On a recent Friday, several-dozen Jewish hikers happened to pass near the Palestinian village of Kobar. Some locals reacted to the sight of Jews by trying to stone them to death. News reports noted …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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8/23/17
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The newly appointed Middle East director at the State Department has a long record of criticizing and pressuring Israel. Isn’t anybody at the White House paying attention to who’s being …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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8/17/17
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When presidential adviser Jared Kushner said in a recent private discussion that “there may be no solution” to the conflict between the Palestinian Arabs and Israel, he was just stating …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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8/9/17
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A group of Palestinians tried to burn some Israeli Jews to death March 23. Just another day in the Middle East.
The four attackers drove up to the perimeter of the Jewish community of Beit …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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4/7/17
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Ayman Odeh, extremist Arab Knesset member who endorses violence and has been condemned by the Likud and Labor parties alike, was cheered at J Street’s recent national conference.
Odeh, …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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3/10/17
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Diplomats never pretend to be experts on acting, yet for some reason actors constantly present themselves as experts on international affairs. Hollywood award ceremonies are now dominated by awardees …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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3/15/17
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To hear the news media tell it, Israel’s Knesset has approved extreme right-wing legislation that will steal Palestinian land by legalizing illegal outposts and thereby demolish the last hopes …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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2/15/17
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To hear the news media tell it, Israel’s Knesset has approved extreme right-wing legislation that will steal Palestinian land by legalizing illegal outposts and thereby demolish the last hopes …
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By Stephen M. Flatow, JNS.org
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2/9/17
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Remember John Howard Griffin’s 1961 book “Black Like Me,” about a white journalist who posed as an African-American in order to experience what life was like for blacks …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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1/25/17
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Like many others, I sat at my computer with baited breath Wednesday waiting for Secretary of State John Kerry to explain the background to the U.S. abstention on last week’s United Nations …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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12/29/16
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