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Choice Voices for the Week of
Thursday, September 17, 2020
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The prerequisite for peace is Israeli power – and pragmatism
By
Yossi Klein Halevi
Military might and economic strength helped lead to normalization with the UAE and Bahrain, as did the willingness to back down on annexation
Bishara A. Bahbah
A lot can happen between now and 2024
Palestinians have a real chance at a state if they seize the moment with creativity and strategy, which won’t happen under their current leadership
Gideon Remez
How Trump saving MBS’s ‘ass’ begat Israel-UAE-Bahrain deal
It’s a quid pro quo from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Learning from the women: The High Holidays during the coronavirus
By
Karen Miller Jackson
It is mothers in particular, from the Bible to the current day, whose experiences help us navigate our uncertain, disturbing time, beginning with ’this too shall pass’
Steven Bayar
Stay home these High Holy Days
As Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, taught during the Cholera epidemic of 1848, none of the reasons for opening the synagogues justifies the risk
Avi Weiss
The pandemic: Giving new meaning to this year’s High Holidays
A brief survey of the special prayers of the day, re-interpreted for startling relevance to our contemporary experience of COVID-19
The Ramban’s lost prayer, revealed
By
Zack Rothbart
After some careful manuscript reconstruction, it turns out that Nachmanides’ 13th century poetry is surprisingly modern, expressing desire for understanding and closeness to God
Norm Coleman
Why Jews would vote for Trump: Answering Abe Foxman
This Republican president has a strong pro-Jewish and pro-Israel record. The Democratic Party, meanwhile, has mainstreamed anti-Semitism
Abraham H. Foxman
Trump is bad for America and bad for the Jews
For 50+ years, I kept out of politics; now, with a demagogue who threatens American democracy as US president, I must speak out
From the blogs
Jessica Krug’s leftist blackface pit my peoples against each other
By
Noah Shufutinsky
Parroting JVP talking points, my teacher blamed Jews and Israel for American racism, undermining the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement
Top Ops
Melody Sucharewicz
Europe‘s mental lockdown
The EU continues to focus on Palestinian interests to its own detriment, as Arab states move on, achieving their own strategic objectives
Jason Isaacson
Realizing one Bahraini’s vision of Arab-Israeli peace
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa has been a beacon of encouragement throughout the years of striving for a new Mideast paradigm
Arthur Koll
Trump’s Balkan agreement may harm Israel. Why did Netanyahu agree?
The deal ruffles feathers all around with no firm certainty 2 new embassies will open in Jerusalem. Embracing it was a political favor to Trump.
Brooke Schwartz
My body, my choice: Feminism in tzniut
I didn’t hate the idea of modesty, I hated being judged. Once I had the freedom and tools to reach my own conclusions, I chose skirts
Shuki Friedman
Israeli tribalism will be the death of us
The politicians must unite, and work together in a professional, serious manner that leaves no room for rifts and divisiveness in the war against the coronavirus
Or Bassok
Ruth Gavison, Gadi Taub, and Israeli academia
For political theory to hold up, we must apply it consistently, without favoring one population over another. That constancy was also the calling card of my dearly departed mentor
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