Miscellaneous Essays and Commentary
Collection of essays I wrote that do not fit into other categories
Just what does "unprecedented levels" of police violence mean in 2023?
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The Israel Medical Association and once-sterile environments
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Two stories you probably have not heard about Mount Meron and Lag B’Omer
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Interview: Anna Rezan, who brings to life little-known stories from Greece during the Holocaust
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Jewish Ukrainian's life blew up with the first bombs in Odessa.
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Interview with former South Sudanese Refugee in Israel
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Interview: Canadian social work student confronts antisemitism in her program
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Jewish woman escapes from the Palestinian Authority
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Elie Joseph says he is fighting for the soul of Israel
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Ilana Shemesh: Israeli homebirth pioneer founds birthing center for Ugandan Jews
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Uzay Bulut: Interview with exiled Turkish non-Jew against antisemitism in Turkey
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Merav Levi: I thought I would die a prostitute -- Interview
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Jewish doctor rescues abandoned girls in India. Interview with Dr. Michelle Harrison.
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Shadi Khaloul and the unkept promise to the Aramaeans of Israel
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Rami Younis: Back to Beit HaGefen to Incite Against Israel
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Interview: How MK Ofer Cassif passed the Rubicon into anti-Zionism
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Terror in Bnei Akiva, Lod
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Jerusalem Day 2022: One Day -- Two Publications
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Interview: Falsely arrested for peaceful support of Jews of Ramla
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Arabs Against Themselves, Part I - Even MADA is not safe in Arab towns
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Security, the Movie: The Power of Lies to Ruin Lives (and Reflections Related to Israel)
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Jurassic Park Author Dedicated Entire Novel to Fake Media Before Fake Media was a Thing
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Abu Ali Express -- not the shopping site, an Arab writing in Hebrew to Israelis
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France and its Indigenous Muslims
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After Celebrating the Heroes....What Then?
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Journalists Play "Fish" With the News
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If Cyprus was Like Israel
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Quebec Terrorists, the Israeli Joint Arab List and Democracy
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Election Paralysis? Let Me Help.
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Kirk Douglas: Academic Study Comes Out in Time for His Memorial
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Ben-Dror Yemini: Not Always Saying What is Comfortable to Hear
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Deal of the Century: Changing the Language If Not Much Else
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Sometimes Shows of Our Resilience Just Make Me Mad
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EVERYONE is Making Trauma Worse for Philippine Kids in Israel
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Takah Killing Stirs the Pot - Racism Floats to the Surface
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Twin Sister of Kay Wilson's Murdered Friend Shares Her Story for First Time
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Former Haifa Mayor, Yona Yahav, and Reflections on Political Vision
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McJesus: What Was Really Going On? What Should have Happened Instead?
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McJesus: Hold Your Horses!
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Rabbi Sacks: The Arabs Are Our Cousins, Not The Muslims
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Margit Kovacs -- The Life of a Hungarian Jewish Artist 1902-1977
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From the Frying Pan into the Fire: A Haifa Therapist Goes to Nahariya and Ma'alot
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American Jews -- Galloping to the Polling Stations in Israel?
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Ouch! The Nation-State Law and the Druze
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Medical Care For Non-Israeli Arabs In Israel?
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Moriscos: What If There Had Been A UN in the 1600s?
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Tripping in Samaria And Talking With Settlers
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Terrorism Tourism (Or: What to do near Gaza on a Friday morning.)
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60 Minutes On The Steps Outside Of Kiryat Arba
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Times of Israel: Start Thinking About What You Write!
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Mudar Zahran: Promising Jews A Garden Of Eden
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Did The Jordan Is Palestine Conference Live Up To Expectations?
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Much Ado About Mudar Zahran
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Jordan Is Palestine: So What? The Conference Review Part I
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Contradiction In Ki Tisa: Stiff-Necked Appeasers
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Ras Ali – Bedouin Success Story
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Khawaled Access Road: Discrimination Or Common Sense?
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Fahad Almasri: Roadmap For Peace Between Syria And Israel
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Syria's Fahad Almasri Continues To Woo Israel - Is He A New Sadat?
