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• Jews and the Left, the Left and Israel

  Sar ShalomA common theme on this blog is about why, when the Left is so hostile to Israel, Jews continue to support the Left and its causes. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Australian Left: Looking At The World Through A Pin Hole Facing South

  

  geoffffWhen it comes to time and place the modern left is like an inside out chameleon that has stowed away on an out of control Tardis. They even have the... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Letter From Israel

  elinor אלינור HOLIDAYS IN THE HOLY LANDRosh HashanaMy internet connection evaporated the day before Rosh Hashana, which I blamed on all the troglodytes who,... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Honig Has Some Words for Gershon

  

  Michael L.I went back and forth with myself concerning whether or not to front page this "dhonig" comment in a recent Gershon diary at Daily Kos that has... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Hankus Pankus, the Jewish Question, and the American Dream

  

  Michael L.It frankly astonishes me that at this late date the Jewish Question persists.Of all the peoples on the planet why should Jews remain under harassment... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• With Friends Like This.

  

  geoffffI cross post pieces at IT that on the face of it likely look are about the parochial and marginal from the standpoint of where all the action is. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Piece # 25 for the Elder

  

  Michael L.I want to thank the Elder of Ziyon for publishing my most recent Sunday piece entitled, Hankus Pankus, the Jewish Question, and the American Dream. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• An Endless Political Möbius Loop

  

  Michael L.This strikes me as a rather eerie moment in the ongoing Arab-Israel conflict.We just recently came out of Operation Protective Edge and things are... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Arab Racism and Insipid Western Apologies

  

  Michael L.{Cross-posted at the Elder of Ziyon and Jews Down Under.}I have had it.There comes a point where the level of disgust reaches such a crescendo that... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Sar ShalomA Common Refrain in the pro-Israel Community Is...

  Sar ShalomA common refrain in the pro-Israel community is that the media are biased against Israel. Coverage of the recent fighting in Gaza has been such that... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Are Jews Allowed to Even Visit Mecca?

  

  Michael L.I am a Jew.Can I go to Mecca?Let's find out.I called the Saudi Arabian Consulates General office in Los Angeles (310-479-6000) and tried to ask them i... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Latest Post for the Elder

  

  Title: Weakness, Stupidity, and Head-ChoppingHere is a tid-bit:I may be rambling a bit - and G-d only knows that I need a stalwart editor - but this popular hea... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Alan Dershowitz On The Dead Baby Strategy And Other Crimes Against Nature

  

  geoffffSome readers of geoffff's joint may know that the blog has shamelessly claimed for itself credit for coining the phrase "dead baby strategy" to describe... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Problem with Land Swaps

  Sar ShalomAmong the international intelligentsia, it is taken as an article of faith that the solution to what they call the Israel-Palestine conflict must be... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Where is the Jewish Pro-Israel Left?

  Michael L.If the great majority of Jews are liberal-progressive and if the vast majority of progressive-left Jews believe in Israel as the national homeland... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Letter From Israel

  elinor אלינור Australia, August 2014Just came back from Australia. Departed Israel during a ‘temporary’ truce in the war between Hamas and the Iron Dome;... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Another Reason I Hate Kos

  DoodadI can remember when people of good will cared about stuff like innocent people being beheaded, dispossessed and trampled on. Some still do but not Kos,... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Racists Never Miss An Opportunity

  

  geoffffHave a look at this very typical slice of muck from the Australian university based academic left and tell me that Australia and the West is not facing... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Evaluating the Ending of Operation Protective Edge

  Sar ShalomIn pro-Israel circles, it has become fashionable of late to excoriate the West, and in particular Barack Obama, for pressing Israel to end Operation... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Muslim and Leftist Aggressors Driving Jews from Europe

  

  Michael L. In Y-Net we read:More Jews have left France for Israel so far this year than from any other country, a leading Jewish group said on Friday, blaming... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY