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Would Trump Use the Bomb?

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After the Helsinki Summit between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin, certain fearful matters of “high politics” in American diplomacy are discussed only in whispers, so as to seemingly reduce the likelihood of...

US peace plans: A long history of failure

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Over the years, the various U.S. initiatives for the region have always been about two things: promoting peace and upgrading America’s status. They have always failed on both fronts. American peace plans are bound for failure because...
Have Jewish concerns moved from intermarriage to partisan politics? Credit: Jeff Belmonte/Wikimedia Commons.

The one kind of intermarriage that is simply unacceptable

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When The Forward’s Jenny Singer wrote this week about a tryst she shared with someone who failed to vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016, it was certainly a case of her sharing way too much information...

U.S. Should Not Abandon Its Allies in Yemen

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The latest - and likely final - version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - features a provision, presented by the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, that would restrict U.S. aid to...
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Nation-state law: More than just a declaration

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The attacks carried out by Palestinian terrorist ‎organizations against Israel over the years have ‎successfully explained Israel’s defensive and ‎retaliatory measures. As part of these measures, ‎terrorist cells were eliminated, Qassam rockets were ‎destroyed, terrorist...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking to the Iranian American community in California on July 22, 2018. Screenshot capture/YouTube.

Not the time to go soft on Iran

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As far as most of the administration’s detractors were concerned, it was just another in a series of bizarre moments from U.S. President Donald Trump. The president’s tweet threatening Iran with “CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH...

David Bedein suggests: model letter send to every public official or legislative body: Does...

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July 24, 2018 Mr. Donald Duck, Legislative Aide. % The Hon. Mickey Mouse Member, Parliament of Fredonia. Does UNRWA Allow Hamas to use Humanitarian Funds to Train Children to Bear Arms? ​Over the past month, reports have circulated in...
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The Nationality Law brouhaha: The failing of Jewish national will?

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nation is the culmination of a long past of endeavors, sacrifice, and devotion. … The nation is a soul, a spiritual principle. Two things … constitute this soul or spiritual principle. One is the...
U.S. Air Force photo/Sarah Corrice

Watching People Watch Screens

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In a recent article, I discussed a form of technological expression that involved layers of mediated experience.  With virtual robots, there is the mediation of having robots to do jobs or tasks that would...

Immigrants Helping Immigrants

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South Africa and Vietnam don’t appear to have much in common, especially culturally.  However, one of the nice aspects of living in California is that there are many immigrants from all over the world...