Palestinian Authority
Assisted Suicide
When the Western press gives credence to anti-Israel propaganda, as it did in recent reports about a Palestinian woman killed by Israeli tear gas, it’s Arabs who are hurt most
Does Bibi Have the Upper Hand?
What happens after the step backward from direct peace talks
Daybreak: Iranian Missiles Aren’t All That
Plus Howard Jacobson’s must-read on Hanukkah, and more in the news
Q&A: Maen Rashid Areikat
The Palestinian ambassador to Washington sees a role for the American Jewish community in creating a Palestinian state
Heads Up
J Street chief Jeremy Ben-Ami calls the plays for the first self-confident alternative Jewish establishment
Full House
If the midterm elections give the GOP more power in Washington, that could actually help Obama’s Mideast peace plans
Under Oath
Israel’s controversial new oath of allegiance reflects the reality of sectarian politics in the Middle East
Daybreak: Report Says Iran Still Stonewalling
Plus Israel and Russia ink historic deal, and more in the news
Daybreak: After Hamas Attack, Massive Arrests
Plus ambition we can maybe believe in, and more in the news
Daybreak: Obama Pulls Military Ties Closer
Plus Parker favors Park51, and more in the news
Making History
Israeli President Shimon Peres reflects on his mentor, his peace partner, and whether the State of Israel will survive
Fantasia
Obama’s embrace of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatens both Israel and the Palestinian Authority
How an Alabama Doctor Became a Rabbi to His Patients at a Groundbreaking AIDS Clinic
In his memoir ‘Positive,’ Michael Saag warns that our broken health care system is more dangerous than the AIDS epidemic
Leonard Cohen’s Long, Strange, Sometimes Tortured Road to Mastering His Own Sound
Liel Leibovitz, who has a new book out on the rock ’n’ roll poet, looks at how Cohen’s songs evolved from bleak to transcendent
‘Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah’: Inside 19th-Century Yiddish Letter-Writing Manuals
Correspondence templates taught Jews both literacy and how to be modern. A new anthology shows their entertainment value.
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