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read moreWhat is Facet Theory? Facet Theory was developed in Israel by the late Louis Guttman, an American-born social psychologist who was founder of the Israel Institute of Applied Social Research and a professor at Cornell University and the Hebrew University…
read more60 of SPME’s nearly 18,000 Network Subscribers (.3%) have kicked off the academic year by showning their support for support for SPME’s work, whether it be on the British boycott of Israeli scholars and professionals or the development of an…
read moreDean of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar says school open to applicants of all nationalities, doesn’t forsee problems for Israelis seeking student visas “Our university is open to students of all races, nationalities and sexes; we accept…
read morehttp://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/david_hirsh/2007/02/independent_voices.html Antony Lerman argues for the “Independent Jewish Voices ” statement as follows: Pro-Israel and Zionist groups have interpreted intensified criticism of Israel and anti-Zionism as the expression of a “new anti-semitism”. The IJV initiative leans towards the view that…
read moreMark Bowden.Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America’s War With Militant Islam.Atlantic Monthly Press. 704 pages. $26. W hen Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York in September 2006 for the opening of the UN General Assembly, his appointment…
read moreCopyright Justus Reid Weiner 2006[1]Draft jrw32-paragraphs numbered REFERRAL OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD AND THE MEMBER STATE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS, INCLUDING ITS MAIN BODIES, JUDICIAL ORGANS, AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES ON THE CHARGE…
read moreStudents at American University can now make courses in Israeli identity and Jewish culture the building blocks of a new minor in Israel studies. “I’ve always been interested in formalizing the Israel curriculum,” said Russell Stone, who became director of…
read moreAmerican Liberalism and the Euston Manifesto Written by Jeffrey Herf et al. Tuesday, 12 September 2006 We are signers or supporters in the United States of the Euston Manifesto and its reassertion of liberal values. We are signers or supporters…
read more“The spirit of Spinoza” by Cornell West. The Boston Globe July 28, 2006 Cornell West invokes the spirit of Spinoza to sustain his argument for a global humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East. Enlightened by the great philosopher’s Socratic spirit,…
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