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Ha’aretz has a helpful side-by-side comparison of the Israel-related items in the Republican and Democratic party platforms: Jerusalem, Israel’s future borders, Palestinian refugees, Iran, Hamas, Palestinian statehood and Israeli security. You may need a lawyer’s eye to see the differences. Here’s how Bradley Burston introduces the piece: On first reading, the language of both the […]

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Back in June, as the New York Observer reported, Ed Koch was holding out on whether to endorse Barack Obama. Well, now the former Big Apple mayor – a Democrat who has endorsed Republicans, including President Bush in 2004 – is on board (see full endorsement below). What changed? Apparently, according to Politico, Koch is […]

Is Israel headed toward a religiously extremist future? The latest report about growing religious extremism (having nothing to do with nationalism or politics) in Israel comes from, of all places, Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper: Faced with what they see as the threat of modern culture, sections of the Haredim are demanding a more rigorous […]

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