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Archive for January, 2007

anti-semitism a christian disease? not so fast.

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

anti-semitism a christian disease? not so fast.
by david harris
the jerusalem post
january 25, 2007
The recent Holocaust denial conference in Iran was beyond the pale, or so any thoughtful person might conclude. After all, the Holocaust is among the most documented events in human history.
Yet, to conclude that this macabre event was an isolated event would be […]

this place called hope

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

by daniel gordis
in danielgordis.com, dispatches from an anxious state
22 january 2007
excerpt from gordis’ piece:
“A couple of months ago, I had an appointment with a new doctor, just hours before I had to fly to the States. We didn’t know each other, this new doctor and I, but he seemed like a nice guy. I was […]

this holocaust will be different

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

this holocaust will be different
by benny morris
the jerusalem post
january 18, 2007
an excerpt:
“The second holocaust will not be like the first. The Nazis, of course, industrialized mass murder. But still, the perpetrators had one-on-one contact with the victims. They may have dehumanized them over months and years of appalling debasement and in their minds, before […]

lieutenant-general danny haultz resigns: what are the implication for israel’s future - and for the region?

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

a special report by dr. eran lerman
director israel/middle east office
american jewish committee
January 17, 2007
In a dramatic move, surprising in its timing (but perhaps not in its essence, which many saw as inevitable, sooner or later), the Chief of Staff of the IDF - Lieutenant General Danny Halutz, the first ever Air Force man to rise […]

from david harris in the jerusalem post: it’s not about israel

Monday, January 1st, 2007

excerpt from david harris’s piece in the jerusalem post:
“The sad truth is that it is precisely political oppression, intellectual suffocation and gender discrimination that explain, more than other factors, the chronic difficulties of the Middle East. To be sure, there exist no overnight or over-the-counter remedies for these maladies that would allow the region to […]