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Shalem in the Media - 2008

Shalem in the Media

DECEMBER 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Vulnerable Israeli homefront rethinks withdrawals

by Aron Heller and Matti Friedman

Associated Press, December 31, 2008

 

 

'Ordinary Day' Has A Different Meaning In Israel

WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA, December 30, 2008

 

America's Global Role, Oil Prices, and Gaza Fighting Fallout

Council on Foreign Relations, December 30, 2008

 

 

L’offensive d’Israël à Gaza n’en est qu’à sa première phase, prévient Olmert (French)

Al- Oufok, December 30, 2008

 

 

Philosophers at work, and hoping for it

by Carlin Romano

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 30, 2008

 

New Periodical: Azure no. 34 (Autumn 5769/2008)

Hirhurim Musings blog, December 30, 2008

 

Crush Hamas and brave the backlash

by  Michael B. Oren

The Australian, December 30, 2008

 

Why Gaza Matters

by Yossi Klein Halevi

The New Republic, December 29, 2008

 

Hamas and the Bushes

by Martin Kramer

The Jerusalem Post, December 29, 2008

 

ANALYSIS - Gaza offensive set to boost Israel's Livni

by By Allyn Fisher-Ilan

Reuters, December 29, 2008

 

 

Mirage In The Middle East

The Spine by Marty Peretz  in The New Republic, December 29, 2008

 

 

 

Weighing in on Gaza Attaches

by Ami Eden

Jewish Telegraphic Agency, December 29, 2008

 

Israel and Gaza, Latin American Challenges and Afghanistan

Council on Foreign Relations, December 29, 2008

 

Palestinians Need Israel to Win

by Michael B. Oren and Yossi Klein Halevi

The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2008

 

 

Gaza: Why Israel and Hamas are trading rocket fire

by Joshua Mitnick

The Christian Science Monitor, December 29, 2008

 

 

A Crisis and an Opportunity

by Michael B. Oren

The New Republic, December 28, 2008

 

Civil Fights: Note to politicians: Consult your Bible

by Evelyn Gordon

The Jerusalem Post, December 24, 2008

 

Candidly speaking: Avraham Burg: The ultimate post-Zionist

by Isi Leibler

The Jerusalem Post, December 24, 2008

 

 

Columnas de Opinión sobre Cuba

by Alejandro Armengol

El Nuevo Herald, December 24, 2008

 

 

The Time is Now

by Rabbai Pesach Lerner

Five Towns Jewish Times, December 24, 2008

 

The Real ‘Goldene Medina’ for American Jews

by Melanie Phillips

The Spectator, December 22, 2008

 

Loving the Two-State Solution to Death

by MJ Rosenberg

The Huffington Post, December 22, 2008

 

 

Concealing Risks Is Risky for Mideast, Financial Markets

by Martin Kramer

Jewish Exponent, December 18, 2008

 

ANALYSIS - Risks to rise in 09 among Israelis, Palestinians

by Dan Williams

Reuters Africa, December 17, 2008

 

Is there a Solution for a Countering Terrorism

by Shira Schmidt

Mishpacha, December 17, 2008

 

Enough already

by Akiva Eldar

Haaretz, December 16, 2008

 

Chopra's Delusions

by Edward Olshaker

The American Thinker, December 16, 2008

 

 

Is Iran a Threat?

by Ali Bulac

World Bulletin, December 16, 2008

 

Zionism Seeks New Meaning

by Maayan Jaffe

Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore, December 12, 2008

 

Think Again: Ships passing in the night

by Jonathan Rosenblum

The Jerusalem Post, December 11, 2008

 

Israel’s strategy pays off

by Ehud Yaari

The Australian, December 10, 2008

 

Turkish foreign policymaker: Iran poses threat to Turkey

by Zvi Bar’el

Haaretz, December 10, 2008

 

Fight radical Islam with ideology

by Brenda Gazzer

The Jerusalem Post, December 9, 2008

 

 

 

Two Hundred Years in Eretz Yisrael: The Seminal Aliyah of the Talmidei HaGra (1808-1810)

by Arie Morgenstern, Translated by Yocheved Lavon

Jewish Action, December 2008

 

 

Conference Circle

by  Greer Fay Cashman

The Jerusalem Post, December 8, 2008

 

 

The Bible, Home Ownership, and the Housing Crisis

by Josh Berman

History News Network, December 8, 2008

 

 

Radio Program Interviews Trumpet Editor

The Trumpet, December 7, 2008

 

 

 

What do the financial crisis and US Middle East policy have in common?

by Martin Kramer

The Jerusalem Post, December 6, 2008

 

 

US counterinsurgency expert: Israel can raise awareness of threat of premature Iraq pullout

by Yaakov Katz

The Jerusalem Post, December 6, 2008

 

Freedom Fighters

by David Keyes

The New Republic, December 5, 2008

 

 

Following the Path of Many Jews Before Him, Victim Went to India Seeking

by Gabrielle Birkner

The Jewish Daily Forward, December 4, 2008

 

Is There a Solution for Countering Terrorism?

