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The Discreet Coyness of Salam FayyadFriday, December 3, 2010 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In a recent short article, Salam Fayyad, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, has reported on his program of building the civic and economic infrastructure of a Palestinian state, a program now into its second year of creating "facts on the ground."
Friday, December 3, 2010 by Howie Mischel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
One of the oldest synagogues ever found in Israel lies in what is thought to be the place where the Maccabee resistance began; but the site remains abandoned, unmarked, and unpreserved.Two States, or One (Arab) State?
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Alexander Yakobson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The true alternative to a two-state solution is not the bi-national fantasy indulged in by some Israeli and Western commentators but a single state that is Arab and Muslim: one state for one people.Brain Death and the Orthodox
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Stewart Ain | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Improbable sectors of the Orthodox community are pitted against each other on a question of major medical and religious significance.
Women in ArmsThursday, December 2, 2010 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Israel's core institution is the army. And while the essential function of the army is to protect and defend the country's citizens, it also plays a crucial role in the lives of those who serve in its ranks. Not unlike an American university in this one respect, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is the establishment within which young people build character, form social bonds, and start careers.
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Julie Burchill | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Hebrew is difficult, beautiful, [and] rebellious, and I can't imagine a time when I won't want to keep going back to the land where they speak it—no matter how rude they are."Democracy by Numbers
Thursday, December 2, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
According to the latest annual findings, Israel's democracy fares poorly in social harmony, scores low in political stability, but otherwise ranks with or near the world's established democracies.Best Jewish Apps 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010 by Jason Miller | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A "parveometer," an iTalmud, Hebrew song lyrics, calendars, and cookbooks: a round-up.IRS & Z
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Ron Radosh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Does your organization support the existence of the land of Israel?" Should the Internal Revenue Service be asking such a question, and for what reason?Welcome to Flavor Country
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by David Sax | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A visit to Eastern Europe reveals the origins of the meats, matzo balls, pickles, and other beloved staples of Jewish delicatessens around the world.
