1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/admin'Tachles' needs better definition - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qGyYVPj7iG"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2010/03/17/ideas/tachles-needs-better-definition">‘Tachles’ needs better definition</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2010/03/17/ideas/tachles-needs-better-definition/embed#?secret=qGyYVPj7iG" width="600" height="338" title="“‘Tachles’ needs better definition” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="qGyYVPj7iG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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To the Editor: In your article "U.S.-Israel crisis: This time, it’s serious," you referred to "tachles" — defined in the same sentence as "increased assistance to Israel in the realm of military cooperation, such as missile defense, and ramped up pressure on Iran to make its nuclear intentions transparent." I believe the term needs further explanation, […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315