Mishpacha Magazine (English), December 17, 2008

 

Why Israelis love Chabad

by Yossi Klein Halevi

The New Republic, December 4, 2008

 

Dr. Eilat Mazar: The Bible as Blueprint (People of the Year)

The Jerusalem Post, September 26, 2008

 

Can Israel approach peace from the bottom up?

by Natan Sharansky

The Jerusalem Post, October 15, 2008

 

US will continue to lead

 

 

by Ofir Haivry

Ynet, October 30, 2008

 

Did King David Conquer Jerusalem Using This Tunnel?

by Stephen Flurry

The Trumpet, January 2009

 

Time to Focus on Grievances in Lebanon, Not Hezbollah

by Nicholas Noe

Middle East Times-Cairo, Egypt, December 4, 2008

 

A Pragmatic Book for a Pragmatic Time

by Michael Signer

Talking Points  Memo, December 2, 2008

 

Let’s not turn Somalia pirates into liberal cause

The Boston Globe, December 2, 2008

 

Former Soviet dissident links identity, democracy

by Colleen Flaherty

Greenwich Times, December 2, 2008

 

 

Continuity We Can Believe In

by David Brooks

New York Times, December 1, 2008

 

Ya'alon: Turning the Oslo Approach On Its Head

Little Green Footballs.com, December 1, 2008

 

Looking ahead to a Clinton State Department, Israelis and Arabs retool their expectations

by Richard Boudreaux, Jeffrey Fleishman and Paul Richter

Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2008

 

 

NOVEMBER 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

Could an Israeli Arab ever be elected prime minister of Israel?

by Daniel Gordis

The Jerusalem Post, November 27, 2008

 

Israel's bizarre economic-stimulus saga

by Amotz Asa-El

MarketWatch, November 28, 2008

 

Halevi on Iran, the bomb, timetables, sanctions, and Obama

by Bridget Johnson

Rocky Mountain News, November 27, 2008

 

Beware of Engagement: It More Likely To End in Funerals Than in a Wedding

The Plank (The New Republic), November 26, 2008

 

Sharansky: Bush used 'weight of the Oval Office' to back dissidents

World Tribune, November 26, 2008

 

Abdullah’s U.N. Ploy

by David Keyes

National Review, November 25, 2008

 

Thinking Through the Pirate Problem

The Spine in The New Republic, November 24, 2008

 

 

The Dissident Choice

by Natan Sharansky

The Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2008

 

Nova' digs into the Old Testament

by Jonathan Storm

Philadelphia Inquirer, November 18, 2008

 

 

Ex-Israeli army chief joins Likud

JTA, November 18, 2008

 

 

Hudson Institute to Host Event on Iran's Influence on Hamas and Hezbollah

MarketWatch, November 18, 2008

 

 

Iran will have nukes within two years

by Etgar Lefkovits

The Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2008

 

Israel Kills 4 Militants in Gaza Strip

by Isabel Kershner and Taghreed El-Khodary

The New York Times, November 16, 2008

 

 

Hostilities threaten Israel-Gaza ceasefire

by Okland Ross

Toronto Star, November 15, 2008

 

 

Mideast adversaries await signal from Obama on policy

by Robert W. Gee

Houston Chronicle, November 15, 2008

 

 

Israeli analyst voices concerns about Obama

by Sheldon Kirshner

The Canadian Jewish News, November 13, 2008

 

 

First Temple era tunnel unearthed in the City of David, Jerusalem

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 11, 2008

 

 

Worldwide Protests against Kareen Amer's Imprisonment

by Safaa Abdoun

Daily News Egypt , November 10, 2008

 

 

Sharansky slams Egypt for jailing dissident blogger

by Haviv Rettig

The Jerusalem Post, November 8, 2008

 

 

The International War on Free Speech

by Brett Joshpe

The American Spectator, November 6, 2008

 

Let my blogger go!

by Noa Levanon

Ynetnews.com, November 6, 2008

 

 

3 American Immigrants running in Likud

by Gil Hoffman

The Jerusalem Post, November 6, 2008

 

 

