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Winter 5766 / 2006, no. 23


From the Editors:

Lost Generation
By David Hazony


Currents:

The Handler
By Ella Florsheim, Avi Shilon
Forty years later, new revelations about Israel's most famous spy.

Jews and the Challenge of Sovereignty
By Michael B. Oren
Is "Jewish state" a contradiction in terms?


Essays:

I.B. Singer's Cruel Choice
By Mark Kuzmack
Fate and freedom for his characters, for himself.

Locusts, Giraffes, and the Meaning of Kashrut
By Meir Soloveichik
The most famous Jewish practice is really about love and national loyalty.

Frontier State
By Ran Halevi
Why can't Europeans accept Israel's security barrier? Because they don't believe in borders.


Reviews:

Palestinian Apocalypse
Reviewed by Anselma Dell'Olio
Paradise Now by Hany Abu-Assad

Sontag Reconsidered
Reviewed by Joshua Ellenbogen
Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag

House of War
Reviewed by Amy K. Rosenthal
Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis by Bat Ye'or

Disengaged
Reviewed by Uzi Arad
A Land Divided: Israelis Think About Disengagement by Ari Shavit


Correspondence:

Daniel Polisar vs. the Israel Democracy Institute, Shaye J.D Cohen, David A. Harris, and others



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Lawrence of Judea

Martin Gilbert

The champion of the Arab cause and his little-known romance with Zionism.
Jews and the Challenge of Sovereignty

Michael B. Oren

Is "Jewish state" a contradiction in terms?
Operation Cast Lead and the Ethics of Just War

Asa Kasher

Was Israel's conduct in its campaign against Hamas morally justified?
An Attempt to Identify the Root Cause of Antisemitism

A. B. Yehoshua

A prominent Israeli author gets to the bottom of the world`s oldest hatred.
Secret of the Sabbath

Yosef Yitzhak Lifshitz

It isn’t about R&R. It’s about how to be a creative human being.
The Jews’ Right To Statehood: A Defense

Ruth Gavison

A new look at Zionism from the perspective of universal rights.
How Great Nations Can Win Small Wars

Yagil Henkin

Iraq, Northern Ireland, and the secret strength of democratic peoples.
Civilians First

Assaf Sagiv

Only in Israel does concern for the safety of soldiers override the state’s obligation to defend its civilians.
Israel's Electoral Complex

Amotz Asa-El

Israeli politics needs a system overhaul.
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