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Joel Schalit

Joel Schalit, an Israeli-American writer and editor based in Berlin, is the former editor of Zeek, and managing editor of Tikkun magazine. Schalit has produced five books and contributed to numerous periodicals. His most recent book is Israel vs. Utopia (Akashic Books).

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Religion Dispatches
The Republican strategy of scapegoating Muslims may have been calculated to lure Jewish voters, a failed strategy that turns out to be the tail-end of a long and damaging trend.
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Religion Dispatches
What does it mean when someone like Sarah Palin uses religious rhetoric to talk about American foreign policy? Is she just provincial, or is she signaling a complete disregard for the principles of liberal democracy?
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Religion Dispatches
An Israeli late show host’s skit denying the virgin birth caused a furor among evangelicals and the Vatican. He had his reasons.
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