30 Mar Politics An Iranian-Israeli Love-In? May 8, 2012 By Sala Levin 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Kelley Kidd Recently, Facebook has been bombarding me. Not with its usual memes and Spotify updates, but with a slew of politically...Continue reading
02 Nov History, Politics, topics Should We Remove the “Israel Filter” When Studying the Middle East? It’s Worth Trying. February 1, 2013 By Moment 6 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Leigh Nusbaum A few weeks ago, my class on the contemporary politics in the Middle East was discussing the domestic future of Syr...Continue reading
02 Nov History, Politics, topics Should We Remove the "Israel Filter" When Studying the Middle East? It's Worth Trying. February 1, 2013 By Moment 6 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Leigh Nusbaum A few weeks ago, my class on the contemporary politics in the Middle East was discussing the domestic future of Syria...Continue reading
14 Oct History, Politics Yom Kippur, Israel and Turkey February 1, 2013 By Moment 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Leigh Nusbaum There is a saying in my High Holy Day siddur, the Gates of Repentance, that says, “For transgressions against God, th...Continue reading
12 Oct Politics A Jewish New Year Resolution: Scaling Back Our Use of the “D” Word February 1, 2013 By Moment 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Leigh Nusbaum This is not a salvo—this is a challenge. This past year, both Jewish and secular, has been an incredible conundrum f...Continue reading
30 Aug Politics Egypt on the Edge August 30, 2011 By elisniv 4 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Adina RosenthalTensions in the Middle East have sadly reached a familiar high. Recently, Gaza militants ambushed Israeli vehicles i...Continue reading
26 Jul Politics Blame Canada (for Anti-Zionism) July 26, 2011 By elisniv 5 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Adina Rosenthal Canadian bacon isn’t the only thing that’s unkosher. Earlier this month, the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Co...Continue reading
20 Jul Latest, Politics We, the (Arab) People October 11, 2012 By elisniv 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Aarian Marshall Like many people my age, I watched the Arab Spring on CNN, from my university’s Student Campus Center. Sometimes, s...Continue reading
22 Jun Politics Arab Spring, Flotilla Summer June 22, 2011 By elisniv 5 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Adina Rosenthal ‘Tis the season. Flotilla season, that is. Summertime marks a new tradition of groups gathering in boats and saili...Continue reading
10 Jun Culture, Politics Is NPR Anti-Israel? June 10, 2011 By Symi Rom-Rymer 4 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Symi Rom-Rymer It’s practically impossible for a news organization, especially one like NPR, that is considered left-of-center, to ...Continue reading