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Rahm, the middle child, studied ballet before serving a stint as a volunteer at an Israeli supply base (though a myth has grown that he actually served in the Israeli army). After that, he went into political fundraising--first for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and then for a little...
In his "To Our Readers" letter, managing editor Richard Stengel asserts the honesty of the magazine in its coverage of the Middle East, saying, "People still recall the libel suit we won against Ariel Sharon in 1985" [Jan. 19]. For the sake of fairness, I would like to remind you...
It's quixotic, being a peace activist in Sderot, an Israeli town that has borne the brunt of rocket attacks from Gaza. When Israeli air strikes on Gaza began last month, hundreds of people from Sderot swarmed to a vantage point known as Horseman's Hill to watch the fiery...
Israeli peaceniks are lonely people these days. The Gaza war may have sparked global protests condemning the heavy number of Palestinian civilian casualties. But inside Israel, peace demonstrations gathered only a few hundred protesters, who were swiftly shouted down by mobs yelling "Death to Arabs!"
Have Israelis given up on peace? It can seem that way. Polls show that more than 90% of Israeli Jews favored the blitz on Gaza. But in truth, the demise of the Israeli peace movement has been a long, drawn-out agony. Its main advocate, Peace Now, was once able...