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Why the Ceasefire is a Non-Starter

Martin Peretz writes: A cease-fire can sometimes be had between civilized governments. But why isn’t anyone pressing the United States and its allies in Afghanistan into a cease-fire with the Taliban? A stupid question. Because the enemy is the Taliban, and the Taliban could as easily convert to Christianity as agree to an armistice with …

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Four Dovish Groups speak out on Gaza

As always, there is a spectrum of opinions on the current situation in Israel. Four left leaning, but pro-Israel groups offered their perspective on the Gaza situation: JTA reports that: Four dovish pro-Israel groups criticized Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza and called for U.S. efforts to end the violence. J Street, Americans for Peace Now, Brit …

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The Morning Routine

Since the Gaza Operation began, here’s what I do every morning. Up before 6AM. Turn on computer Review Ha’aretz newspaper for news from Israel. Then Jerusalem Post, Ynet and others. Hit the blogs, starting with Jack’s Gaza Round Up Part Three, following links all over the blogsphere. A Soldier’s Mother, reminds me of the importance …

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The Rebbetzin’s Husband Blogs Thoughtfully

The Rebbetzin’s Husband (I love his blog subtitle: Perhaps some rabbis marry women and make them rebbetzins but my rebbetzin married me and made me a rabbi. True, true!) offers two informative posts: The first, Kassams, Air Strikes, Gaza Invasion…, written before Israel responded to the Hamas missile attacks, wrestles with the age-old reality that …

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