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Sundown: That Was The Week That Was
Friday, September 3, 2010 9:00 pm
• “Netanyahu cannot offer the ‘Clinton parameters’ of a decade ago, and Abbas cannot accept less. It’s that simple. Tragic, but simple.” And six more direct talks takeaways. [Laura Rozen] • Do we really need that second day of Rosh Hashanah? [JTA] • President Obama, as seen through the eyes of President Ahmadinejad’s supporters. (Eerily similar to [...]
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Kahane’s Kosher Triumph
Friday, September 3, 2010 7:00 pm
Apropos Peter Lance’s investigation into the prosecution of Rabbi Meir Kahane’s killers, Tablet Magazine contributor David E. Y. Sarna writes in, When Kahane was incarcerated, the Bureau of Prisons refused him kosher food. He sued, and the case came before Judge Jack Weinstein. The issue was whether kosher was an essential part of Judaism. Judge [...]
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Turkish Franchise Revs Up Flotilla Flick
Friday, September 3, 2010 6:00 pm
Coming soon to a theater near you (assuming you live in Turkey): Valley of the Wolves: Palestine, an action thriller about a Turkish spy sent to kill the Israeli commander who ordered the boarding of the Mavi Marmara, the boat on which nine armed pro-Palestinian activists were killed last Memorial Day weekend. It’s actually merely [...]
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Jews Biking for the Environment
Friday, September 3, 2010 5:00 pm
When New Yorkers think of Jews and bikes, they probably think we’re against them as a result of the Satmar Hasidim’s outrage over the cycling lanes in south Williamsburg. But over this coming weekend, 175 Jews will be traveling via Brooklyn’s favorite mode of transportation in order to raise money for Hazon, the largest Jewish [...]
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Better Than Expected
Friday, September 3, 2010 4:00 pm
The direct talks in Washington, D.C., ended, and it is safe to say, without predicting what comes next, that they ended as well as anyone frankly had the right to hope (and much better than the pessimists would have guessed). This is not to say we will see peace in the Middle East in the [...]
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