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Hooligan Oil — “Necessary Stories” from The Jerusalem Report 13 Aug 2013 | 02:37 pm
Haim Watzman Hooligan oil? Did you say hooligan oil? I’m so sorry, I was deep into this letter from my sister back east, I didn’t even hear you come into the store. It’s so quiet this time of day, in...
Europe Draws The (Green) Line 19 Jul 2013 | 12:12 am
Gershom Gorenberg My new article is up at the American Prospect: This is the chronicle of a crisis foretold years in advance,” said the Israeli ex-ambassador to Germany, in that petulant tone of a d...
For Chief Rabbi, Vote Nobody (If Only You Could Vote) 18 Jul 2013 | 11:57 pm
Gershom Gorenberg I explain why in my latest piece at The Daily Beast: The election will take place next Wednesday. Just 150 electors, most of whom lack the slightest claim to represent the public, ...
The Devil and Theodor Herzl — “Necessary Stories” from The Jerusalem Report 1 Jul 2013 | 08:09 pm
Haim Watzman Herzl carefully adjusted his mouse-gray gloves and followed the young secretary through a massive door held open by a uniformed footman. “Mr. Herzl, Your Excellency,” the secretary said...
On the Chutzpah of Serving Kneidel at a Spelling Bee 25 Jun 2013 | 11:14 pm
As you may remember, the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States stirred up a storm in a soup pot when it asked contestants for the one correct English spelling of the Yiddish word for mat...
The War Next Door 25 Jun 2013 | 09:58 pm
Horrifying as the Syrian civil war is, Israel’s best policy option is to stay out Gershom Gorenberg My new column is up at The American Prospect: In an age-long past—we’re talking about more than t...
Revolution Until Imprisonment: 22 Jun 2013 | 11:40 pm
Gershom Gorenberg My latest column at The American Prospect: Sidney Rittenberg’s face fills the screen in a college auditorium where The Revolutionary is being shown. His eyebrows are bold brushstro...
I Don’t Text on Shabbas 18 Jun 2013 | 11:34 pm
Gershom Gorenberg My new piece at The Daily Beast: I was sitting in a café and talking to a friend on the phone while naturally checking text messages that kept popping up on the little screen, when I...
Our Lady of the Wall — “Necessary Stories” from The Jerusalem Report 11 Jun 2013 | 10:25 pm
Haim Watzman My back thudded on paving stones worn smooth by millions of pious Jewish feet. I cried out, gasping for air as a twelve-stone policewoman with a Meg Ryan coiffure sat herself on my chest ...
Kerry is Right: The Israel Lobby Needs to Lobby Israel 6 Jun 2013 | 01:05 pm
Gershom Gorenberg My new column is up at The American Prospect: “Israel lobby” is a term that could have two meanings, if you think about it. In standard Washington usage, it refers to American groups...
