Despite what Secretary of State Kerry says, the P5+1 deal is not forever (most key provisions stopping Iran from enriching uranium expire after 10 years, the rest after 15). But if you read the …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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8/5/15
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When it comes to the nuclear deal agreed to a fortnight ago in Vienna. there’s a pattern evolving that should be worrying the Obama administration: the more you know about it, the less you like …
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By Ben Cohen
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8/5/15
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On Facebook last week, I noticed a post by someone I wasn’t friends with, but who’s name sounded vaguely familiar. Leslie Kellner: I knew that name from somewhere but couldn’t quite …
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By Judy Joszef
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7/29/15
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Over the next few weeks, this column will be devoted to a tribute to the legacy of one of Judaism’s towering spiritual leaders. Based upon the literary work of Rabbi Bezalel Naor, with …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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7/29/15
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It was nothing short of incredible. More than 12,000 people attended Wednesday’s Stop Iran Now rally in Times Square, the heart of New York City. Actually it started in Times Square, the …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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7/23/15
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It has not been a good month for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Not only is Bernie Sanders coming up on her in the clubhouse turn, but Hillary’s recently ex-posed …
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By Abraham H. Miller, JNS.org
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7/23/15
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How did it come to this? The headline went viral across the western world and the Middle East: Our former Israeli chief rabbi has been indicted for taking millions in bribes and faces trial for …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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7/23/15
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When the Levush records the halakha from Shulchan Arukh 428 about when certain Torah portions are read during the year, he explains the rule that Tisha B’Av precedes parsha Va’Etchanan: …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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7/23/15
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Sometime between now and Sept. 17, Congress will have a chance to vote thumbs down on the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran. Per legislation, it will have 60 days to act, counting from July 19, when the …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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7/23/15
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One of the major issues in the debate over the Iran deal revolves around the question of what will happen if international inspectors want to visit a particular nuclear site, and the Iranians say …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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7/23/15
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