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Chronicle of a Doomed Uprising
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 by Y. Carmon, T. Kuper, and H. Migron | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The Egyptian uprising was long overdue, and its achievements are real; but powerful factors conspire to prevent its success. Till the next time.
Let My Husband Go
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 by Avi Weiss | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Twenty-five years ago, Avital Sharansky brought the plight of her husband Natan to international attention and engaged the world in the struggle to free Soviet Jewry.
The Gentleman from Virginia
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 by Allison Hoffman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Already the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in U.S. history, Eric Cantor is a frontrunner for a nomination to the presidency of what he calls a "Christian nation."
One-State Illusion
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 by Peter Berkowitz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Despite its apparent evenhandedness, Sari Nusseibeh's proposal for an interim one-state solution sets the stage for a country in which Palestinians would feel at home and Jews would not.
A Community in Trouble
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Leslie Wagner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

From assimilation and attrition to anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, British Jewry faces severe challenges; is it robust enough to withstand them?
Out of Oslo
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Sigurd Neubauer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The sole surviving remnant of the Oslo Accords is regional cooperation on solving problems of water resources; arguably, this is not nothing.
The Gipper’s Gift
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Tevi Troy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

On the 100th anniversary of his birth, it is appropriate to recall how Ronald Reagan turned the Republican party unambiguously pro-Israel.
Qatar’s Game Qatar’s Game
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

On the map of the Middle East, it is easy to overlook the peninsular state of Qatar, bordering Saudi Arabia and jutting into the Persian Gulf opposite Iran. Yet, as the dominant exporter of liquefied natural gas, it is one of the world's wealthiest countries. Nor is it easy to pigeonhole.
Memory Hole
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Benny Morris | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Rambling, geopolitically bewildering, and quick to vilify Israel, Kai Bird's take on the Arab-Zionist conflict is also thoroughly at odds with the facts of history.
Close Encounters?
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Jonah Mandel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Fake YouTube videos show the lights of UFO aircraft hovering over the Dome of the Rock.  What really lit up was the Internet.