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Mar

In the News: AJC and Sderot

Posted by Michael Geller  Published in Israel, Middle East

Sderot, an Israeli town under daily rocket attack from Hamas-controlled Gaza, is the focus of efforts by AJC for international attention.

The New York Times published over the weekend a letter from AJC’s Director of Communications Kenneth Bandler:
More than 7,000 Qassam rockets have landed in Sderot since 2001. Residents have barely 15 seconds to get to [...]

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17

Mar

From Jerusalem to Berlin

Posted by Guest Writer  Published in Israel

David Bernstein
In 1989, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman published his best seller, From Beirut to
Jerusalem. A foreign correspondent initially based in the war-torn capital of Lebanon, Friedman chronicled how this once peaceful “Paris of the
Middle East” had come apart at the seams and descended into factional violence and chaos.
After spending nearly five years [...]

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6

Mar

Just Say No to Jewish Urban Legends

Posted by Guest Writer  Published in Jewish Identity, Judaism, Media Coverage

David Bernstein

The internet has given rise to a powerful but precarious rumor mill. From claims that plastic wrap in microwave ovens causes cancer (untrue) to stories of finding a human finger in a bowl of chili (also untrue), misinformation spreads through the internet at viral speed and infects the public consciousness.

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We Jews, [...]

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