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No Daughter of Mine . . . .
Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Elhanan Miller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

There are Palestinians and Palestinians.  Why do 60 percent of Israeli Arabs say they would not let their daughters marry a West Bank Palestinian?
How Jewish is Obama?
Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Joshua Keating | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Does Barack Obama have, as some supporters say, a “Jewish soul”?  Is he “the most Jewish president we’ve ever had”? Why do we care?
Who Owns Israel?
Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Daniel Halper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Did the Israeli ambassador tell the DNC chair that Republicans are bad for Israel?  The ambassador denies it.  The DNC chair says she was misquoted.  Roll the tape . . . . 
The Soul of the Sabra The Soul of the Sabra
Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Allan Arkush | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

For those who have been taught—by Peter Beinart or some other recent chronicler of Israel’s history—that Zionism only began to go awry after 1967, Patrick Tyler’s new book might come as a shock.  Israel’s aggressive territorial ambitions didn’t emerge after the Six-Day War, Tyler argues, but antedated that (to his mind) avoidable conflict by more than a decade. 
Ki Tavo: Conceptual Chronology
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Mysteriously, the Israelites are exiled in the middle of Deuteronomy 28 but are still in their land as the chapter goes on. Is the Torah always written in chronological order? We'll let Nahmanides and Abarbanel tackle this problem. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:12:08
Munich Misremembered Munich Misremembered
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by Daniel Gelernter | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Forty years ago, on September 5, 1972, eight Arab terrorists broke into the Israeli apartments at the Munich Olympic village, murdered two athletes, and took nine hostage.  After a day of failed negotiations, aborted rescue attempts, and a shootout, not a single hostage survived.
Support for Israel Lite
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by Daniel Halper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

As in years past, the 2012 platform of the national Democratic Party affirms its unwavering support for Israel’s security interests, right?  Well, not exactly.
Was Bach an Anti-Semite?
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by David Conway | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

His St. John Passion has anti-Jewish passages, and Hitler loved him.  But in light of Bach’s life, it is no surprise that his work was preserved by Jews.
Swedes Wear Kippot—with Police Protection
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by Ilya Meyer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Sweden recently saw a striking event: Swedish Jews, normally invisible, demonstrating by wearing kippot en masse.  They needed the police guard to protect against Islamic extremists.