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The Peace Process: Beyond Olmert
2008-06-03 07:00:00 Prime Minister Olmert arrived in Washington this week to address the AIPAC policy conference. As... More About: Peace , Peace Process , Process
Honoring Peter Edelman
2008-05-28 07:00:00 At NIF and in other progressive circles, we talk often about the concept of Tikkun Olam. We... More About: Peter
The Appropriate Role of a Friend
2008-05-21 07:00:00 I spent last week in Israel attending President Peres’ Facing Tomorrow conference. Leaving... More About: Friend , Role
NIF Webcast Discussion
2008-05-18 21:07:00 Join us for a follow-up discussion of NIF's international Town Hall meeting: Religion and State:... More About: Discussion , Webcast
Reflections from the The Jewish People Policy Planning Conference
2008-05-15 07:00:00 The approximately 150 participants in the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute conference were... More About: Reflections
Challenging Questions for Israel's Future
2008-05-13 07:00:00 I arrived in Israel yesterday to participate in the Facing Tomorrow conference, which is being... More About: Questions , Future
Israel Celebrates 60 Years of Independence
2008-05-06 07:00:00 This week, Israel celebrates 60 years of independence. And, there is much to celebrate: a... More About: Independence , Years
The Long Road to Peace
2008-04-29 07:00:00 Passover in Israel is a quiet time. Much of the country closes down for 10 days to celebrate the... More About: Peace , Long , Road
Grappling with Israel's Religious Monopoly This Passover
2008-04-15 07:00:00 Passover is later than usual this year! The baseball season has started, cherry blossoms in... More About: Israel , Passover , Grappling , Religious , Monopoly
Israel on the World Stage
2008-04-09 07:00:00 Two programs that I attended last week in Israel highlighted the country’s emergence as a... More About: World , The World , Stage
Durbin II
2008-03-25 06:00:00 Regardless of whom one supports in the US presidential election, Senator Obama’s emphatic... More About: Durbin
Israel's Human Rights Performance
2008-03-11 06:00:00 Working in Washington, DC, I am constantly challenged to assess what is happening in Israel . Not on... More About: Performance , Human , Rights , Human Rights
Promoting Social Change Through Multiple Channels
2008-03-04 06:00:00 Last Monday, I found myself standing in the back of a crowded room filled with NIF supporters and... More About: Social , Promoting , Change , Channels
Two Visitors
2008-02-26 06:00:00 Washington is a foreign policy wonk’s dream. Interesting and well-informed visitors pass... More About: Visitors
Who should be classified as anti-Israel?
2008-02-19 06:00:00 Who should be classified as anti-Israel ? Do the veteran Israeli soldiers who formed Breaking the... More About: Classified , Anti
Israel and the Diaspora
2008-02-12 06:00:00 As part of NIF’s Board meeting program last week in Washington, we screened a new... More About: Israel , Diaspora
Two Different Realities
2008-02-05 06:00:00 “Life goes on,” I consoled my hysterical young sons, who had just watched their...
Two Sensitive Issues
2008-02-01 06:00:00 This past Sunday, two sensitive issues were addressed, one by Israeli Attorney General Mazuz and the... More About: Issues , Sensitive
A Tale of Two Trips
2008-01-15 06:00:00 Last week, two groups of Diaspora Jews visited Israel to learn more about the country. Although... More About: Tale
Laying the Groundwork for Peace
2008-01-08 06:00:00 President Bush leaves today for a week-long trip to the Middle East, including his first to Israel... More About: Peace
The Year Ahead for Israel
2008-01-02 06:00:00 Happy New Year ! 2008, undoubtedly, will be a consequential year for the United States,... More About: Israel , Ahead
The New Israel Fund: A Special Place
2007-12-18 06:00:00 I am writing this message from Jerusalem, where I have spent the previous six days. Not... More About: Israel , Special , Place , Fund
Human Rights Day
2007-12-11 06:00:00 On December 10, the international community marks Human Rights Day, commemorating the 1948 approval... More About: Human Rights
The Tough Road Ahead
2007-12-04 06:00:00 Friends in Jerusalem and Ramallah tell me that not much attention is being paid to the statements... More About: Road , Tough , Ahead
The Annapolis Conference
2007-11-27 06:00:00 The Torah portion read in synagogues this past Shabbat included the story of Jacob’s... More About: Conference , Annapolis , Annapolis Conference
Israel's Communities
2007-11-13 06:00:00 This past weekend, my havurah, Fabrangen, celebrated its 36th anniversary. Havurah, in our lexicon,... More About: Israel , Communities , Unit
Equal Treatment For All Israelis
2007-11-06 06:00:00 This past week, the Israeli High Court issued a far-reaching injunction in response to a petition... More About: Treatment , Equal , Israelis
An Israeli Constitution
2007-10-30 06:00:00 Last week, the drafting of a constitution for Israel was the subject of much discussion in the... More About: Constitution , Israeli
An Ideal Not Yet Achieved
2007-10-23 07:00:00 Sunday’s full-day symposium in New York marked the half-way point for NIF’s 2007... More About: Ideal
Core Principles
More articles from this author:2007-10-16 07:00:00 I belong to a small group of Middle East watchers who believe that current circumstances provide a... More About: Core , Principles 1, 2 |
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