The Role of Religion in Conflict Resolution: An Israeli Palestinian Student Dialogue
Using religion as a bridging factor instead of a separating one in dialogue is discussed.
The Israeli Election Campaign – 1999
American Policy Toward Iraq and Iran in Clinton’s Second Term
During U.S. President Bill Clinton’s second term in office, the U.S. "dual containment" policy toward Iran and Iraq, which he inherited from the Bush administration and then intensified during his first term, had come close to collapse.
Israel’s Relations with the Vatican
During the ceremony of the presentation of my credentials as the Ambassador of Israel to the Holy See on April 10, 1997, I told His Holiness that, actually, this was not my first connection with the Vatican.
Argentinian Jewry in Crisis: Pressures and Proposals
A crisis of identity for Jews in Argentina, and Israel’s role in developing youth movements and encouraging Aliyah.
Defining Limits on Religious Expression in Public Institutions: The Turkish Crisis over Headscarves
On June 10, 1998, Turkish police and Islamist students scuffled at Istanbul University after authorities refused to allow eleven women wearing Muslim headscarves to take final exams.
French Jewry Facing Haredization
Jewish communal Judaism in France and a second return to more traditional practices.
Public Funding for Religious Education in Ontario: A Dilemma for Canadian Jews?
Minorities seek funding for religious schools, and pluralistic religious education is considered as an option by the Jewish community.
Israel’s (5759) 1998 Local Elections
The religious factions in Jerusalem and voting centrist are discussed.
The Who, Where, and What of WYE
The signing of the WYE agreement in Washington and its potential impact on the Israelis and Palestinians.
The State of Israel in it’s Jubilee Year
The need for political reform and crisis in leadership and culture are addressed.
Neo-Paganism in the Public Square and its Relevance to Judaism
Spiritual and secular aspects of paganism, Jewish environmentalism, and the long struggle of monotheism are discussed.
Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? Jews and Judaism in Canadian Schools and Universities
Examining a culture in which the wall between religion and education is not as high as in the United States, and what that means for the Jewish community of Canada.
The Jews of Moldova, 1998
After Russia, the contemporary situation of Jews in Moldovia, Jewish Education, and prospects for Aliyah.
Virtual Reality Comes to Canadian Jewry
The Canadian Jewish Congress and the staging of a plenary are focused on.