A Night to Honor Israel’ benefits Israeli agencies

Jewish Herald Voice, November 6, 2008

 

Address to voters

Rahm Emanuel

You-Tube Video, August 2008

 

Peter Day's World of Business: The Israeli Economy

Omer Moav

BBC World Service, September 30, 2008

 

A must-see Pro-Israel film

by Phyllis Chesler

Front Page Magazine, November 6, 2008

 

The Elusive Goal: A Just Peace

by Patricia Daddon

The Day, November 6, 2008

 

King Solomon's Mines, and the Empire of King David

by Robert Morley

The Trumpet, November 4, 2008

 

 

Rashid Khalidi of the PLO

by Martin Kramer

Inside the Middle East blog for The Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2008

 

Israel rally reveals complexities among Christians, Jews

by Eileen E. Flynn

AMERICAN-STATESMAN, November 3, 2008

 

Sharansky endorses Barkat in Jerusalem mayoral race

by Etgar Lefkovits

Jerusalem Post, November 3, 2008

 

An Election Plea to Those Who Love Israel

by Sammy Benoit

American Thinker, November 2, 2008

 

Israel's new prophet

The Independent, November 1, 2008

 

 

OCTOBER 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

First Temple-Era Water Tunnel Revealed in Jerusalem

by Hana Levi Julian

Arutz Sheva, October 30, 2008

 

Did King David Conquer Jerusalem using this Tunnel

The Trumpet, October 30, 2008

 

Israelis Lean toward McCain

by Oakland Ross

The Toronto Star, October 30

 

Find of Ancient City Could Alter Notions of Biblical David

by Ethan Bronner

The New York Times, October 29, 2008

 

First-Temple era tunnel found in J'lem

by Etgar Lefkovits

The Jerusalem Post, October 29, 2008

 

Defending Democracy

by Glenn C. Altschuler

Israel Hasbara Committee, October 29, 2008

 

The Culture of War

by Martin van Creveld

The Los Angeles Times, October 26, 2008

 

 

Debate Flares Over Israel’s Access to American Secrets

by Marc Perelman

The Jewish Daily Forward, October 23, 2008

 

Solitary lessons

by Natan Sharansky

Haaretz, October 16, 2008

 

Who is good for the Jews?

by Michael B. Oren

Forbes, October 14, 2008

 

Hard Day's Night

Interview with Ariella Ringel-Hoffman

Ynet, October 13, 2008

 

 

Israel Part-One

by Peter Day

BBC Radio,  September 30, 2008

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

Why Talk With Iran?

By Michael Oren and Seth Robinson

The Wall Street Journal, September 29, 2008

 

 

Dr. Eilat Mazar: The Bible as Blueprint (People of the Year)

The Jerusalem Post, September 26, 2008

 

 

Why not Uganda?

by Daniel Gordis

Jerusalem Post, September 18, 2008

 

America's Special Relationship with Israel

by Michael Oren

Broadcast Courtesy of Shalom TV

 

Princeton, Israeli institute cosponsor conference

by Marilyn Silverstein

New Jersey Jewish News, September 11, 2008

 

A 2,600-year-old clay seal uncovered intact in Jerusalem dig

Jerusalem Post, August, 2008

 

Digging up King David's palace

by Yocheved Miriam Russo

Babaganewz

 

Uncle Sam, Sugar Daddy

by Claudia Rosett

Forbes, September 17, 2008

 

 

Cindy McCain, Nancy Reagan team up for D.C. event

ABC 7 New York, September 17, 2008

 

 

The Wages of Our Sins Are Coming Due

by  Baron Bodissey

Gates of Vienna, September 17, 2008

 

Israel and the American Polls

by Michael Oren

The Plank on The New Republic, September 17, 2008

 

Swamp Sunrise

Chicago Tribune, September 17, 2008

 

 

Colucci presents book in support of 'Bush Doctrine'

Ripon Collage, Collage Days, September 17, 2008

 

The Battle Plan

by Naomi Wolf

The Huffington Post, September 16, 2008

 

 

The Real Russian Problem

by Natan Sharansky

Washington Post, September 14, 2008

 

A New Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

by Moshe Yaalon

Jerusalem Issue Brief , September 2008

 

 

New Thinking on the Palestinians

by P. David Hornik

FrontPage Magazine, September 12, 2008

 

Iceland's Israel Connection

by Greer Fay Cashman

The Jerusalem Post, September 9, 2008

 

What is in his name

by David E. Scheim

Roanoke Times, September 11, 2008

 

For Iran's revolution, the economic bill comes due

by Amotz Asa-El

Market Watch, September 9, 2008

 

 

