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Not too long ago, few Jews—or Christians, for that matter—would have had difficulty justifying the existence of a Jewish state. The destruction of European Jewry left a profound impression on the…
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Yoram Hazony
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New York City, United States of America
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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2000
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[…] That we in Israel are in need of a dose of Jewish soul—that this, as much as sheer survival, with which it is in no small way connected, is a pressing issue of our existence—I readily concede. But…
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Hillel Halkin
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Philadelphia, United States of America
(Zikhron Ya‘aqov, Israel)
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1976
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. . . We believe that our outlook on social life in general is more refined and purer than that of contemporary civilized nations. Our family is sacred to us in a manner more profound than [is the…
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Abraham Isaac Kook
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1920
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The debate in 1978 was not cathartic. It was just the opposite. Here we have something of a textbook example of the reciprocity between the present and collective memory…
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Anita Shapira
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Bloomington, United States of America
(Tel Aviv, Israel)
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2000
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Considering the sociopolitical context in Israel […], it is clear to all that the idea of creating Arab-Jewish coeducation is a daring enterprise. The Center for Bilingual Education in Israel (CBE)…
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Zvi Bekerman, Gabriel Horenczyk
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New York City, United States of America
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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2004
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In early winter 1998, I set out to discover my country, the Holy Land. My pilgrimage was an attempt at religious empathy: I was hoping to encounter, as an Israeli Jew, my Christian and Muslim…
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Yossi Klein Halevi
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New York City, United States of America
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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2001
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Why did the American Jewish Congress send a group of its leaders to Cairo, Amman and Jerusalem to meet with leaders there?
The delegation, which met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Jordan’s…
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Henry Siegman
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1985
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What is the place of the idolatry that is reflected in the Bible?
This idolatry is not a representation perverted for the sake of polemic; nor is it an artificial…
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Yehezkel Kaufmann
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Atlanta, United States of America
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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1951
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Now that the cup of poison is broken, there is no way out but to drink the cup of sorrows. . . .
My affirmation of life demanded that I should dedicate all the powers…
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Ephraim Lisitzky
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1949
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It is standard fare at Zionist assemblies to declare that Israel belongs to all Jews, wherever they live. As a ritual to be trotted out on Sabbaths and festivals (and the atmosphere at Zionist…
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Menachem Brinker
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New York City, United States of America
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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1985