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Autumn 5769 / 2008, no. 34


From the Editors:

Not Our Mothers' Feminism
By Marla Braverman


Essays:

Israel and the Palestinians: A New Strategy
By Moshe Yaalon
The former IDF chief of staff proposes a different approach to dealing with an old conflict.

Zohan and the Quest for Jewish Utopia
By Michael B. Oren
Adam Sandler's hit comedy reflects a deep divide between Israeli and American Jews.

Who Needs Job Security?
By Omer Moav, Ofer Cohen
The benefits of a flexible labor market.


Controversy:

Man as His Own Maker
By David Heyd
By allowing humanity to fashion itself, technology expresses what is truly unique about our species.

A Truer Humanism
By Leon R. Kass
Science gives us many gifts, but it cannot keep us from losing our souls in the bargain.


Reviews:

Batman's War on Terror
Reviewed by Benjamin Kerstein
The Dark Knight, a film by Christopher Nolan

The CIA Gets an F
Reviewed by Shmuel Rosner
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner

The Jihad That Wasn't
Reviewed by Yoav Gelber
1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris


Correspondence:

Rereading Job; the sabra's other legacies.


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