In Israel, era of mass immigration ends

by Aron Heller

Associated Press, September 8, 2008

 

 

Refuseniks Dreams and Reality

by Dina Kraft

Hadassah Magazine, August/September 2008

 

 

Looking back to look forward

by Asaf Romirowsky

Journal of International Security Studies, Spring 2008

 

 

Martyrdom and sacrifice in a time of terror

by Mark Juergensmeyer

Social Research: An International Quarterly of the Social Sciences, Summer 2008

 

Book events

The Arizona Daily Star, September 4, 2008

 

For These I Weep

by Daniel Gordis

Israel Hasbara Committee, September 3, 2008

 

 

Netanyahu forced to shelve plan to reserve top 20 Knesset slots

by Mazal Maulem

Haaretz, September 3, 2008

 

 

Israel and the Arabs: It's about ideology, not territory

Israel Today, September 2, 2008

 

Staying Power - Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy

by  Victor Davis Hanson

National Review, September 1, 2008

 

 

AUGUST 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

Barack, Thy Name is Biblical

by David E. Scheim

Washington Post, August 29, 2008

 

Wolfgang Vogel, go-between in Cold War spy swaps, dies

Newsday, August 29, 2008

 

 

Intimidation at Georgetown

by Martin Kramer

The Jerusalem Post Blogs, August 28, 2008

 

 

Who will speak for Israel in the UN?

by Allison Hoffman

Jerusalem Post, August 28, 2008

 

 

Peace Process: Running in Place

by Joshua Mitnick And Stewart Ain

The New York Jewish Week, August 27, 2008

 

Intimidation at Georgetown

by Martin Kramer

Sandbox, August 26, 2008

 

Wolfgang Vogel: Integral in Cold War Swaps

by Joe Holley

Washington Post, August 27, 2008

 

 

Back to Egypt?

by Michael Widlanski

The Jerusalem Post, August 26, 2008

 

Anti-Bush Editorial cynical, Contradictory

letter to the Editor

Albany Times Union, August 24, 2008

 

 

East German spy swap fixer dies

BBC, August 23, 2008

 

Peace in there own time

by Dov Zigler

Jerusalem Post, August 21, 2008

 

Museum of the extinct race

by Daniel Gordis

The Jerusalem Post, August 21, 2008

 

 

Voting guide which US Candidate is better for Israel?

by Nichole Jensezian

Israel Today, August 20, 2008

 

Who are you

by Jeremy A. Rabkin

American Enterprise Institute for Public Research, August 19, 2008

 

A 2,600-year-old clay seal uncovered intact in Jerusalem dig

The Jerusalem Post, August 19, 2008

 

Neo-coms are the threat

by Michael Widlanski

The Jerusalem Post, August 18, 2008

 

Democracy, Civil Society Missing Ingredient in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

by Julie Stahl

CNSNEWS, August 15, 2008

 

Jerusalem Watch: Crackdown in Palestinian Territories

The Trumpet, August 15, 2008

 

 

Israel Pessimistic on Anniversary of Lebanon War Truce

by Robert Berger

Voice of America, August 14, 2008

 

When Mistakes Are Worth Making

by Daniel Gordis

Israel Hasbara Committee, August 14, 2008

 

 

 

Understanding Post-Identity Politics

by Johnnie B. Byrd

Townhall.com, August 13, 2008

 

 

Sharansky: Obama presidency a 'risk'

Jewish Ledger, August 11, 2008

 

Sharansky calls Obama "risk" for Israel, as candidate panders to US Jews

Israel Insider, August 10, 2008

 

Recent and Recommended

Globe and Mail, August 9, 2008

 

 

There Won't Be "Peace''

by Natan Sharansky and Bassem Eid

The Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2008

 

War with Iran- On, Off or Undecided?

by Stephen Lendman

Baltimore Chronicle, August 8, 2008

 

 

What are they saying

Jewish Exponent, August 7, 2008

 

Natan Sharansky: Lack of Obama record on Israel makes him a risk

USA Today, August 5, 2008

 

 

Sharansky: Obama presidency a 'risk'

JTA, August 5, 2008

 

A Phyrric Peace

By Joseph Puder

FrontPage Magazine, August 4, 2008

 

Archaeologists unearth proof of plot to kill Prophet Jeremiah

by Nadav Shragai

Haaretz, August 3, 2008

 

 

 

Seal of King Zedekiah's minister found in J'lem dig

by Edgar Lefkowitz translation by Menahem Macina

Union des Patrons et des Professionnels Juifs de France, August 1, 2008

 

