of the underlying problems that led […]