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Is Israel giving in to Jewish fundamentalism?

The British Economist is conducting a public debate on the following: “Is Israel succumbing to Jewish fundamentalism?” You can vote (I’d expect Economist readers will largely vote yes), you can read the ongoing debate between Avraham Burg (the “left” — voting yes) and Daniel Gordis (the “right” — voting no). You can read the background material, including the special report on the state of Judaism and the Jews, written by my former boss, former colleague and current friend David Landau.

Ex-JDL member urges faith without fanaticism

Review of former Jewish Defense League member Brad Hirschfield\’s \”You Don\’t Have to Be Wrong for Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism\” (Harmony Books, Random House, 2007).

Iran’s New Export — Suicide Bombers

Behind the horrible scenes left by four explosions in London on July 7, loomed a more fearsome reality: The perpetrators, most of them very young, had voluntarily turned themselves into living bombs.

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