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Rules for RevisionistsFriday, January 27, 2012 by Jonathan S. Tobin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
By brandishing the name of Saul Alinsky, does Newt Gingrich intend to send out anti-Semitic dog whistles to the Right? Nonsense.Our Ethiopian Brothers
Friday, January 27, 2012 by Elad Uzan | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Why haven't Israelis come to the aid of Ethiopian Jews, as they have for African non-Jews?“My Name is Daniel Pearl”
Friday, January 27, 2012 by Giulio Meotti | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The barbarous murder of this American Jew, ten years ago this week, didn't awaken global public opinion to the most significant truth of our times: Today, every Jew in the world is on the frontlines of war.The Seed of Israel
Thursday, January 26, 2012 by David Ellenson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
He has been accused of heresy and expelled from Shas, but Haim Amsalem's lenient approach to conversion in Israel may yet be a blueprint for a more unified nation.Courting China
Thursday, January 26, 2012 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Given its erstwhile alliance with the Arab nations and current support for Iran, China is not Israel's most likely partner. Yet economic ties between Israel and China have never been stronger.Bringing Darkness to Light
Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Eva Fogelman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Agnieszka Holland's Oscar-nominated In Darkness is a vivid and nuanced portrayal of Jews escaping wartime Poland and an important testament to the righteousness of their rescuer.Majority Rule
Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Abraham Cooper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As Western leaders and human rights activists fete democracy in Egypt, they turn a blind eye to the increasing restrictions being placed on Egypt's Jewish and Christian minorities.
Listening to Saddam
In the debate over Iran's nuclear intentions, the question of rationality looms menacingly. How do Iran's rulers perceive cause and effect, calculate costs and benefits, and make policy decisions in order to maximize the well-being of their state and citizens? How do they understand the outside world?
Then They Came for the JewsThursday, January 26, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In the debate over Iran's nuclear intentions, the question of rationality looms menacingly. How do Iran's rulers perceive cause and effect, calculate costs and benefits, and make policy decisions in order to maximize the well-being of their state and citizens? How do they understand the outside world?
Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Matthew Fishbane | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
With his latest assault on the upper classes and persistent attacks on Israel, President Hugo Chavez has left Venezuela's Jewish community facing a choice between emigration and persecution. (With photos)A Stunning Discovery
Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As Holland, among other countries in Europe, seeks to ban Jewish ritual slaughter, new research demonstrating that stunning animals does not minimize their suffering has come not a moment too soon.