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An Inside Look at a Syrian-Jewish Enclave

By Larry Cohler-Esses

At the Deal Synagogue on the final Saturday afternoon of July, congregants were treated to the spectacle of a revered rabbi of the Syrian community disavowing his son.Read More


Latest Study Supports View That Iran Attack Unlikely To Work

By Nathan Guttman and Larry Cohler-Esses

As Israel continues to proclaim its readiness to launch a military attack on Iran should American diplomacy fail to stop Tehran’s drive for nuclear capabilities, an increasing number of analysts and some political leaders are publicly questioning Jerusalem’s confident portrayal of its chance for military success.Read More


Freeman, Straight, No Chaser, as Critic of Israel

By Larry Cohler-Esses

Charles “Chas” Freeman, who until recently was set to assume the post of chairman of the National Intelligence Council, wants to make a few things emphatically clear.Read More


The Pope Blinked, And Jewish Leaders Assess What’s Next

By Larry Cohler-Esses and Arthur J. Magida

As American Jewish leaders headed off to Rome for a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on February 12, there was no doubt about what was at the top of their agenda.Read More


Israel’s Stark Choice in Gaza: Cease-Fire or Regime Change?

By Larry Cohler-Esses and Nathan Guttman

It was on the third and fourth days of its retaliatory air offensive in Gaza that the fork in the road for Israel became clear: another cease-fire agreement, or regime change.Read More



 

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