Olmert's Last Trick

By Yossi Klein Halevi and Michael Oren

The Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2008

 

JULY 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Guest Column: Watching American Jews drift away

by Daniel Gordis

The Jerusalem Post, July 31, 2008

 

 

Seal of King Zedekiah's minister found in J'lem dig

by Etgar Lefkovitz

The Jerusalem Post, July 31, 2008

 

St. Louis woman reflects on current events in Israel after most recent visit

by Galit Lev-Harir

St. Louis Jewish Light, July 31, 2008

 

 

Revivifying Identity

by Peter Savodnik

The Jewish Daily Forward, July 31, 2008

 

Video: Michael Oren, Natan Sharansky Address AIPAC Policy Conference

Washington, D.C., June 2, 2008

 

The Nine Lives of Olmert

By Yossi Klein Halevi

The New Republic, July 30, 2008

 

Obama embraces linkage

By Martin Kramer

Sandbox, July 28, 2008

 

Think Again: Whatever happened to the future?

By Jonathan Rosenblum

The Jerusalem Post, July 24, 2008

 

Beating plowshares into Swords: Where does Obama's foreign policy take us?

By Kory Bardash and Abraham Katsman

Jerusalem Post, July 24, 2008

 

Obama Tries to Balance Solidarity with Neutrality

by Ilene R. Prusher

Christian Science Monitor, July 24, 2008

 

 

Democrat Touches Down in Israeli Minefield

By Tobias Buck

Financial Times, July 23, 2008

 

Israelis Ambivalent About Obama's Visit

by Sara Sorcher

ABC News, July 22, 2008

 

McCain vs. Obama - Israel Views

Bridges for Peace, July 21, 2008

 

 

 

Obama to face skepticism during Mideast Trip

by Sasha Issenberg

The Boston Globe, July 22, 2008

 

Dear Barack Obama

by Yossi Klein Halevi

The New Republic, July 19, 2008

 

Timing of swap bitter reminder of 2006 war's failures

by Uriel Heilman

New Jersey Jewish Standard, July 18, 2008

 

Ex-Soviet Prisoner stands up for Israel

by Joel Connelly

Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 17, 2008

 

Solidarity with the Dead

by Michael Oren

The National Post, July 17, 2008

 

Defending Identity

by Rob Eshman

The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, July 16, 2008

 

Think of Zionism as an answer for materialism

by Judy Siegel

The Jerusalem Post, July 15, 2008

 

 

 

Waltzing with Beirut

by Michael Oren

The New Republic, July 14, 2008

 

 

 

 

Olmert Billing Probe May Be `Last Nail' Amid New Calls to Quit

by Gwen Ackerman and Jonathan Ferziger

Bloomberg.com, July 12, 2008

 

 

No Clear Response after Bulldozer Rampage

by Joshua Mitnick

New York Jewish Week, July 9, 2008

 

A skeptic Audience Awaits Barack Obama in Israel

by Nathan Jaffay

The Jewish Daily Forward, July 7, 2008

 

Israelis Weigh Jerusalem Vulnerabilities in wake of Bulldozer attack

by Josh Mitnick

The Christian Science Monitor, July 3, 2008

 

Israel Keeps Ducking Hard Question

By Daniel Gordis

Washington Jewish Week, July 2, 2008

 

Attack Kills Three In Jerusalem; Sparks Fresh Debate On East J'salem Arabs

New York Jewish Week, July 2, 2008

 

 

 

Israel’s Truce With Hamas Is a Victory for Iran

by Michael Oren

Israel Hasbara Committee, July 2, 2008

 

Defending an Unpopular Notion

by Gary Rosenblatt

New York Jewish Week, July 2, 2008

 

 

 

Sharansky on tour promoting identity, Freedom

by Andy-Levy Ajzenkopf

Canadian Jewish News, July 1, 2008

 

 

 

Israeli threats to Iran seen as bluff -- for now

by Alistair Lyon

Washington Post, July 1, 2008

 

 

JUNE 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

Quieren incentivar la aliá de profesionales con experiencia

(Israel Spanish language publication)

Aurora, June 28, 2008

 

The Lessons Obama Should Learn from Kennedy Before Talking to Iran

by Michael Oren

History News Network, June 23, 2008

 

Israel approves prisoner exchange

by Josh Mitnick

Washington Times, June 30, 2008

 

 

 

Center Field: Group pride guarantees individual freedom

by Gil Troy

Jerusalem Post, June 30, 2008

 

 

 

Thriving on the edge

by David Suissa

Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, June 26, 2008

 

 

 

Political Theater seen in Israeli drill

by Amy Teibel

Associated Press, June 26, 2008

 

