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- Canada's opposition Liberal Party is crying foul after the ruling Conservatives mailed out flyers extolling themselves as stronger supporters of Israel.
- Israel arrested five Palestinian Authority intelligence officers in the West Bank.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Hamas.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed Thursday in Brazil by a state governor who is Jewish.
- Prominent South African Jewish leader and philanthropist Mendel Kaplan has died at the age of 73.
- Canadian Liberals object after Conservatives say they’re stronger Israel backers
- Israel arrests five P.A. officers
- Abbas: Israel talking to Hamas
- Abbas welcomed by Jewish pol in Brazil
- South African Jewish leader Mendel Kaplan dies
- Israel will send ship to NATO anti-terror force
- Obama: New Iran sanctions coming within weeks
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- Female Orthodox scholars helping women talk about sex
- Obama half-brother has Jewish roots
- Lieberman: Fort Hood could be terror attack
- J Street confab shows generational divide on Israel
- What really happened at the Reform biennial in Toronto
- Rubashkin convicted on 86 charges
- Obama shifts to Israel’s corner, but tries not to show it
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Posted in: Jackie Mason does it again
03/16/09 03:11 PM
Sadly, Jackie Mason lost all sense of decency years ago. He used to be a wonderfully funny and original comedian for whom I had great respect. But over the years he has become an out-and-out racist. His constant comments about Arabs and Palestinians are nothing short of hateful. His refusal to appear at a club at which a Palestinian comic was also booked was disgusting, and now he finds it funny to refer to our president as a shvartzeh, which anyone who is Jewish knows, is most definitely equivalent to nigger amongst some Jews. Had this been is first error in judgment, I would be less harsh. But this is just a continuation of his narrow-minded and mean-spirited material that does not shine a very positive light on the Jewish community or himself.
Posted in: Hamas says truce imminent; Shalit may go free
02/13/09 04:28 PM
This would indeed be excellent news. Shalit has been captive far too long, and it was beginning to look hopeless as the whether he would ever be released. Of course, it also encourages me to believe that even mortal enemies such as Israel and Hamas, can ultimately find terms that are agreeable to both, in order to stop the killing and bloodshed for the sakes of both sides.
Posted in: Op-Ed: Prop 8 goes against God's love for every person
11/03/08 06:38 PM
I find the first two comments to be very sad indeed. The commentators actually believe it is perfectly fine to discriminate against an entire group of people who simply want the same rights they have, to love the person of their choice. What's worse they compare it to alcoholism and admits that God creates them as well. But they believe we have the obligation to turn our backs on these people because of their personal revulsion to these individuals. Alcoholism is a disease that can and should be treated. Homosexuality is another form of perfectly normal human behaviour that harms no one. While there are definite societal consequences for alcoholism, no such negative consequence exists due to homosexuality other than the discrimination and hatred these individuals face because of the belligerence and arrogance of these "I, and only I know the right way to live," of these commentators.
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