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Spring 5767 / 2007, no. 28


From the Editors:

The Next Cold War
By David Hazony


Currents:

Hope Over Hate: A Lebanon Diary
By Noah Pollak
Amid the violence and confusion, a strong nation may yet emerge.


Essays:

The State of Freedom and the State of Emergency
By Assaf Sagiv
Reports of the death of democracy after 9-11 are premature.

Nathan the Wise
By Tsur Ehrlich
Natan Alterman, poet of Zionism, offered a bold new vision of Jewish national identity.


Readings:

Circumcision as Rebellion
By Ido Hevroni
Why Judaism rejected the decrees of Nature, Fortune, and Rome.


Reviews:

Dawkins' Demons
Reviewed by David Novak
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

Young and Restless in Tehran
Reviewed by Marla Braverman
Lipstick Jihad by Azadeh Moaveni and Warring Souls by Roxanne Varzi

Who Gives?
Reviewed by Lenore T. Ealy
Strategic Giving: The Art and Science of Philanthropy by Peter Frumkin

God and Mamet
Reviewed by James Kirchick
The Wicked Son by David Mamet


Correspondence:

Robert H. Bork responds to critics.


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The Road to Democracy in the Arab WorldLiberalism has deep roots in the Middle East, if we know where to look.
Lawrence of JudeaThe champion of the Arab cause and his little-known romance with Zionism.
The Magician of LjubljanaThe totalitarian dreams of Slavoj Žižek.
The Political Legacy of Theodor HerzlBefore the melting pot, a different vision of the Jewish state.
Jews and the Challenge of SovereigntyIs "Jewish state" a contradiction in terms?

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