A thoughtful piece by David Horovitz
The trouble with Israel’s Jewish nation-state law
A few words could have made all the difference, but the government didn’t want them
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A Good Piece by Gershon Baskin
Encountering Peace: Defining who we are By GERSHON BASKIN 11/26/2014 Israel must be defined as the nation state of the Jewish people and all of its citizens. There is no other possible definition if Israel is to continue to call itself a democracy. I made aliya in 1978 after years in leadership positions [...]
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A Piece for Palestinians
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Former UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband Supports OneVoice
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A piece by Sri Bhagavan
My sister shared this note with me. It is from an “avatar” that is the founder of the Oneness movement. Often, I find these things a bit out there, but these words really spoke to me…. “What can we do as individuals in the face of inhuman violence, terrorism?” “We wake up to another day’s [...]
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