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Israel’s Europe Lobby
Friday, February 15, 2013 by Naftali Balanson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A new Israeli law has forced NGOs to reveal that they receive much of their funding from the same European governments that uncritically support their allegations against Israel.
What Is Hungary Hiding?
Friday, February 15, 2013 by Bill Gladstone | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

An expert at Yad Vashem is convinced that a massive trove of documents on Austro-Hungarian Jews lies hidden in Budapest's state archives—and he’s determined to gain access to it.
The Truth About Crucifixion
Friday, February 15, 2013 by Hershel Shanks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

New analysis of the only remains of a crucified man, discovered in Jerusalem, suggests that victims were not nailed to the cross but tied to it.  Either way, death was by asphyxiation.
The Problem with Gay Marriage
Friday, February 15, 2013 by Gilles Bernheim | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"All the affection in the world will not suffice to produce the basic psychological structures that address the child’s need to know where he comes from."
Speaking What Must Be Spoken Speaking What Must Be Spoken
Thursday, February 14, 2013 by Diane Cole | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

The sheer number of books on the Holocaust has long demanded a guide to Holocaust literature that would be as accessible as it was comprehensive and scholarly.  Now we have one.
Obama Goes to Israel, Finally
Thursday, February 14, 2013 by Elliott Abrams | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

It is a good thing that President Obama is planning his first visit to Israel.  But will he arrive with a European peace plan aimed at forcing Israeli concessions?