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The Anti-Semitism to Come
Monday, December 6, 2010 by Bernard-Henri Lévy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Boycott campaigns, horribly biased war documentaries, and Scandinavian politics offer a glimpse into the new Western hatred of Israel and Jews.
Big Ten
Monday, December 6, 2010 by Joel Schwartz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

 David Hazony succeeds remarkably in articulating a Jewish ethical understanding
Bleak House
Monday, December 6, 2010 by Benny Morris | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The Palestinian refugee problem is but one among several reasons why no viable peace agreement is in prospect.
“Happy Holidays”
Monday, December 6, 2010 by D.G. Myers | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Among its many other aspects, Hanukkah is the one holiday that enables American Jews to participate in their country's civic religion.
The Discreet Coyness of Salam Fayyad The Discreet Coyness of Salam Fayyad
Friday, December 3, 2010 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

In a recent short article, Salam Fayyad, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, has reported on his program of building the civic and economic infrastructure of a Palestinian state, a program now into its second year of creating "facts on the ground."
Festival of Sites
Friday, December 3, 2010 by Howie Mischel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

One of the oldest synagogues ever found in Israel lies in what is thought to be the place where the Maccabee resistance began; but the site remains abandoned, unmarked, and unpreserved.
The Accidental Spy
Friday, December 3, 2010 by Ronald Radosh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

What motivated Harry Gold, a man far from being a Communist sympathizer, to assist in espionage that enabled the Soviets to build an atomic bomb?
Why Dreidel? Why Gelt?
Friday, December 3, 2010 by Dan Rabinowitz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

What are the sources
Jews and Money
Friday, December 3, 2010 by Jerome Chanes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Two books on an old canard; or, why money may not be the root of all evil, but is the root of some.
Why Menorahs?
Friday, December 3, 2010 by Richard McBee | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

From 40 B.C.E. to the Knesset, the long history of an artistic symbol.