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Jul 8, 2018, 12:02 PM

Jewish journalists have Israel’s back and wish Israel had theirs

The authors surveyed journalists for Jewish media in more than 20 countries across eastern and western Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Australia. This is the second of three articles, reviewing the study's findings. The full study, A World...

Jul 1, 2018, 8:55 AM

Opioids, mosquitoes and the missing link in human evolution

Illustrative image of a mosquito bite (nechaev-kon; iStock by Getty Images)

The cultivation of poppy fields more than 5,000 years ago caused humans to ingest large amounts of external opium alkaloids, leading to physical alterations in the human system

Anthony S. Pitch

Jul 1, 2018, 8:46 AM

Green Light to Harm Journalists

What did Trump expect when stigmatizing journalists as “scum,” “horrible people,” purveyors of “fake news,” and “the enemy of the American people.” His rage is nothing short of incitement to physical harm. Remember a GOP electoral candidate from Montana who...

Jun 30, 2018, 2:33 PM

An Open Letter to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Dear Ms. Ocasio-Cortez: Congratulations on your primary win. As a New Yorker (resident of Astoria, just outside your district) and a progressive, I’m inspired by your victory. As a Jew, I’m terrified, for what your recent comments about Israel portend for...

Jun 29, 2018, 6:36 AM

An Open Letter to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Dear Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, In response to your ill-informed statements on the current Gaza riots, a few words of advice. I, too, was 28 once. And I, like many your age, thought I knew it all. I didn’t. And neither do you. If...

Jun 29, 2018, 6:33 AM

Roseanne Barr taught me to love all people

Actress/executive producer Roseanne Barr attends The Roseanne Series Premiere at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, March 23, 2018 . (AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON)

The actress is a moral giant of human rights who's being thrown under the bus; I, for one, stand by her

Jun 28, 2018, 7:14 PM

“Embedded” Reporting: The Great Impartiality vs. Objectivity Debate

Journalism has become one of the most controversial aspects of the Israel-Palestine conflict, essentially exploding into a second front of a war over cultural, ideological and political disputes. The media can be a useful weapon if one wields it...

Jun 25, 2018, 6:21 PM

Gaza baby libel: Equal narratives; unequal treatment

How is it that Hamas’ credibility is treated as equal to that of the IDF and Israeli authorities? Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard journalists complain about the way in which Israel has dealt with their needs in...

Philip Lefkowitz

Jun 25, 2018, 12:14 AM

Is The ACLU Reconsidering Its Role?

The disclosure of an internal memo at The American Civil Liberties Union has questioned whether the ACLU, long the standard bearer for the protection of free speech at all costs, the First Amendment, is considering modifying their position. "Our defense...

Jun 22, 2018, 7:00 PM

OK. What’s Next in Our News?

Tuesday’s news told the bitter story of a promising Israeli politician and physician (another Ahmed Tibi?) who betrayed his birth land by revealing secret information to our Iranian enemies in revenge for what he alleges Israel had done to...

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