 

 

 

With Deal, Olmert Averts Rebellion by Partners

by Griff Witte

The Washington Post, June 26, 2008

 

Despite Doubts, Israel Sticking To Cease-Fire

by Uriel Heilman

The Jewish Press, June 25, 2008

 

 

Talking points – Winds of War in the Middle East

by Bill O'Reilly

Fox News Channel, The O’Reilly Factor. June 25, 2008

 

Israel Prodding U.S. To Attack Iran

CBS News, June 24, 2008

 

 

Report on survivors to be submitted

by Dan Izenberg

The Jerusalem Post, June 20, 2008

 

 

Natan Sharansky to speak in Teaneck Former refusenik to explore relationship between identity and democracy

New Jersey Jewish Standard, June 20, 2008

 

Is Israel Poised To Attack Iran?

CBS News , June 20, 2008

 

 

 

 

A Breathing Space for Terror

by Melanie Phillips

The Spectator, June 19, 2008

 

Israel's Truce With Hamas Is a Victory for Iran

by Michael Oren

The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2008

 

The Thorny Question of Who We Are

National Center for Policy Analysis, Daily Digest, June 17, 2008

 

 

The Myth of Linkage

by Martin Kramer

The Sandbox, June 16, 2008

 

Democracies Can't Compromise on Core Values

by Natan Sharansky

The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2008

 

The West must embrace democratic values in order to defeat terrorism

by Natan Sharansky and Shira Wolosky Weiss

New York Daily News, June 15, 2008

 

 

The Thorny Question of Who We Are

by Michael Skapinker

Financial Times, June 15, 2008

 

 

Identity, Freedom, or Both?

by Natan Sharansky

US News and World Report, June 13, 2008

 

 

Sharansky's New Tune: Give Identity a Chance

by Bryan Schwartzman

Jewish Exponent, June 12, 2008

 

Talking the Talk

The Jerusalem Post, June 12, 2008

 

 

Time to change the system

by Amnon Rubinstein

The Jerusalem Post, June 10, 2008

 

 

The Case Against John Lennon

Global View by Bret Stephens

The Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2008

 

"Defending identity" free to be you and me

by Felice Maranz

New York Post, June 8, 2008

 

 

Israel in Grip of a Leadership Crisis

by Jason Koutsoukis

The Sydney Morning Herald, June 7, 2008

 

Obama promises Israelis a tough stance on Iran

The Sydney Morning Herald, June 6, 2008

 

 

Deathmatch

by Morgan Meis

The Smart Set, from Drexel University, June 5, 2008

 

 

Kennedy Slaying linked to terrorism

UPI.com, June 5, 2008

 

 

Barack Obama has captivated the world

by Borzou Daraghi

Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2008

 

 

Scott McClellan's publisher makes waves, too

by Dave Beal

MinnPost.com, June 2, 2008

 

Clinton, Obama and McCain All Appear at AIPAC Conference

by Sam Orez

The Cutting Edge, June 2, 2008

 

Bush Talks With Israeli Author Before Meeting With Olmert

by Michael Abramowitz

The Washington Post, June 5, 2008

 

 

McCain and Sharansky

The New York Sun, June 5, 2008

 

 

 

Slaying gave US a first Taste of Mideast Terror

by Sasha Issenberg

Boston Globe, June 5, 2008

 

Obama eyes Jewish vote in speech to pro-Israel group

by Noam N. Levy

Houston Chronicle, June 5, 2008

 

 

MAY 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

View from America: Rediscovering the will to win

by Jonathan Tobin

The Jerusalem Post, May 31, 2008

 

Getting Beyond Argumentation

by Daniel Gordis

The Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2008

 

Why Olmert must go

by Yossi Klein Halevi

The New Republic, May 29, 2008

 

Division Tactic

by Michael B. Oren

The New Republic, May 28, 2008

 

The Golan isn't Going

The Spine Marty Peretz's blog on The New Republic, May 28, 2008

 

 

Who gets the Golan?

by Yossi Klein Halevi

Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2008

 

 

The Foundation of Democracy: Sharansky's 'Defending Identity'

review by Ira Stoll

The New York Sun, May 28, 2008

 

 

Diversion Tactic

by Michael B. Oren

The New Republic, May 28, 2008

 

 

One on One: Desperately seeking democracy

By Ruthie Blum

The Jerusalem Post, May 22, 2008

 

 

 

The Paradoxes of Life in Israel

by Yossi Klein Halevi

Jerusalem Post, May 20, 2008

 

 

Snapshots for Israel today

by Mireille Silcoff

Canada.com, May 3, 2008

 

