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A Secret Weapon for Peace
I believe that there will be no solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict until the Palestinians come face to face ...
Digging Wells for Generations
Two Israelis were stabbed last week, Israeli military and police response has continued, and leaders within Fatah have begun talking ...
Meeting My Palestinian Neighbors For the First Time
Nine months ago I opened the front door of my apartment in Alon Shvut and took a 20-minute walk that ...
Honest Boundaries Make Good Neighbors
I always forget, in between trips, how stunningly beautiful Israel is. When I return, it is like opening a favorite ...
The Warrior Within
“The true test of a warrior is not without – it is within.”– Lieutenant Commander Worf, Star Trek: The Next ...
Emerging from Hiding
There’s a reason you haven’t seen me online much this summer. I went underground to avoid the graphic images of ...
Holy War: What Would Moses Do?
Joshua, Moses’ trusted assistant, has exactly three spoken lines in the Five Books of Moses, a.k.a. the Torah .After the ...
Jon Stewart Can’t Talk About Israel, But We Must
Jon Stewart, in his July 21 episode of The Daily Show, viscerally demonstrated what many of us, I am sure, ...
YOU Can Bring Peace in the Middle East!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15th is a fast day in Jewish tradition. It is called the 17th of Tammuz, named after ...
My Friends in Israel Are Not All Israeli
With the recent violence and escalation in the Middle East, my mind is on Israel. With every report of a ...