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Broad Perspective: The choice to focus on military achievements on the ground in Gaza instead of hostages is dehumanizing for the hostages, as they stagger down Israel’s list of priorities.
These cartoons are from 1988, when Shimon Peres was the alternate PM and FM, Yitzhak Rabin was the defense minister, and Yitzhak Navon was the education and culture minister (all of the Labor gov't).
We must foster an environment where constructive dialogue is encouraged, and diverse perspectives can be shared without fear of retribution or violence.
The conventional measures of institutional prestige cannot provide two vital pieces of information: What does an institution teach, and what kind of students does it attract?
While I respect the rights of students to protest issues they care about, I find their militant attitudes and lack of nuance unproductive.
Anti-Israel activists have been calling for months to bar Israel from the contest and have unsuccessfully lobbied other countries’ participants to boycott the competition.
While the use of Shoah language has been common in the intervening months, we risk diluting the importance of the day if the rhetoric and images employed become overly influenced by recent events.
Integrating Israeli technologies in projects in the US, including under this vision, is invaluable for Israel, nationally and economically, alike.
This will be the second coming of Saint Donald, a man who by his own admission has never done anything wrong, calling himself “perhaps the most honest guy almost in the world.”
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