Alvin Israel

I imagine that all of you who are reading this have heard of The Third Wave made so popular by Alvin Toffler. To continue with the theme of our

A few thoughts engendered by the controversy over Alvin H. Rosenfeld's article "'Progressive' Jewish Thought and the New Anti-Semitism." Five of the following are reasonable. Five are not.

JERUSALEM - A performer with the famed American Alvin Ailey dance troupe on Tuesday said he was twice forced to perform steps for Israeli airport security officers to prove his identity before he was permitted to enter the country. Note he is a US Muslim engaged to a US Jew - try doing THAT in Israel!

ERUSALEM - A performer with the famed American Alvin Ailey dance troupe on Tuesday said he was twice forced to perform steps for Israeli airport security officers to prove his identity before he was permitted to enter the country.Abdur-Rahim Jackson, an eight-year veteran of the African American dance ensemble, said he was singled out by Israel's

Professor Alvin Rosenfeld's essay linking liberal Jews who have criticized Israel's policies toward Palestine to anti-semitism has stirred controversy. Among the prominent Jews he named were playright Tony Cushner, historian Tony Judt, the poet, Adrienne Rich and Washington Post columnist, Richard Cohen. Read the linked NYT article for more.

… as he was preparing to launch rockets, Israel 's military said, the latest casualty ..... Monday when two gunmen infiltrated into Israel along its border with Egypt's Sinai ..... military's count fired over 130 rockets at Israel injuring several people, spreading panic …

… the regime. For those inclined to fight Israel , even that appeal was lost as Hamas has ..... narrative of victimization, struggles with Israel and split from the still Fatah-ruled West ..... Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel and Egypt sealed the territory's borders …

… attacks between the coastal territory and Israel . Gaza health official Ashraf Al Kedra ..... Witnesses say that the two were militants. Israel 's military spokesman's office says Palestinian militants fired two rockets at Israel earlier in the day that caused no injuries …

… the U.N. system. Negotiations with Israel on the terms of a Palestinian state have ..... since 2008, mainly because Abbas and Israel 's hardline prime minister, Benjamin ..... Gaza and east Jerusalem, the territories Israel occupied in 1967. The U.N. bid has been …

… civilian purposes, but the U.S., Israel and others suspect it's a cover for building nuclear weapons. Israel has accused Iran of stretching out the ..... negotiations may offer a new opportunity for Israel to argue that military force is the only …

… its uranium enrichment program serves only civilian purposes, but the U.S., Israel and other nations suspect it's a cover for building nuclear weapons. Israel says Iran is stretching out the talks to move closer to the ability to make an …