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There is no “other side” of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement against Israel (“The Other Side Of BDS,” Editor’s column, Sept. 30). “Avi” [the fictional name of the Jewish BDS supporter] wasn’t born when Israel fought most of its wars and he relies strictly on Palestinian propaganda for his information. Unfortunately, the generation […]

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It is rare that we mourn the passing of a 93-year-old while pondering if he departed this world before his time. For surely such an inspirational, visionary leader still had more to offer. Shimon Peres was at once a pragmatist and a dreamer, a warrior and a peace maker. He was a founding father of the nascent […]

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On the day of my bar mitzvah in Jerusalem we were about to enter the room to celebrate when I was summoned across the corridor to a bar in the hotel. Sitting in the corner was Shimon Peres. Knowing it was my bar mitzvah day, he asked me to have a seat with him and […]

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