Israel

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• 6/2/19
  

  The Bund was far from Perfect. It still matters to Jewish History

  by Joshua Meyers

  The Bund embodied the aspirations and identity of millions of Jews for five decades and provided serious answers to the questions Jews faced then and now.

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• SOURCE: The Third Narrative
  5/8/2019
  

  My Zionism is Personal and Complicated

  by Ralph Seliger

  Today’s an increasingly exasperating time for progressives who care about Israel’s future.

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• 6/2/19
  

  The Occupation of The Atlantic Mind

  by Walter L. Hixson

  The Atlantic magainze is distinguished by the intensity of its Zionist distortions of the past and present of the Palestine conflict.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  5/17/19
  

  Rashida Tlaib’s critics have Palestinian history all wrong

  by Maha Nassar

  The decades-long process that led to the creation of Israel involved plenty of Palestinian suffering.

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• 5/19/19
  

  History Does Not Bode Well for President Trump’s Peace Plan

  by Yoav J. Tenembaum

  History has taught us that every attempt by the United States to settle the Arab Israeli conflict by advancing its own peace plan has failed.    

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  5/14/19
  

  Rashida Tlaib Has Her History Wrong

  by Benny Morris

  The representative’s account of the Arab-Israeli conflict relies on origin myths about the birth of Israel.

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• SOURCE: American Diplomacy
  Accessed 5/9/19
  

  Preventing an Israeli-Iran War

  by Alon Ben-Meir

  The EU is in a unique position to prevent the outbreak of a war between Israel and Iran that could engulf the Middle East in a war that no one can win.

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• 5/5/19
  

  Denying Omar Barghouti Admittance to the U.S. Is a Free Speech Issue

  by Zachary Lockman

  A response to A.J. Caschetta from the chair of the North America wing of the Middle East Studies Association’s Committee on Academic Freedom.

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• 5/5/19
  

  Why the Middle East Studies Association Should Not Defend Omar Barghouti

  by A.J. Caschetta

  MESA portrays Barghouti as a dissident who has been unfairly treated but Barghouti is much more than an outspoken activist whose opinions conflict with U.S. policy.

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• 4/21/19
  

  The Middle East, Land Disputes, and Religious History

  by Zaman Stanizai

  Can a land be claimed on the basis of the scriptural myths of one religion with implied exclusion of all other religious communities?

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• 4/11/19
  

  The Israeli Elections and What We Can Learn from History

  by Yoav J. Tenembaum

  To understand the Israeli electoral process one has to delve more deeply into Israeli society and the way it has evolved.

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• SOURCE: Reuters
  4/6/19
  

  Trump says he made Golan Heights decision after a quick history lesson

  “I went - ‘BING!’ - it was done,” Trump said on Saturday, describing the swiftness of his decision. “We make fast decisions. And we make good decisions.”

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• 4/7/19
  

  The Golan Heights: Its History and Significance Today

  by Moriel Ram

  Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights might have serious repercussions for the future but to understand exactly why, and how, it’s necessary to first understand the past.      

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  3/21/19
  

  A Brief History of the Golan Heights, Claimed by Israel and Syria

  The Six-Day War of June 1967 ended in decisive victories for Israel, which seized the Golan Heights from Syria.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  3/25/19
  

  Why Trump’s recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory is significant

  by Dina Badie

  Given the dimensions of America’s global influence, U.S. recognition could lend some legitimacy to Israel’s controversial annexation policy  

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• 2/19/19
  

  We Need to Acknowledge the Power of the Israel Lobby

  by Walter L. Hixson

  Israel and its American supporters have assembled the most powerful lobby pursuing the interests of a foreign country in all American history.

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes Blog
  12-27-2018
  

  Tectonic Shifts in Attitudes toward Israel

  by Daniel Pipes

  As Arabs and Muslims warm to Israel, the Left grows colder. These shifts imply one great imperative for the Jewish state.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  12-23-2018
  

  Jerusalem Criticizes Berlin’s Jewish Museum for ‘Anti-Israel Activity’

  Its latest show, “Welcome to Jerusalem,” also got people talking. And it appeared to draw criticism from an unlikely source: the highest levels of the Israeli government.

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes Blog
  12-24-2018
  

  If Trump Wants to Divide Jerusalem into Three

  by Daniel Pipes

  If Ben Caspit is correct about Trump proposing to divide Jerusalem into three, the consequences will be major and long lasting.

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes (blog)
  12-2-18
  

  Pushing for an Israeli Victory Is the Only Way to End the Conflict with the Palestinians

  by Daniel Pipes

  More and more people in Israel are recognizing that compromises and concessions have only led to more violence.