Stubborn Hope - Tablet - Jewish Ideas Daily

Stubborn Hope - Tablet - Jewish Ideas Daily
A great review on Bernard Lewis' latest book, summarizing many of the great issues in our time of Islam, taken not from an Islam hater.

The Future Belongs to Religious Conservatives - American - Jewish Ideas Daily

The Future Belongs to Religious Conservatives - American - Jewish Ideas Daily
It simply a story of demographics. Everywhere in the world, secular people do not have enough children, and religious people do.

Vidal Sasson --Anti-Fascist Warrior-Hairdresser

 Our Greatest Generation.
Anti-Fascist Warrior-Hairdresser - Blaze - Jewish Ideas Daily
 From shampoos and conditioners to hairdryers and other styling tools, there are few who haven’t used, at some point in his or her lifetime, a Vidal Sassoon product. What most aren’t familiar with, however, is that the late Vidal Sassoon was more than just a trendsetting pioneer in the hairdressing industry. As it turns out, the man credited with popularizing the simple, “wash-and-wear” haircut also fought Islamists, Fascists and Anti-Semitism.

Foreign Journalists Visit Beit El Neighborhood - Inside Israel - News - Israel National News

Foreign Journalists Visit Beit El Neighborhood - Inside Israel - News - Israel National News
Good article, with a great YouTube piece embedded in the story. Aryeh Green, of MediaCentral (part of HonestReporting), demonstrates the tremendous value of his organization in simply exposing the journalists  to the entire story, and getting beyond the agendas of NGOs and simpletons (and worse) with political agendas. This is not about being "pro-settlement" or "anti-settlement" -- it is just about understanding the complete story. It would have been helpful, however, to have a map of the disputed neighborhood be part of the story to put this in context for people (I'd give you one if I knew how to do that).

What Israel Needs From American Jews « Commentary Magazine

What Israel Needs From American Jews « Commentary Magazine