Most Palestinians Reject Both the Two-State Solution and the Creation of a Binational State
But there’s only lukewarm support for “pay-for-slay.”
February 28, 2020
Mordecai Manuel Noah, the Book of Esther, and the Ambiguities of the Jewish Diaspora
A tale of two Mordecais and a failed attempt to create a Jewish statelet in western New York.
Born in Philadelphia to a prominent Jewish family, Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785-1851) was a playwright, essayist, lawyer, and (briefly) the U.S. consul to Tunis. He also served as a New York City sheriff, founded several newspapers, corresponded with ex-presidents on the subject of Jewish rights, and, in 1825, embarked on a quixotic proto-Zionist project to create a Jewish colony on Grand Island—located in the Niagara River separating western New York from Canada. Considering Noah’s colorful career, Stuart Halpern compares him with his biblical namesake:
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With Bipartisan Support for Israel in Danger, It’s Time for AIPAC to Shift Its Focus
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Mordecai Manuel Noah, the Book of Esther, and the Ambiguities of the Jewish Diaspora
A tale of two Mordecais and a failed attempt to create a Jewish statelet in western New York.