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Terror Out of Zion
There is no love lost between the British Foreign Office and Israel. In a report to parliament last month, Foreign Minister William Hague condemned Israel for building in Jerusalem, being in the West Bank, and treating the present Gaza regime like the enemy it is.
The Arab Spring and the Islamic StateTuesday, December 6, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
There is no love lost between the British Foreign Office and Israel. In a report to parliament last month, Foreign Minister William Hague condemned Israel for building in Jerusalem, being in the West Bank, and treating the present Gaza regime like the enemy it is.
Monday, December 5, 2011 by Ed Husain | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the recent uprisings, the burning of American or Israeli flags was not a central display; the protesters focused on internal, national problems. That's how they must continue.EastEnders
Monday, December 5, 2011 by Stephen Burstin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
London's East End was once a hub of immigrant Jewish life, with a soup kitchen that served 5,000 meals a day, a Yiddish theater, countless synagogues, Petticoat Lane Market, and . . . Jacob the Ripper?The Riddle of the Mufti
Monday, December 5, 2011 by Norman Goda | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Haj Amin al-Husseini threw a long shadow as a precursor to the Arab and Muslim factions whose brand of anti-Semitism borrows much from the Western traditions that they otherwise despise.The Real Story
Monday, December 5, 2011 by David Hazony | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In the hysterical response to an ad campaign targeted at expat Israelis, the insecurity of American Jews is laid bare.Not One, Not Two . . .
Monday, December 5, 2011 by Jonathan D. Sarna | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The absence of current demographic data for U.S. Jewry is something of a scandal, as Jews may indefinitely lack the information required for communal planning.
The Evil Inclination
The yetzer hara, usually translated "evil impulse," is an elusive rabbinic concept. The words derive from God's observation in Genesis 8:21 (paralleled earlier in 6:5) that "the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth."
Inhuman, All Too InhumanMonday, December 5, 2011 by Raphael Magarik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The yetzer hara, usually translated "evil impulse," is an elusive rabbinic concept. The words derive from God's observation in Genesis 8:21 (paralleled earlier in 6:5) that "the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth."
Friday, December 2, 2011 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
That Hezbollah was infiltrated by the CIA shows that the terror group was not as disciplined or as impermeable as thought.When the Profane Becomes Sacred
Friday, December 2, 2011 by Israel Jacob Yuval | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While the Sabbateans were considered an internal Jewish problem, the Frankists were seen as a divisive presence, and one that was likely to create a new religion.
From Bucharest to Jerusalem
The cabinet of Romania headed by Prime Minister Emil Boc came to Jerusalem on November 24 to hold a joint session with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Boc spoke eloquently of the two countries' common security concerns and shared views on peace and security.
Friday, December 2, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The cabinet of Romania headed by Prime Minister Emil Boc came to Jerusalem on November 24 to hold a joint session with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Boc spoke eloquently of the two countries' common security concerns and shared views on peace and security.