Correspondence
Whole community made Passover food box program a big success read more »
Why do media love Jewish scandals?
GREAT NECK, N.Y. (JTA)—When reading a newspaper headline like “12 Brooklyn Builders Indicted in Bribery Scheme,” do you find your heart skipping a beat as you hope they aren’t Jews, or at least Jews with recognizably Jewish names?
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Correspondence
How could you?! To the editor: How could you allow the reviewer of “Ajami,” Michael Fox, to claim that “The source of the tension, the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, is rarely alluded to…? read more »
No place for bullying in God’s world
I was saddened to hear of the death of Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old college student driven to suicide by bullying over his sexual orientation. While Clementi’s case has grabbed national headlines, it sadly is far from unique. read more »
After Goldstone, all we need is the truth
With Richard Goldstone himself admitting that the infamous Goldstone Report was critically flawed, this is the best opportunity we have had in two years to bring to light the misconceptions of Operation Cast Lead. read more »
Arguing for a negotiated state
To establish its independence, Israel had to win a war against the combined might of the Arab nations in 1948. The Arab failure to destroy the nascent Jewish state became known, in Orwellian Arab vernacular, as “Nakba,” a catastrophe. read more »
JTA’s coverage of Fatah Congress omits key points
The Fatah Congress, launched Aug. 4 in Bethlehem, focused on Fatah’s determination to continue the armed struggle against the state and people of Israel.
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Vote Jan. 26
By the time the next Jewish Review is printed and on the streets, Oregon voters will have decided the two ballot measures that are dominating local headlines now—Measures 66 and 67 that are reported on elsewhere in this edition. read more »
As Israeli Editors See It
YEDIOT AHARONOT reminds its readers that “If you ignore it for too long, Russia will take care to remind us that it has the capability to influence – this time by selling advanced missiles to Syria, despite the United States and Israel.”
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As Israeli editors see it
MA’ARIV claims that “It is not easy for Obama to be the responsible adult. It is not easy for him to be the one who stands alone facing the blabbering self-righteousness disgorged by the members of the UN Security Council. read more »
