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Religion Dispatches
Speech will be out of “pro-Israel,” Christian Zionist playbook.
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Religion Dispatches
Presidential hopeful to hold “pro-Israel” press conference tomorrow in New York.
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Religion Dispatches
One can see why Beck, positioned between the end of his Fox TV program and the beginning of his internet broadcast venture, would stage his next rally in Jerusalem.
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“You mess with Israel, you mess with the United States of America.”
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Overrought reaction to Obama speech meant to appeal to Christian Zionists.
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I think some outsiders still think American Judaism is divided into Reform, Conservative Orthodox. In recent decades, it has become much more pluralistic, with several additional groups that could be seen as fledgling denominations and many others that are floating somewhere between institutional categories. On the other hand, some insiders believe that the American Jewish religious denominational structure has collapsed.
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Forget about reflections on Palestinians and liberation let’s talk kosher dog food!
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Religion Dispatches
Could there be any more polarizing figure in the Jewish community than Richard Goldstone? When the esteemed South African judge issued his 2009 report alleging that Israel had committed human rights abuses during the 2008-2009 Gaza War (known as Operation Cast Lead), many in the Jewish community…
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Religion Dispatches
A recent book by an eminent Israeli has caused a sensation in Israel as it calls on Jews to move past the Holocaust, which has rendered them oblivious to the suffering of others. Though Burg is firmly rooted in the tradition of Israeli apostates, his thesis overlooks several critical phenomena.
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