tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/9/2009
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My? Israel As some of you know my wife and I have been seriously considering aliyah. We spent several weeks in November in Israel exploring some of the details involved in such a move. We were somewhat optimistic at...
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 2/11/2009
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jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com —
As I noted, I'm pretty far from Israel
(geographically, that is), but my cell phone works in...
the western desert, and I've been talking to friends in Tel Aviv. A number of quick observations: 1. The stunner, for me at least: The Labor Party is dead. ...
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A Stunning Israeli Election
spectator.co.uk - 2/8/2009
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spectator.co.uk —
I am hearing ever more alarming accounts of
the deepening attrition against British Jews in the wake...
of the incitement against Israel provoked by the war in Gaza. In addition to the record number of attacks upon Jewish individuals and institutions ...
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The jihad against Britain's Jews
haaretz.com - 2/8/2009
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haaretz.com —
Rabbi Meir Kahane can rest in peace: His
doctrine has won. Twenty years after his Knesset list...
was disqualified and 18 years after he was murdered, Kahanism has become legitimate in public discourse. If there is something that typifies Israel's ...
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Kahane won - Haaretz - Israel News
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TPM blogger interrogated in Israel
Michael Calderone's Blog —
... It seem that the Israeli government is well aware of Josh Marshall's blog empire. Upon arriving in Israel, a frequent Talking Points Memo poster ran into some trouble at the airport. ...
Two fascinating articles on Israel and Palestine
Left I on the News —
First, an article from someone who had been to Israel 70 (!) times, was there once more on a trip exploring the possibility of "aliyah" (emigrating to Israel), and discovers the unbelievable racism permeating Israel: ...
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