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From left: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) address U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on Capitol Hill. Credit: Screenshot.

The ‘Squad’ prevented Biden’s victory from being bigger

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)’s Squad is proving to be more than a chink in the Democratic armor, most especially in Florida “North.” That would be Florida “North” in political, ideological, Cuban -and especially Jewish – terms....
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After the American Election: Overcoming Plague, Chaos and “Mass”

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“The mass-man has no attention to spare for reasoning; he learns only in his own flesh.” – Jose Ortega y’Gasset, The Revolt of the Masses (1930) In the United States, prima facie, presidential elections represent a core fixture...

Trying To Absorb That Which Keeps Us Human

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One of the major points that has been brought up repeatedly in this column since its inception is that modern technological living environments create configurations of stimuli that are difficult for humans to absorb. ...
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Still stuck in a time warp

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Some of you will probably be familiar with a charming German movie called “Goodbye, Lenin,” the story of which concerns a woman in Communist-ruled East Germany who falls into a coma and wakes up...
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, in Israel on March 9, 2016. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Credit: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv.

What a Biden presidency could mean for Israel

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For some supporters of President Donald Trump in both Israel and the United States, the prospect of a President Joe Biden is a scenario they never wanted to contemplate. And while the outcome of...
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Pennsylvanians glory in their election role

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It is almost all up to the surviving Pennsylvanians whose votes have yet to be counted. That means me. My head swelled for awhile as Joe Biden, Donald Trump and their surrogates traversed Pennsylvania’s 46,000...
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Strategy, Plague and War: Israel’s Complex Nuclear Future

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“I will show you fear in a handful of dust.”-T S Eliot, The Waste Land Despite the noise and aggressive self-promotion, Trump administration diplomacy in the Middle East and Africa has always been a net-negative for...
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Iran’s Kermanshah Province in November 2017. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The only language Iran understands is sanctions

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In a few days, when the result of the election that has enthralled the entire world is clear, the winner will begin discussing policy in earnest. Both candidates know the territory well. President Donald...
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The isolated American Jews

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Without knowing the results of the U.S. presidential elections, certain conclusions can already be drawn safely. For instance, we can say with certainty that between 70 and 80 percent of American Jews voted for...
A lawyer for the family of Walter Wallace, Jr. speaks to reporters. Source: Screenshot.

The killing of Walter Wallace Jr.

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The case of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr., fatally shot by two police officers in Philadelphia on Oct. 26, is the latest in a long line of controversial killings in the United States committed by...