Apartheid? Segregation? Not even close. .“Segregated Highway Opens in West Bank,” The Washington Post headline blared this week. “Israel Opens ‘Apartheid Road’ in …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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1/16/19
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We don’t yet know the details of the Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that presidential adviser Jared Kushner is preparing. But we do know how Kushner perceives the Palestinian Arabs. And …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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6/28/18
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I’m obsessed with reading… a great book, an interesting magazine, my favorite newspapers, comics, emails, Facebook updates and tweets. When I was a kid I read cereal boxes, just to keep busy while enjoying breakfast. There were puzzles on the back, things to send away for or even a pop single to cut out and play on the record player (does anyone remember that? I once got an Archies song). Lately I’ve gotten into reading food labels because I’m also obsessed with eating well.
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By Miriam Bradman Abrahams
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12/22/11
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U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says the Obama administration deleted references to Islamic State from the transcript of the Orlando killer’s 911 calls because mentioning the group would …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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6/29/16
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When the police uncover a plot to carry out terrorism, the arrest usually makes a big splash in the news for a day or two, but then quickly fades from the headlines. The legal process drags on, …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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1/22/20
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The U.S. State Department denounced the latest terrorist attack in Jerusalem by condemning “the statements glorifying this reprehensible and cowardly attack.”
At first, it might seem …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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10/20/16
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Dear Ms. Thompson,
The Jan. 27 passing of Pete Seeger got me thinking about you. That may seem a little surprising; there’s no obvious connection between a banjo-strumming American folk singer and a British Oscar-winning actress. So let me explain.
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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2/5/14
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Did you know that the United States Senate has been underwriting a series of events publicly glorifying a Palestinian terrorist who murdered an American citizen—in fact, a senator’s …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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2/4/15
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When a teenager informs his parent that he intends to do something rash, any normal, responsible parent tries to dissuade him. “Don’t do something crazy just because your friends are …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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3/29/23
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While Jews have been arguing among themselves over the differences between the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism and the Nexus …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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6/28/23
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