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Jews and the Christian right: Is the honeymoon over? Jews and the Christian right: Is the honeymoon over?
Worried by increasingly strident evangelical rhetoric, Jewish leaders have finally dared to criticize conservative Christians. Will an alliance held together only by a shared support for Israel survive?
By Michelle Goldberg Nov 29, 2005
Eating latkes in Toronto Eating latkes in Toronto
David Bezmozgis' extraordinary stories about life as an Eastern European immigrant in Canada deserve the praise lavished on them this summer. And I ought to know.
By Jana Prikryl Sep 1, 2004
Can Israel be saved? Can Israel be saved?
Richard Ben Cramer talks about "How Israel Lost," his exploration of how the occupation of Palestinian land has corrupted the soul of the Jewish state he loves.
By Gary Kamiya Jul 19, 2004
The Arabian Panther The Arabian Panther
Dyab Abou Jahjah's Arab European League calls for sharia law, celebrates 9/11 and warned Belgian Jews to break with Israel or else. Is he defending Muslims' civil rights -- or inciting hatred?
By Abigail R. Esman Jun 14, 2004
Abu Moses Abu Moses
He was a Palestinian commando, and a clown and a cutup -- until one day he made a shattering discovery.
By D.N. Rosina Jun 1, 2004
Anti-Semitic -- or anti-Sharon? Anti-Semitic -- or anti-Sharon?
When Western leaders met in Berlin this week to confront an ugly upsurge in European anti-Semitism, they pointed fingers not just at neo-Nazis and militant Muslims -- but also at the European left.
By Alix Christie Apr 30, 2004
A passion for hatred
Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" is a blood libel against Jews, and every prominent Christian minister and priest ought to denounce it.
By Robert Scheer Mar 3, 2004
Letters
Israeli whitewash or Arab propaganda? Readers weigh in on Christopher Farah's interview with Israeli historian Benny Morris and the wounds of 1948.
Jan 29, 2004
The "Jewsploitation" craze The "Jewsploitation" craze
Jonathan Kesselman's "The Hebrew Hammer" is the manifesto for a hip, hype-driven "new Jewishness." But here's a news flash: American Jews aren't actually black, and anti-Semitic stereotypes aren't automatically funny.
By Baz Dreisinger Dec 23, 2003
When an Arab is also a Jew When an Arab is also a Jew
As the powerful new documentary "Forget Baghdad" makes clear, life is complicated for Israeli Jews haunted by their memories of a secular, multicultural Iraq.
By Christopher Farah Dec 15, 2003
Cracks in the base
As Lieberman smacks Dean on Israel and Sharpton says Democrats neglect blacks, the party could wind up squabbling over how to maintain its dominance with Jews and African-Americans.
By Alexander Bolton Sep 10, 2003
Divided over "The Passion"
The furor over Mel Gibson's film is threatening the fledgling pro-Israel alliance between evangelical Christians and key Jewish groups.
By Eric Boehlert Aug 21, 2003
"Naked in the Promised Land" by Lillian Faderman "Naked in the Promised Land" by Lillian Faderman
A lesbian scholar remembers her youth as a pinup model, stripper and wide-eyed adventurer among the denizens of the seamy Sunset Strip.
By Laura Miller Feb 26, 2003
Jews and the GOP Jews and the GOP
The Christian right's passionate embrace of Israel has raised Republican hopes that Jewish voters will abandon the Democrats.
By Michelle Goldberg May 14, 2002
The myth of the media's anti-Israel bias
The truths on both sides of the Middle East conflict are unfathomably ugly, and the media has done a good job in reporting it.
By Robert Scheer Apr 24, 2002
The Palestinians' true cause
The Mideast blood bath is not about land -- it's about religion. The Israelis' great crime? They're Jews.
By David Horowitz Apr 3, 2002
No business like Shoah business No business like Shoah business
New York's controversial "Nazi art" show has exposed deep divisions among Jews over the entrenched "Holocaust industry" and its pieties.
By Michelle Goldberg Apr 3, 2002
Round up the Jews!
If it's OK to racially profile Muslims and Arabs now, it should have been fine to single out Jews during the 1950s Communist-spy panic.
By Ron Unz Dec 6, 2001
Philadelphia story Philadelphia story
Long before the Sixers, the city was known for basketball -- but the players were Jews and the stereotypes were all about their "trickiness."
By Jon Entine Jun 8, 2001
Is the honeymoon over? Is the honeymoon over?
A historian says that American Jews are increasingly disenchanted with Israel and its policies, and more wrapped up in their own concerns.
By Suzy Hansen May 4, 2001
An eye for an eye An eye for an eye
Forty-seven years ago, Ariel Sharon led a raid on a West Bank village that killed about 70 men, women and children, most of them civilians. The villagers have not forgotten.
By Flore de Préneuf Feb 6, 2001
Barak's fate depends on peace Barak's fate depends on peace
By calling for early elections, the embattled Israeli prime minister buys a little time, but also places his fate in the hands of Yasser Arafat.
By Flore de Préneuf Nov 30, 2000
They ask if I'm from New York
By Judy Oppenheimer
  Nov 28, 2000
They ask if I'm from New York
What they mean is, they think I'm Jewish.
By Judy Oppenheimer Nov 22, 2000
Florida voters in Israel look on in amazement
As their absentee ballots float through the airmail ether, American Jews abroad are thrilled at how significant their votes might be.
By Flore de Préneuf Nov 13, 2000
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