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Palestinian and Israeil flags (Activestills)

Polls: Two-state solution was a casualty, even before the war

Turns out most Israelis support the establishment of a Palestinian state – until they read the fine print. There is a natural obsession with short-term, immediate details of the situation in Israel and Palestine: where is the siren or rocket or bomb? How many bodies are piling up in Gaza? Israelis’ memory at present seems…

By Dahlia Scheindlin July 12, 2014

U.S. and Israeli flags (flickr/Josh.ev9/CC by SA 2.0)

What American Jews think: Eight notes

Eight interesting notes from Pew Research’s Portrait of American Jewry, published on Tuesday. The most widely reported finding from a Pew survey on American Jewry released yesterday was that American Jews are increasingly secular. Close behind were reports on the number of American Jews who have Christmas trees in their homes. Below are some interesting…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man October 2, 2013

Peace Now demonstrator in Hebron (photo: Lisa Goldman)

J Street Conference Update II: Expanding the two-state camp

One of the biggest criticisms of the left wing and its arguments is that they have failed to convince others outside the left camp. It’s not a genuine argument in the long run, given how many top Israeli leaders over the last two decades have at least described sea changes in policy – even if…

By Dahlia Scheindlin February 28, 2011

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