Paradoxes characterize life in Israel

by Yossi Klein Halevi

Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, May 19, 2008

 

Sixty years of successes, despite Israel’s growing pains

by Uri Heilman

Texas Jewish Post, May 17, 2008

 

Israel at 60: Prospects for Peace

NPR Radio, May 13, 2008

 

 

How the Kibbutz Survived

by Lionel Laurent

Forbes, May 9, 2008

 

Continuing the 60-Year Search for a National Identity

by Michael Oren

Jewish Exponent, May 8, 2008

 

 

For Israeli Arabs, anniversary marks 60 years of sorrow

by Ethan Bronner

The International Herald Tribune, May 8, 2008

 

Israel Is Now America's Closest Ally

by Michael Oren

The Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2008

 

Israeli heart, Jewish soul

by Michael Oren

JTA, May 7, 2008

 

Israel's 60th a dream realized for some, dashed for others

by Michele Chabin

Religion News service, May 6, 2008

 

 

Israel celebrates its 60th with pride, but also uncertainty

by Steven Gutkin

Miami Herald, May 4, 2008

 

We Weren’t Always United by Indissoluble Bonds

by Michael Oren

The Forward, May 1, 2008

 

 

APRIL 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

Digging up King David's Palace

by Yocheved Miriam Russo

BabagaNewz, April, 2008

 

Debra Winger explores Jewish/Arab day schools

by Orit Arfa

Jewish Journal, April 25, 2008

 

 

Preserving The Memories Of 1948

by Gary Rosenblatt

New York Jewish Week, April 23, 2008

 

 

Are Columbia's Palestinians... Palestinian?

by Martin Kramer

Martinkramer.com, April 22, 2008

 

 

Israel: 60 years of hope and despair

by Sam Kiley

The Observer, Guardian UK, April 20, 2008

 

 

The Petition; Israel, Palestine, and a tenure battle at Barnard.

By Jane Kramer

The New Yorker, April 14, 2008

 

Netanyahu: 'We won't be able to deter nuclear Iran'

By Jonathan Beck

Jerusalem Post, April 10, 2008

 

Zionism, Identity discussed at UJA forum

By Dave Gordon

The Canadian Jewish News, April 10, 2008

 

We've come to banish darkness

Globes, April 8, 2008

 

 

MARCH 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Iranian-Israeli War

by Yossi Klein Halevi

The New Republic, CBS News, March 11, 2008

 

Changing the rules of War

by Mark Silverberg

Israel Insider, March 10, 2008

 

Israel OK with Muslims destroying its history?

by Aaron Klein

WorldNet, March 9, 2008

 

 

 

Across divided Jerusalem, a day of grief

by Ashraf Khalil

Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2008

 

An eye-opening experience

by Brian Blum

Jerusalem Post, March 6, 2008

 

Attack Cut Religious Zionists Deeply

by Dina Kraft

CJP, March 2008

 

Riding A Rocket to War

The Arizona Pebublic, March 6, 2008

 

Right to Fight

by Ira Rifkin

The Baltimore Sun, March 5, 2008

 

The Oslo accords: Israel's Death Knell

by Gerald Flurry

The Trumpet, March 2, 2008

 

Speaking truth to Power

by Martin Kramer

Sandbox, March 3, 2008

 

The end of the 'guilty Israeli

by Yossi Klein Halevi

Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2008

 

It's the Middle East, Stupid

by Michael Oren

Washington Post, March 2, 2008

 

 

FEBRUARY 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

Coming Soon—a Jewish Liberal arts college

by Orit Arfa

Special 60th anniversary supplement: Shalem College

The Jewish Journal, February 29, 2008

 

"The Brain Drain" Fact and Fiction

by Omer Moav

Y-Net ‘Economist’, February 20, 2008

 

Bill Berkowitz: Israel and Iran, After the NIE

by Bill Berkowitz

Scoop Independent News, February 20, 2008

 

Foreign Minister, Chief Rabbi Square Off at Jerusalem Conference

by Ezra Halevi

Arutz Sheva, February 19, 2008

 

Big Chill Remembered

by Netty B. Gross

The Jerusalem Post, February 18, 2008

 

Blog of the National Post, Canada on the 'lack of rape among Israeli soldiers’ by Barbara Kay

Full Comment,  February  13, 2008

 

'POWER, FAITH AND FANTASY' Michael Oren discusses latest book

by Robert A. Cohn

St. Louis Jewish Light, February 14, 2008

 

Bush's Mideast U-Turn

by Bassam Eid and Natan Sharansky

The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2008

 

