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It is often said that the United States isn’t easy on its scholars and public intellectuals–that they are not accorded the prestige and respect that they are given in the Old World… [But] since arriving in the United States in…
read moreMany have suggested Israel is the root cause of conflict in the Middle East.In the past I have defended the Jewish state from this charge. I have made the case that, if anything, Israel has bent over backward to make…
read moreThe Episcopal Church has approximately 2 million members and 7,200 churches in the U.S. and is part of the 77-million member Anglican Communion. Because of its presence in the U.S., the relative wealth of its members, and its connections to…
read more– Emanuele Ottolenghi is executive director of the Transatlantic Institute in Brussels. Every war generates its myths, and the recent war in Lebanon is no exception. This war’s myths are that Israel lost and Hezbollah won; that this was due…
read moreA furious row has broken out at Harvard over the decision to invite Mohammad Khatami, the pro-Hezbollah former president of Iran, to speak on Sunday. And it has revived growing questions about whether the university itself is falling under the…
read moreThe frontlines have disappeared in this new kind of conflict, and our old deterrent weapons are no longer enough In Lebanon we have experienced a new form of battle. Terrorist organisations are armed with a wide range of missiles and…
read moreAnalysis of Amnesty International‘s report: “Israel/Lebanon: Deliberate destruction or ‘collateral damage’? Israeli Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure” – August 23, 2006 Summary Following a number of problematic statements during the war, Amnesty International published a lengthy report on August 23, 2006,…
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This was a difficult summer for Israel and doubly difficult for Israelis’ self image. The damages of the second Lebanon War are difficult to estimate because only some of them are quantifiable: The loss of life, injuries and mental wounds,…
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Adam Gadahn. In a statement today, Al-Qaeda’s American rep, Adam Gadahn (né Adam Perlman, whom the FBI seeks “in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States”), has this to say: If the Zionist crusader missionaries of hate and…
read moreFrom July 13 to August 13, the Israel Police reported 4,228 rocket impacts inside Israel from rockets fired by Hizballah. No geographical area in the world has sustained such a large quantity of rocket strikes since the Iran-Iraq war in…
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