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An Egyptian Jew in ExileMonday, October 31, 2011 by Jerry Gordon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"We started our life as stateless, robbed, homeless refugees": In an interview, Bat Ye'or speaks of her family's heritage, her writing career, and her predictions for the Middle East.Multicultural Mass
Monday, October 31, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The past two decades have seen one of the most significant influxes of Christians into the Holy Land since the Crusades, creating a wholly new, multilingual and multicultural Christian landscape.Road Trip across Israel
Monday, October 31, 2011 by Matthew Brown | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The sights and sounds of Israel come alive in this unconventional travel video, thanks to bold editing and color-saturated cinematography. (With an interview by Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg)Pledges and Gag Rules
Friday, October 28, 2011 by Jonathan S. Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While the cause of Jewish unity is noble, a new "National Unity Pledge for Israel" is clearly intended to shut down accountability on the issue from those in power.Drowning in the Red Sea
Friday, October 28, 2011 by Ruth R. Wisse | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The history of Yiddish publications in America shows what moral credit writers of the highest order were prepared to extend to the Soviet Union.Vampires, Witches, and Werewolves
Friday, October 28, 2011 by Eli Clark | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Among the supernatural creatures detailed in traditional Jewish sources are women called estries, who fly, assume different forms, and suck the blood of their victims.Settlements Redux
Friday, October 28, 2011 by Elliott Abrams | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Obama's new proposal to cope with the issue of construction in Israeli settlements is precisely the policy that Bush hammered out with prime ministers Sharon and Olmert.Mob Tactics
Friday, October 28, 2011 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While the Shalit deal was a moral calculation and a form of strategic communication, the Grapel deal was a simple case of extortion.The Man, the Myth, the Mouth
Thursday, October 27, 2011 by Leonard Kriegel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Pathbreaking sportscaster Howard Cosell prided himself of "telling it like it is"—but at times avoided the uncomfortable implications of being a Jew.When Qaddafi Courted the Jews
Thursday, October 27, 2011 by Ron Kampeas | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
What led Qaddafi to cultivate back-channel relationships with Jews and the U.S. over the past decade? And why were Jews receptive to the dictator's overtures?

