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I thought it both amusing and interesting that a mildly amusing article about Israeli passion for hummus, had commentators writing in the comments section that hummus was Palestinian food and the...

Let’s face it, we want universities and academics to have freedom of thought, of expression and of speech. Their research requires it and our societies benefit because even unpopular ideas can...

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery Shabbat shalom to everybody!

Oh the irony. The Forward tells us that Stephen Walt, …made a presentation at this year’s 9th Annual Jewish Book Network conference. The event, which is run by the Jewish Book Council...

Yup, yet another British organization is planning to hold a vote to determine whether they should boycott Israel. This time it’s UNISON, England’s largest labor union. It has 1.4-1.6...

You might recall that Steven Weinberg, the Nobel laureate decided that this is a bad time for a Jew to visit the UK on an academic exchange. Well, here’s today’s news: The University and...

I was visiting Pierre Tristam’s site and someone named Van commented about John Dugard’s latest report on Israel. As always, Dugard finds fault with Israel’s actions in defending...

Sure, some people get to travel around Israel meeting lots of new people, seeing beautiful places and educating young Jews about their history as part of an ancient nation and religion. But most...