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We Shall Not Be a Party to Their Counsel
By
Aziz Poonawalla
The following is a statement of principles written by Richard Silverstein of the blog Tikkun Olam and other American Jewish writers (many of whom contributed to the landmark collection of essays, A Time to Speak Out) regarding the ongoing Israeli operation in Gaza. As human beings, we are shocked and appalled at the mass destruction…
Democracy, Jewishness, and Greater Israel: pick two
By
Aziz Poonawalla
The idea of the state of Israel is one I support wholeheartedly. A nation for the Jewish people, a homeland where they can engage in the same right of self-determination and chart their own destiny. However, this right and this dream cannot be attained at the expense of the same dream and rights of other…
no condemnations, please
By
Aziz Poonawalla
As a follow-up to my earlier disagreement with Rabbi Hirschfield, it’s worth looking at what other muslim bloggers in the Islamsphere have to say about the New York Times article about the Hezbollah death shrine in southern Lebanon: Angry Arab As’ad: What is Robert Worth’s point in this article? That Arab children love and enjoy…
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