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Israel Versus Palestine: Punctuating History And Narratives In The Middle East
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Obama's Choice: Mommy Or Daddy? Dream Or Reality?
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Dear John (Kerry): No "E's" For Effort Handed Out Here
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Arab American Institute Predicted UNSC Resolution 2334 In October
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UNSC Resolution 2334: I Am Glad The US Abstained And Here Is Why
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Joseph Aaron Stang: Galut, The Court Jew, And Arab Law
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The Balfour Declaration: How British PM Theresa May Got It Wrong
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Multiculturalism In Toronto As I Wrote About It In 1974
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Fahad Almasri Offers Israel Real Peace And Middle East Stability . . . But . . .
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One Week After Haifa's Fires The Real Story Begins
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Pyro-Terrorism In Israel: 7 Points to Ponder
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Why Are There Exactly 72 Virgins Waiting In Heaven For The Islamic Martyr?
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Yom Kippur Blanket Forgiveness -- Can That Work?
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Yom Kippur Blanket Apology -- Sincere Or A Pointless Temporary Fix?
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Does Hillary Need To Atone For Her Handling Of The 1975 Rape Case?
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Kirk Douglas – Can You Really Liken Trump To Hitler? Really?
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Is Syria A Country Worth Fighting For? Should Israel Care?
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Workplace Sexual Harassment In The White House -- Time For Hillary To Come Clean About It
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Who's In Cahoots With The Russians: Hillary or Donald?
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Livni at Shurat HaDin -- No Left & No Right
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Nir Barkat: How To Beat Terrorism
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Surprise: Poor American Muslims Are The Victims Of Orlando Terror
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The Iran Deal - Is Netanyahu Vindicated?
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Syrian Refugees Don't Stay Home to Fight for Syria
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Reflections on the French Flag Filter on Facebook
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UNESCO: The Eiffel Tower is a Sacred Muslim Site
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Watch Your Language, Ynetnews!
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Yisrael Katz: Belgian Chocolate and Terrorism
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Syrian Refugees and Their Own War Effort
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Coming Home/Missing Home: Toronto and Israel
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British Mandate of Israel - OOPS! - Palestine
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The Feisal-Weizmann Agreement Is Not What it Appears
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Hanukkah Then and Now: Let's Not Be So Naive
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Torah Ambivalence Toward Rape - Deuteronomy 21:10-14
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Passover: the 10th Plague & Protecting Our Kids
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Peering Into A Damaged Mirror: What You See From Here is Not What You See From There.
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Psychotherapy Can Be a Religious Experience - Joel 2:12
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Hating the Hate and the Syrian Refugees
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Who Is a Colonialist? With My Apologies to England and France
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Three Refuge Cities – Deuteronomy 4:41-49 – Part II
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Sealing Out the Night - A Wartime Diary
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Enemies of the Jews - Parashat Va’ethannan: Deuteronomy 7:1-11
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What if Esau Had Received His Rightful Blessing? (Genesis 27:1-30)
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Right-Wing Demonstration in Haifa - 10 October 2015
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Descendants of Esau and Jacob: Naming Names and Telling Tales (Genesis 36:1-43)
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Shira Rubin: Dishonest Reporting on Israel
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Esau versus Jacob: Naming Names and Telling Tales (Genesis 36:1-43)
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Coming Home: An Israeli in Sierra Leone
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“Chosen” People? Tolerated, Perhaps. (Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32: 19-28)
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Power of choice (Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32: 19-28)
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Former Refugees Have a Dream: A Kibbutz in South Sudan
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Joseph's Brothers Prostrated Themselves - Are We? (Bereshit 42:1-7)
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Israeli Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
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Lerman, Not Up to the Challenge?
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Ritual Washing, Mindfulness, and New Beginnings (Exodus 30:17-21)
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Sam Harris: Not an Antisemite and Not Pro-Zionist
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What Has Deuteronomy Got to Do with Bullies on Facebook? (Deuteronomy 19:15-21)
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Is Our Only Hope Via a Strong Arm Policy? (Exodus 13:17-14:31)
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First Inspiration - Deuteronomy 33-34: Understanding Being the Parent of Adult Children
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