Iranian Moderates vs. Hardliners: A Myth That Won’t Die
One of its first propagators is now being held hostage by the “moderates.”
September 6, 2019
Instead of Catering to Anti-Religious Bigotry, Israeli Secularist Politicians Should Learn from David Ben-Gurion
“There is no wall of separation in Israel between Judaism and humanism.”
With Israeli elections on the horizon, David M. Weinberg notes that a number of politicians—from the right-wing secularist Avigdor Liberman to the left-wing Stav Shafrir to the centrist Yair Lapid—have been trying to gain votes by scapegoating Ḥaredim and stoking fears of disappearing religious freedom. Weinberg finds the tenor of these appeals both hysterical and intolerant:
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The Campaign for Academic Boycotts of Israel Has Stalled
Some good news on BDS.
Instead of Catering to Anti-Religious Bigotry, Israeli Secularist Politicians Should Learn from David Ben-Gurion
“There is no wall of separation in Israel between Judaism and humanism.”
Why the Book of Job Proves So Difficult to Translate
Pseudo-archaic poetry, foreign vocabulary, and webs of references.
An Aspiring English Novelist Tells How He Became a Successful Jewish One
“Being Jewish, Sefton Goldberg . . . ”