The Hawk's last Hurrah

by Laura Rozen

Mother Jones, February 8, 2008

 

America and the Barbary Pirates

By M.E. Yapp

Times UK,  February 5, 2008

 

Archeologist revises read of ancient seal inscription

by Etgar Lefkovitz

The Jerusalem Post , February 4, 2008

 

For the Love of Our Land

 

by Daniel Gordis

World Jewish Digest, February, 2008

 

America Is Copying Chamberlains Mistake

by Gerald Flurry

The Trumpet, February, 2008

 

 

JANUARY 2008: HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Olmert Omerta

by Yossi Klein Halevi

The New Republic, January 31, 2008

 

 

 

Israeli Panel Faults 2006 War Effort

by Richard Boudreaux

Los Angeles Times, January 31, 2008

 

Israel's Lebanon Disaster

by Michael Oren

The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2008

 

Gaza Buried in Flour

by Martin Kramer

Sandbox.com, January 28, 2008

 

 

Shalem Center: Stages in the Western History of the Will

Jerusalem Blue Print, January 23, 2008

 

Poll: Israelis Don't Want Diaspora Jews Involved in Jerusalem Decisions

The Media Line, January 27, 2008

 

My Two Cents on Jerusalem

by Larry Gordon

Five Town Jewish News, January 24, 2008

 

Jerusalem at Hertzliah

by Greer Fay Cashman

The Jerusalem Post, January 24, 2008

 

Spreading the word

by Orit Arfa

The Jerusalem Post, January 24, 2008

 

Ya'alon: Crisis Management not Peace

by Haviv Rettig and Herb Keinon

The Jerusalem Post, January 24, 2008

 

President Stands Firm on Commitment to Israel

by Richard S. Gordon, President of the American Jewish Congress, New York

The Wall Street Journal, January 24, 2008

 

Poll: Few Israelis support Diaspora input in what happens with Jerusalem

by Anshel Pfeffer

Haaretz, January 22, 2008

 

Grapevine: A Parting of Ways

by Greer Fay Cashman

The Jerusalem Post, January 22, 2008

 

Israeli Jews: No Voice for Diaspora Jews on Status of Jerusalem

by Hana Levi Julian

ArutzSheva, January 21, 2008

 

Dalia Dorner to head probe into gov't handling of Holocaust survivors

by Yuval Yoaz

Haaretz, January 20, 2008

Stone Seal Confirms Biblical Record

The Trumpet, January 17, 2008

 

First Temple Seal found in Jerusalem

by Etgar Lefkovitz/ Cover

The Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2008

 

 

Bush of Arabia, or the solitude of the long-distance runner

by Fouad Ajami

The Daily Star Lebanon, January 12, 2008

 

The Real World: Bush's Middle East tour

by Ariel Cohen

Middle East Times, January 11, 2008

 

President Bush, Benjamin Netanyahu and King David!

by Stephen Flurry

The Trumpet, January 11, 2008

 

Bush expects to see Palestinian state before he leaves office

by Mike Carney

USA Today, January 10, 2008

 

FSU to host world leaders

by Angeline J. Taylor

Tallahassee Democrat, January 10, 2008

 

Bush hopes to revive Middle East Peace Process

by Mark Mackinnon

Globe and Mail, January 9, 2008

 

Israeli Gov't Welcomes President Bush

by Chris Mitchell

CBN News, January 9, 2008

 

Bush's Mideast Muddle

by Michael Oren

The Wall Street Journal, January 9, 2008

 

Bush faces Holy Land political gridlock

The Toronto Star, January 9, 2008

 

Bush heads to Israel in push for peace

By Jonathan Finer and Michael Abramowitz

The Boston Globe, January 9, 2008

 

Doubt surrounds Bush's Mideast Peace bid

by David Hardaker

ABC News, January 9, 2008

 

Bush to visit an ambivalent Israel

by Richard Boudreaux

The Los Angeles Times, January 8, 2008

 

Synaplex Progam offers Scholar in Residence Program

Jewish Ledger, January 8, 2008

 

To Inject Vigor into Peace Talks

by Jonathan Finer and Michael Abramowitz

The Washington Post, January 7, 2008

 

Bush's Mideast visit prompts wave of security

by Matthew Fisher

Canada.com, January 7, 2008

 

The Messiah Brought the First Immigrants

by Ofra Ilan

Haaretz, January 6, 2008

 

Who is a Jew, redux

by Lois Goldrich

The Jewish Standard, January 4, 2008

 

Livni talks advocacy with U.S. students

JTA, January 2, 2008

 

 

 
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