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The Canary and the Gold MineTuesday, December 21, 2010 by David Solway | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Not only is Israel the West's frontline army in the struggle with militant Islam; it is a global benefactor, without whose dazzling gifts our technology-rich life would be unimaginably poorer.Lebanon’s Disappearing Sovereignty
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
France's sale of anti-tank missiles to the Lebanese army is but a symptom of a much wider Western capitulation to Hizballah, Syria, and Iran.Abolish UNRWA
Monday, December 20, 2010 by Michael Bernstam | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The UN agency ostensibly devoted to the welfare of Palestinian refugees is an incubator of revanchism and terrorism; dismantling it is the first step toward creating the conditions for a viable peace process.After the Chief
Monday, December 20, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jonathan Sacks has announced his retirement; who will succeed him as the UK's chief rabbi?The Irish Rover
Monday, December 20, 2010 by Dalia Karpel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
John Patrick Cooper was a hard-drinking soldier with a big heart who deserted British forces to fight with the Jews during Israel's War of Independence, and stayed on.

Monday, December 20, 2010 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Are Jews a "nation" or a "people"? The Hebrew term ‘am means both. Both terms, moreover, have been subjected to disapprobation in our time—although not nearly to the extent of "race," a term that Jews themselves stopped using nearly a century ago. How, then, are we to think about the mounting genetic evidence that points to Jewish biological continuity over time?
Monday, December 20, 2010 by Erica Brown | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Visiting scholars have become a regular feature of American congregational life; is the educational experience worth it, either to them or to the synagogue-goers?A Yeshiva Boy’s Christmas
Friday, December 17, 2010 by Dennis Prager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
How one Jew learned to stop worrying and love the American Christmas season.Uprooting Beirut
Friday, December 17, 2010 by Habib Battah | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As Beirut's largest synagogue undergoes a massive government-funded facelift, the neighborhood's last Jew has been evicted from her home. (With photos)Kafka Is the Rage
Friday, December 17, 2010 by Paul Reitter | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A slew of new books claiming to burst the myths surrounding Franz Kafka engage in quite a bit of myth-building themselves.