Is Israel an Appropriate Political Issue?
Brouhaha over ADL pledge sets stage for heated election year
In Rare Move, AJC Reprimands Anti-Obama Ad
Emergency Committee for Israel spot ran this week; too close to the U.N.?
Daybreak: Hariri Indictments Revealed
Plus AJC controversy, movement (maybe) on Shalit, and more in the news
Sundown: Attack on Oslo
Plus that new J Street poll, the ‘Righteous Gentiles’ of CUFI, and more
AJC Dismisses Snyder’s Anti-Semitism Charge
And Floyd Abrams calls suit ‘ludicrous on its face’
How To Build a $100 Million Islamic Center
Legal hurdles cleared; but where’s the money coming from?
Wrong Numbers
Peter Beinart’s argument about Israel and liberal American Jews is built on misread data
Ben-Gurion
Sounding Off
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
