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Palestinian Authority Takes Giant Step Away From Peace
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Brad Hirschfield
A Palestinian youth orchestra from Jenin was disbanded after it played for Holocaust survivors in Israel. Palestinian authorities also banned Strings of Freedom orchestra conductor Wafa Younis from the northern West Bank refugee camp and her apartment, where she taught the 13 music students, was sealed off. The orchestra played for the elderly Israelis in…
Israel Bombs Sudan
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Brad Hirschfield
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made it pretty clear today that Israeli aircraft did, in fact, bomb a convoy of trucks bearing Iranian harms, traveling through Sudan on their way to supply Hamas in Gaza. A report on SudanTribune.com called the attack an “embarrassment” to Sudan. Of course, the only part of the story which…
Tony Blair on the Power of Faith
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Brad Hirschfield
For British Prime Minister published an Essay entitled Our World, God’s Neighborhood, in which he argues that faith will be as important in the 21st century as political ideology was in the 20th. Right or wrong, about that claim, Blair also uses the essay to share his views on the meaning of John’s Baptism of…
What Is Palestine? How about Israel?
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Brad Hirschfield
A reader e-mailed me with the following question, one which lies at the heart of much conflict and bloodshed. Perhaps this answer can contribute to a growing measure of peace. Hi Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, My name is A. I truly admire how much you know about Judaism, so I thought asking you this question would…
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