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Ed Rettig
December 25, 2017, 12:37 pm
Ed Rettig
People of conscience, take a stand!
If all you do is reprimand Israel for violating human rights, you’ll never be heard; use empathy to get through
August 18, 2014, 1:20 pm
Ed Rettig
For crying out loud, America!
16 years of inept leadership by Bush and Obama will have done incalculable damage abroad and at home
July 30, 2014, 12:51 pm
Ed Rettig
Mr. Shirtsleeves and proportionality
Pondering the ugly reason Europeans can’t abide Israel’s exercise of its right to self defense
April 17, 2013, 3:36 pm
Ed Rettig
Natural gas: Handle with care
The pros of energy security are mixed with risks of reckless spending, gutting long-term supplies and making enemies
February 15, 2013, 3:27 pm
Ed Rettig
The long march into the Israeli mainstream
The hardships that Ethiopian IDF recruits face signify that the path to integration will be long and arduous
January 21, 2013, 11:14 am
Ed Rettig
Did Likud get lost in its own fog?
Opting to run with no formal policy platform appears to have been a self-limiting political strategy
January 2, 2013, 11:13 pm
Ed Rettig
The national unity government scenario
The Jewish Home party’s dramatic ascent could prompt Netanyahu to link arms with the left
October 4, 2012, 5:30 pm
Ed Rettig
The rising cost of ‘Price Tag’ terrorism
The anti-Muhammad movie that became the pretext for murder in the Muslim world reminds us that vulgar ideas can trigger bloodshed
September 12, 2012, 6:05 pm
Ed Rettig
No-win in Syria
The Syrian crisis is a combination of what the Syrians do to each other and what the international community ignores. Each of these components gives cause for grave concern
August 29, 2012, 4:42 pm
Ed Rettig
The Morsi conundrum
The ascension of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt may present great challenges for Israel, but it also harbors unprecedented opportunity
August 1, 2012, 3:43 pm
Ed Rettig
Of Israeli settlers and Palestinian ‘refugees’
The international community must resolve to put an end to expansionism on both sides if there is to be any hope of two contiguous, viable states
June 4, 2012, 1:25 pm
Ed Rettig
Pyrrhic victory for the non-Orthodox
The outpouring of joy over the decision to fund Reform and Conservative communities is tragically misplaced
May 30, 2012, 1:50 pm
Ed Rettig
A wakeup call Israel must heed
The lack of a viable policy to deal with the illicit migrant population presents a significant human rights challenge, and highlights the fact that, at age 64, the Israeli political system remains a work in progress
May 22, 2012, 5:04 pm
Ed Rettig
Restoring European relevance, settler-style
Instead of stagnating in solipsism and static thinking, the EU should be pushing for a peace agreement that would retain Jewish settlements in the Palestinian state
April 17, 2012, 12:44 pm
Ed Rettig
Hassan Barari and why he gives me hope
The Jordanian-born professor’s new book, ‘Israelism,’ provides a devastating critique of Arab academic writing on Israel
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