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The Feb. 14 article, “Israel’s Luxe Boom,” about the luxury hotel room boom in Israel, noted that about
half of government subsidies for hotel construction has gone to builders of
high-end hotels. I believe this is a poor allocation of government funds. Even though this is an off-peak period, non-stop flights to Israel exceed
$1,100. In addition, Israeli […]

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I’d like to commend Sid Schwartz for his Opinion piece criticizing censorship in the
Jewish community, especially around matters regarding Israel (“Limiting Debate On Israel Will Only Hurt Us,” Feb. 7). Not only is the
attempt to delegitimize Jewish voices fundamentally problematic, but it also
seems to be the minority who attempts to censor the majority of American
Jews, […]

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Yaakov Kirschen’s Dry Bones cartoon in your Feb. 14 issue compared Secretary of State John Kerry’s prediction of an international boycott against Israel with a Chicago gangster’s “prediction” that “something might happen to you” if you don’t heed his demands. Unfortunately, Kerry’s implicit threat of a boycott was just the tip of the iceberg. His […]

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