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Entries by Bradley Burston from 11/2010

Bibi, Thomas Friedman, and U.S. Jews Divesting from Israel

| Posted 11.09.2010 | World
Read More: Jews, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Thomas Friedman, Seattle, Haaretz, Marin County, Portland Oregon, Bradley Burston, New York Times, Israel, Palestine, San Francisco, American Jews, Benjamin Netabyahu, Los Angeles, Judaism, World News

American Jews are not showing significant numbers in the divestment movement against Israel. But they are divesting emotionally. They are quietly -- but in terms of impact, dramatically -- withdrawing altogether.

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Welcome to Jerusalem's Newest Settlement: The Museum of Tolerance

| Posted 11.17.2010 | World
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Islam, Israeli Settlements, Haaretz, Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Bradley Burston, Israel, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Rabbi Marvin Hier, Judaism, World News

Welcome to Jerusalem's newest settlement. Or, as it is formally known, the Center For Human Dignity -- Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem. Does it truly matter if the project goes forward on the present site? It does.

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Thanksgiving, Tikkun Olam, and U.S. Jews Breaking the Israel Barrier

| Posted 11.24.2010 | World
Read More: Jews, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, New Orleans, Occupation, Richard Goldstone, Thanksgiving, Bradley Burston, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, Bds, Haaretz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Barack Obama, Israel, Tikkun Olam, West Bank, World News

Thanksgiving is itself an act of Tikkun Olam. It celebrates the bridging of fierce differences, the coming together of seeming opposites, the idea that helping people takes precedence over barriers of creed.

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