Constitutional Convergence in Human Rights? The Reciprocal Relationship between Human Rights Treaties and National Constitutions
What’s Behind Western Condemnation of Israel’s War Against Hamas?
The Palestinians are but the latest lightning rod unleashed against the Jews, their supposed victimization reaffirming the millenarian demonization of the Jews in general, and the medieval blood libel – that Jews delight in the blood of others.
Anti-Zionism and the Abuse of Academic Freedom: A Case Study at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Since 2001, anti-Zionist discourse has found its way into classrooms and academic events at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). At an academic conference held on that campus in 2007, the speakers claimed that Zionism was an illegitimate ideology and argued for the elimination of the Jewish state.
Did Israel Use “Disproportionate Force” in Gaza?
The charge that Israel uses disproportionate force keeps resurfacing whenever it has to defend its citizens from non-state terrorist organizations and the rocket attacks they perpetuate. From a purely legal perspective, Israel’s current military actions in Gaza are on solid ground. According to international law, Israel is not required to calibrate its use of force precisely according to the size and range of the weaponry used against it.
Isabella Ginor And Gideon Remez Respond To Rolf Behrens’ Review Of Foxbats Over Dimona: The Soviets’ Nuclear Gamble In The Six-Day War
Letter to the Editor
Rebuttal
Isabella Ginor And Gideon Remez Respond To Rolf Behrens’ Review Of Foxbats Over Dimona: The Soviets’ Nuclear Gamble In The Six-Day War (Yale University Press, 2007).
The University of Toronto – The Institution where Israel Apartheid Week was Born
The University of Toronto is one of the most highly regarded academic institutions in Canada. A coalition of anti-Israel groups initially used the university campus as a launching pad for what has become an annual series of events that take place in dozens of cities around the world. Protesters call for a one-state solution, crippling divestment from Israel, and heavy sanctions. Parallels are drawn between Israel and the Apartheid system as it existed in South Africa. Thus thousands of students
Sarah Schmidt on Menachem Begin: The Absent Leader, by Ofer Grosbard
A Tragic Tale
Menachem Begin: The Absent Leader, by Ofer Grosbard, Strategic Research and Policy Center, National Defense College, IDF, 2007, 384 pp.
Reviewed by Sarah Schmidt
Michelle Mazel on Islamistes et naïvetés: Un acte d’accusation (Islamists and Naivists – an indictment) by Karen Jespersen and Ralf Pittelkow
A Danish Critique of Islamic Radicalism
Islamistes et naïvetés: Un acte d’accusation (Islamists and Naivists – an indictment) by Karen Jespersen and Ralf Pittelkow, Panama Editions, Paris 2007, 234 pp. [French] Translated from Danish by Nils Ahl
Reviewed by Michelle Mazel
Moshe Yegar on Islamic Radicalism and Political Violence. The Templers of Islam and Sheikh Ra’id Salah, by Raphael Israeli
Supporters of Islamic Terrorism among the Israeli Arabs
Islamic Radicalism and Political Violence. The Templers of Islam and Sheikh Ra’id Salah, by Raphael Israeli, Vallentine Mitchell, 2008, 175 pp.
Reviewed by Moshe Yegar, Translated from Hebrew by Shammai S. Fishman
The Holocaust in Arab Public Discourse: Historicized Politics and Politicized History
The Holocaust has become increasingly important in international historical culture, and the murder of six million Jews during the Second World War is arguably the ultimate symbol of evil in Western politics, culture and academia. This fact has had its consequences in the Arab world as well, even though the effects there have been significantly different than in the West. Traditional Arab public discourse has a history of feelings of superiority vis-à-vis the Jews, largely based on Muslim theolo
The Hebraic Roots of John Locke’s Doctrine of Charity
In her path-breaking essays on political Hebraism, Professor Fania Oz-Salzberger identifies John Locke as belonging to the class of "moral economists" whose reading of the Hebrew Bible as a historical and political text caused him to argue for the hungry man’s "right to surplusage"[1] This means that even though Locke championed the idea that man’s labor entitles him to unlimited acquisition of material possessions, God remains the ultimate owner of all property and as such
Banging Square Pegs Into Round Holes
Throughout 2008, U.S. mediation on the outlines of a settlement were once again the equivalent of banging a square peg into a round hole: the territorial demands of the Palestinian leadership did not fit into the territorial space Israel could afford to vacate without compromising its minimal security needs as well as its most important historical rights, especially in Jerusalem.
Introducing Israel Studies in U.S. Universities
The anti-Israeli activism on college campuses during the Second Intifada created the incentive among the American Jewish philanthropic community to promote education and scholarship on Israel at universities. There are at present nine Israel Studies centers throughout the United States. By the end of 2008 about 15 chairs in Israel Studies will have been endowed. The program for visiting professors from Israel started in 2004-2005 and, in the current academic year, has 27 such scholars teaching o
Michelle Mazel on Al III-lea Reich si Holocaustul din Romania 1940-1944. Documentele din arhivele germane. (The Third Reich and the Rumanian Holocaust 1940-1944. Documents from the German Archives) by
A Long-Dormant Truth Finally Revealed
Al III-lea Reich si Holocaustul din Romania 1940-1944. Documentele din arhivele germane. (The Third Reich and the Rumanian Holocaust 1940-1944. Documents from the German Archives) by Ottmar Trasca and Dennis Deletant, Eli Wiesel National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Rumania, 2007, 831pp. [Rumanian]
Reviewed by Michelle Mazel
Symbolic and Other Roles of Jews in Dutch Society
Out of the total Dutch population of 16 million, Jews represent about two in every thousand. Jews often play a symbolic role in Dutch society which exceeds their actual importance. One facet of this is their image as absolute victims. Second, the Jewish community has on various occasions been used by Dutch authorities as instruments in achieving political goals. The Jews have also been the typical outsiders in Dutch society and anti-Semitic stereotypes are still very much alive. In addition, Dut
