January 2009
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The Israeli Village: A Snapshot of a Divided...
One of my Google Alerts is for the search term “israel village” (yes, I’m still an unrepentant agrarian at heart). This page came up on my search results a little while back, and I keep meaning to highlight it, but haven’t got around to it until now. The document is in point form, and should take you less than a minute to read. It begins as follows: “Social change.” “Social justice.” “Equal...
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More Options for Jewish Day School Education
According to this Forward article, New York’s first Hebrew language public school has been approved, and will open its door in August 2009. The school, to be known as the Hebrew Language Academy, will be organized as a charter school, publicly funded but operated by a private not-for-profit association. Those who follow me on Altneuland and Cafe Birkenreis will know that I am a long-standing...
Maskil: Instead of calling for meaningless... →
Maskil: Instead of calling for meaningless international monitoring, Israel should reverse the error of abandoning the Philadelphia Corridor.: Maskil: Instead of calling for meaningless…
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Maskil: Instead of calling for meaningless... →
Maskil: Instead of calling for meaningless international monitoring, Israel should reverse the error of abandoning the Philadelphia Corridor.
Pathfinders: Into the heart of Afghanistan (Sky...
I finally managed to watch the entire program “Pathfinders: Into the heart of Afghanistan” on Sky from end to end. In the context of the Gaza operation, I can’t help contrasting the admiring and respectful treatment this British news channel rightfully gives it own men in uniform, with the often harsh and critical treatment it dishes out to Israel’s armed forces. A...